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Newsflash: Governments Lie

President Trump is correct that BLS manipulates statistics related to the economy, but it has been doing so since long before Donald Trump moved to the White House.

The Hidden Causes of Inflation—And What We Can Do About It

By Tekoa Da Silva

The way markets should work, is that government should not intervene in the market to protect the biggest companies.

Tariff Confusion Sends Gold on Round Trip

By Jesse Colombo, Economic Analyst

The main question now is whether gold is about to break out from its summer consolidation phase and make a run toward $4,000+ this fall.

Gold Revaluation & the “Strategic Bitcoin Reserve”

By Clint Siegner, Money Metals

Gold isn’t as risky, and it is well established as a reserve asset. They should leave Bitcoin to the speculators.

King Trump Rules the World!

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Washington, DC is turning into a police state as Trump federalizes local police and authorizes the National Guard to use full force to carry out necessary actions.

BIS Gold Swaps Held Steady at 34 Tonnes in July, Gata’s Robert Lambourne Reports

By Chris Powell, GATA

The report suggests the bank had little role in June's gold market, as central banks remain wary of more gold liabilities or moving their metal far from home.

Weak Treasury Auction Flashes More Warning Lights in the Bond Market

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

In a nutshell, investors snubbed Uncle Sam, forcing bond yields even higher. In other words, the world is less and less interested in lending the federal government money.

Consumer Borrowing Continues to Sag Signaling Economic Pain on Main Street

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The bottom line is that Americans have blown through the savings they accumulated during the pandemic and have run their credit cards close to the limit.

The Verdict Is In—Gold Is Money

By Stuart Englert

If gold were judged in an impartial court of law, the jury would find the majestic metal a superior form of money.

As you would expect, Rothbard was even more radical in his challenging the orthodoxies of the Left, mostly definitely including so-called “left -libertarians.” They said that private businesses should be free to discriminate, but that the government should not be. Rothbard rejected this too.

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