Peter Boockvar, Chief Market Analyst at economic advisory firm The Lindsey Group, says the U.S. central bank can't afford to ignore rising interest rates. Interest rates are up dramatically in […]
“I think the tapering talk will continue, but I’m skeptical that we’re going to see any tapering other than perhaps one token attempt to still their critics by making some small […]
At this point it is incredible that there are any Americans that still trust anything that comes out of the administration's collective mouth. And of course it is not just […]
The Fed, through ZIRP and QE, has created $Trillions of benefits for the financial industry and much of that benefit has been created at the expense of government pension plans […]
The U.S. and world are heading towards serious trouble. The financial markets are being kept alive due to the monetization of debt on a massive scale. This has produced a […]
Rand Paul has issued an impassioned video address demanding that our current surveillance state be returned to the land of the free: “We were once outraged and dismayed and spurred […]
After Bitcoin surged nearly 100% in 24 hours last week to $900, and promptly crashed 50%, many thought the Bitcoin bubble was over. They would be wrong. Bitcoin has just […]
China increased the import of gold through Hong Kong last month, with gross gold imports for the month of October coming in at 147.92 tonnes, of which 131,19 tons remained […]
U.S. borrowers are increasingly missing payments on home equity lines of credit they took out during the housing bubble, a trend that could deal another blow to the country's biggest […]
It’s probably time for the Western gold community to focus more on the huge quantitative easing program in Japan, and less on American QE tapering. Gold and silver prices can […]
There has not been a peek in Ft Knox for nearly 60 years. Empty of gold? Probably. Or spoken for (rehypothecated) 5 times over and that situation, if it's a […]
Can the U.S. government afford to pay for the health care of 38 million more people? As you will see below, Obamacare is going to be the biggest expansion of […]
Have you ever wondered why there is so much focus on gold and silver as money…but not copper?
The march towards complete authoritarianism is uninterrupted. Only a citizen uprising revolt and an acceptance of civil disobedience dissent has a chance to reverse the perils of government by Pharisee […]
Extremely committed, or very smitten disciples sometimes can not maintain their degree of commitment, as it is so intense it lasts for a short while as it were. This gives […]
The federal government’s $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase is being widely touted as a major step towards Wall Street redemption. But like so many settlements before it, this deal […]
At this moment, western central banks are engaged in a process of funding massive expenditures through monetizing (directly or indirectly) government debt. They create more Euros or Yen, or Pounds, […]
Many regard the risk of inflation as low, since the Fed's money distribution or credit mechanism is limited by how the banks decide to lend. While credit worthy businesses and […]
The amount of gold absorbed by private sector purchases in Hong Kong and China amount to at least 2,130.7 tonnes in the first nine months of this year, or 2,841 […]