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The continuing strength of the U.S. dollar is bad news for the price of gold, and Eric Coffin believes that in the short term a price of $1,200/oz is possible, […]

Human nature is highly resistant to change.   This is the way of the universe. Sir Isaac Newton told us that an object at rest tends to stay at rest […]

In the wake of Edward Snowden's revelations on the NSA, a number of cities around the world are hotly competing to become the next Silicon Valley. In the process, they are creating […]

Let's be honest. No one has the time or patience to actually watch Janet Yellen's press conferences about the Federal Open Market Committee's meetings. Besides, the news never seems to change – the US economy is never quite good enough for the Committee to recommend that interest rates actually be raised back to "normal" levels. Even if Yellen did have something interesting to say, her delivery is about as captivating as a pet rock. At most, you might be able to sit through, say... four minutes. Thank goodness Grabien has created a video mash-up of every Janet Yellen press conference ever to fit exactly that time frame. So next time Yellen has something to say about the FOMC, skip it. You can watch this instead.
If you're seriously wondering when the Fed will actually raise interest rates, read Peter Schiff's latest commentary explaining what the Fed's "new normal" is. Find it here.

Once again, the financial world watched the Federal Reserve this week in the hopes of hearing some real news about whether or not interest rates would be raised in the near future. While the Fed continued to taper its quantitative easing, it said that interest rates would remain at zero for a "considerable time." To economists like Peter Schiff this is more or less an open admission that the United States economy is in terrible condition. If the economy was improving, why would it need the continued intervention from the central bank?
In his latest written commentary, Peter compares historical Fed policies to the central banks' actions in the past eight years. He explains clearly and succinctly why we're in a new age of "forward guidance" and how disastrous it will be for the economy. Don't look for interest rates to be raised at all, Peter argues. Instead, another dose of QE is probably right around the corner.

In the article below,  we analyze the surprisingly likely drivers that may keep the US dollar strengthening over the next few years, especially if another economic/financial crisis arrives. While there are […]

Silver and gold have an upside down rocket attached to them and they have been speeding downwards ever since they made their highs in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Never mind […]

While critics have been questioning the legality of U.S. military campaigns consistently since the end of World War II, one trend has become increasingly clear. With each new President and each […]

Understanding precious metal price reality is like walking through a house of mirrors. Prices ought to go up during times of geopolitical crisis or tension. They typically do not. They […]

Homes sales volume PLUNGED in August in Southern California, San Francisco/Bay Area and Las Vegas. These had been among the hottest markets in sales volume, low inventory and price increase […]

In the past month, a group of radical Islamic extremists based in the Middle East beheaded at least 23 people and enforced a ban on Christianity by arresting a group of people […]

The Death Of The Indian Gold Market Has Been Greatly Exaggerated! Trade statistics for the month of August have just been released in India, showing a huge surge in gold […]

The FBI has quietly rolled out a highly controversial facial recognition database with 52 million photos of Americans to be stored. You can kiss goodbye the land of the free. 

In the second part of an explosive interview with Finance & Liberty's Elijah Johnson (click here for Part 1), Jim Willie breaks down why Germany is repatriating their gold, and […]

Meanwhile, the financial media argues that gold is no longer relevant to today's investors. They conveniently ignore the fact that gold has been a safe-haven for thousands of years, while government paper has only been around for a handful of decades.
However, government bonds fall short of traditional investment goals. A look at the history of government-issued bonds in the 20th century reveals terrible performance. Applying this historical knowledge to our current economic climate, and bonds don't stand a chance when compared to time-tested gold bullion.

On November 30th, voters in Switzerland will head to the polls to vote in a referendum on gold. On the ballot is a measure to prohibit the Swiss National Bank […]

Yellen lays out Federal Reserve's plans to "normalize" monetary policy Fed to officially DC QE at next meeting if economic outlook holds "Normalization" will not necessarily occur immediately  Fed will […]

This year some 900,000 oz of silver on average have moved into or out from these six warehouses on a daily basis. The daily average movement of silver into and […]

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