Commentaries

The Great Ukraine Robbery Is Not Over Yet

We are living in a post-truth society where billions spent on pointless wars are “not a whole lot of money.” But the piper will be paid and the debt will be cleared.

Could Chinese Gold Be the Straw That Breaks the Dollar's Back?

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The Milkshake Theory assumes that the dollar will always remain the reserve currency and thus serve as a safe haven. But what happens if the world loses faith in the dollar?

Biden Demonizes Companies, Seeks Ban on “Shrinkflation”

By Mike Gleason, Money Metals

President Joe Biden recently called for a ban on so-called “shrinkflation.” That refers to the practice of manufacturers of food and other products shrinking their portion sizes. Shrinkflation is just a symptom of an underlying problem.

Why Are We Still Listening to the Central Planners?

By Clint Siegner, Money Metals

All of this central planning has done wonders for growth in the government sector and for the FIRE economy. The wealthy, with connections to government and Wall Street, have grown wealthier.

Stagflation Warning: Service Economy Contracts as Prices Rise

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

You can certainly argue that the economic picture is nothing like the stagflationary years of the 1970s. But the warning signs are clearly there - as evidenced by the services PMI report and other recent economic data.

The Village Is Run by Idiots

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Even though Powell claimed he couldn’t see the “flation,” every one of those Fed reports was filled with comments by business leaders saying that inflation was strangling them.

Understanding the Weaponization of the Dollar

By MoneyMetals

Mike Maharrey interviews Saleha Mohsin, a senior correspondent at Bloomberg News and author of the new book "Paper Soldiers: How the Weaponization of the Dollar Changed the World Order."

Investors Re: Rate Cuts – “So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance”

By Kelsey Williams

Nothing was said which indicates the timeline for a change in direction for interest rates has shortened. When it comes to cuts in interest rates, investors stubbornly cling to the notion that “no” means “yes”.

Romance Scammer Used Promise of Fake Gold to Bilk Victims for Millions

By Ken Silva, Money Metals

This scam was fairly complex, involving a fake bank website and non-existent gold bars. The alleged perpetrator of this scam, Richard Opoku Agyemang, was arrested last month by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

What’s Really Driving the Gold Price Surge?

By Richard Mills, Ahead of the Herd

The price is surging due to increased geopolitical tensions — wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the Israel-Iran conflict, Houthis firing on commercial ships in the Red Sea, and the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan being the main ones — and continued central bank buying, even though gold is hitting record highs.

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