Commentaries

No-Reserve Banking And Less Capital, Too!

Relaxing bank capital requirements at this time probably doesn’t add much to the exagerated risk that already exits in the banking system.

The Next Financial Crisis Has Already Begun (Few See It Coming)

By David Russell, GoldCore

While investors applaud strong economic data, central banks are quietly buying gold at the fastest pace in decades.

The U.S. Dollar Is "Unattractive"

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The dollar has weakened significantly over the last six months, with the dollar index (DXY) falling by over 10 percent so far in 2025.

Florida Ends All Sales Taxes on Gold, Silver, Platinum

By MoneyMetals

Including Florida, 44 U.S. states now fully or partially exempt gold and silver from sales taxes.

Connecticut Ends All Taxes on Purchases of Gold and Silver

By MoneyMetals

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed House Bill 7287 into law, which includes a provision removing the last remaining tax on purchases of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion.

High Inflation and High Job Losses Flare up together with a Sudden Intense Burn Rate

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Economists were expecting to find that another 100k jobs were created based on the recent report, but we got 33k in net job destruction instead.

Guess Who Is Urging Central Banks to Sell Their Gold Reserves

By Chris Powell, GATA

OMFIF published an essay by Sobel deploring the increasing acquisition of gold by central banks noting that "monetizing" central bank gold reserves "could generate resources for good use."