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Central Banks Gobbled Up More Gold in February

Globally, central banks officially added another net 24 tonnes of gold to their reserves in February, according to the latest data released by the World Gold Council.

The Deeper Dive: Chaos in a Sea of Red!

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Of course, the falling dollar should mean foreign stocks purchased in foreign currencies may pay a nice premium over the US stock market.

Market Madness – Top Seeds Eliminated

By Kelsey Williams

For gold, the past Thursday’s loss was less than 1%, which was surprisingly strong with almost everything else cratering around it.

A Dollar's Not Worth Much But It Makes Good Wallpaper

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

At the rate we’re going, it won’t be long before people are wallpapering bars with $100 bills and using dollars for napkins.

The End of the Petrodollar Era: Trump’s Trade War and the Twilight of American Exorbitance

By David Russell, GoldCore

Federal debt ballooned from ~$533 billion in 1975 to over $34 trillion today. That’s not growth; that’s a debt spiral fueled by a system demanding the world hold onto depreciating paper assets.

Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech

By Doug Casey, Casey Research

The US Constitution was intended to defend citizens from government. But unfortunately, the Constitution is now a dead letter. I think we’re headed towards something like a civil war, though nothing resembling the unpleasantness of 1861 to 1865.

Money Metals and 3 Kentucky Citizens Sue Gov. Andy Beshear for Illegal Sales Tax Seizures

By MoneyMetals

In addition to recovery of back taxes, interest, and attorney’s fees, the class-action suit seeks temporary and permanent injunctive relief preventing further collection of sales taxes on gold and silver and any enforcement actions taken by the Beshear administration.

The Tariff Recession?

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

The new policy assumes trade deficits in and of themselves are bad and that the world economy is a zero-sum game. Setting tariff rates by algorithm at least puts everyone on a level playing field, I suppose, but it misses many details and distorts reality.

Dollar's Reserve Status Losing Ground to Gold and Other Currencies

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency continues to erode, with gold and “non-traditional” reserve currencies gaining ground.

Feeling Tariffied Yet? The New York Stock Exchange Is.

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Even the almighty dollar, which the nation needs strong in order to cover its debts, has been rapidly weakening under the threat of tariffs, and weakened a lot more recently.

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