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A Free Society Is an Educated Society

By Dr. Ron Paul, Ron Paul Institute

The lack of education in basic economics is why many confuse our current economic system with the free market and thus blame capitalism for problems caused by the government.

Goldman Sachs Picks Up on China's Secret Gold Reserve Expansion

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

It may seem surprising that China is accumulating far more gold than they publicly admit, but it shouldn’t be. People who are paying attention have known this for a long time.

Gold, Silver, and the Coming Monetary Reckoning: Greg Weldon Sees Major Opportunity Ahead

By MoneyMetals

While higher yields can create short-term headwinds for gold, Weldon argued that expanding government debt and deteriorating fiscal conditions leave policymakers with few options...

Chinese Gold Imports Surged to 2-Year High in June

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Wholesale gold demand rebounded in June, with gold withdrawals from the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) rising 36 percent month-on-month to 87 tonnes.

The Deeper Dive: Even after the Fed's New Rigging, Inflation is Going to Get Hotter and Hotter for Months to Come

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Warsh is going to ease the burden of inflation on you by dumbing down the inflation gauge the Fed uses for its target to an even lower state of dumbness than it already has attained.

Gold is Climbing a Staircase

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

We believe gold has bottomed, or is very close. The war is back on and with it, the likely return of US inflation to May’s elevated 4.2%. Or higher, given that both the Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb are closed to shipping, and the Houthis are striking Saudi Arabian oil tankers.

Looks Like We Don't Need to Worry About That Fort Knox Gold Audit Anymore!

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

If you ask anybody in the government, they will tell you the gold has been audited. It has not. Not in any meaningful way since at least the 1970s.

When the Banks Closed, Ireland Invented Its Own Money

By David Russell, GoldCore

The deeper lesson is that money is never merely the object in our pocket or the number on our screen. It is a network of promises, records and expectations about the future.

Long Term Rate Headache

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

Today we’ll consider the interaction between long-term interest rates, the Fed’s limited ability to influence them, inflation and the housing market. And because home prices are the biggest concern for many households, we’ll start with a look at the latest changes there. And then look at the Federal Reserve’s likely reaction.

Japan, or There and Back Again

By Jacob Shapiro, Editor, The World Isn’t Ending at Mauldin Economics

The bigger story is that the shock now complicating her reinvention has almost nothing to do with Japan: It is a war in the Persian Gulf.

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