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The Hidden Costs of War and Inflation

Said another way, a dollar today buys no more than 65% of what it could buy in 2001. And by other measures besides the flawed CPI, it buys even less.

Expectations for Fed Tightening Are Misplaced

Stimulus addicted markets ran into headwinds last week. Fed watchers found some hints about interest-rate tightening in the just-released FOMC’s July meeting minutes. That was all it took to rattle Wall Street.

Gold and the 'Taper Tantrum'

Excessive money-printing not only in the United States, but Britain and the EU, is continuing to devalue currencies at an alarming rate — for which precious metals, namely gold and silver, is the best defence.

The Glowing News Climate and the Bond Bull's Return

Margin debt is at record highs and that does not include the non[1]purpose securities-backed lines of credit that make it possible for all those homes in Aspen to be “bought with cash”.

Platinum Is a Poor Substitute for Palladium

Palladium is an uncommon element in the Earth’s crust. Deposits of palladium and other PGEs are rare, with the largest occurring in South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex..

Wall Street Baffled as Major Company Acquires $50 Million in Gold Bars

Seems holding devaluing Federal Reserve Notes is becoming downright risky…

Buy Businesses, Not Stocks

Holding Forever, Perpetual Inflation, Better than the Market, A Room Full of All-Stars and COVID Depression

The Secret Ronald Reagan Told Me About Gold and Great Nations

Ronald Reagan once told me that no nation has abandoned gold and remained great. As president, he supported the creation of the Gold Commission. However, he did not stop the establishment ..

Afghanistan’s gold at the NY Fed: 1,731 old bars held since 1939

Not for the first time, the US Treasury has just gone and frozen the US held assets of Afghanistan’s central bank, the Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB).

The Changing Role of Gold

What role can gold serve in the international financial system in the future? And why do central banks continue to increase their gold reserves?

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