"Interest rates are about to become unglued in a big way as this bond bubble explodes."
Gold edges higher Thursday, with a slight pullback in the dollar and weakness in the U.S. stock market giving prices enough support to try for their first gain in five sessions.
London Paul says the days of fiat currency are coming to an end. Here's what it means for the world in general, and the U.S. dollar specifically...
Why gold hasn't mirrored the volatile moves in equities this...
Says the Turbulent Times Aren't Over
"The nation remained the world's largest consumer of gold bars and coins in 2017, investing in 306.4 metric tons, on the back of strong domestic demand and a rise in young consumers."
Noted banking analyst Dick Bove says that to argue a shift in money availability and real interest rates will have no fundamental impact is simply folly.
...allegations that it lied to regulators investigating allegations of laundering money from Mexican drug sales and organized crime through branches in small towns on the Mexico border.
In the recent market drop, volatility-linked investment funds, which in retrospect are being called an $8 billion ticking time bomb
"Cryptocurrencies are only transferable, liquid and private for as long as regulators allow them to be."
The U.S. Senate, in a rare display of bipartisanship, on Wednesday reached a two-year budget deal to raise federal spending by almost $300 billion, in an attempt to end the kind of squabbling over fiscal issues that has plagued Washington for years.
Modern network-connected infrastructure is very vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to digital strategy consultant and cyber terrorism expert Lars Hilse, who talked about the risks of online terrorism & crime.
Britain’s central bank has dropped a clear signal that borrowing costs will rise this year - possibly in May
"Look, we've all been beaten to death for five years and NO ONE wants this to end quicker than I, but..."
It was interesting watching people on the left side of the political spectrum become practically giddy as the stock market tanked on Monday. It seems they couldn't wait to pin the collapse on Donald Trump.Of course, the president has set himself up to take the fall by constantly taking credit for this bubble economy. But as Peter said during an interview with Stock Pulse during the Vancouver Resouce Investment Conference. the only thing you can blame Trump and the Republicans for is doing what everybody else did - pretend government can give Americans a free lunch.
Remember the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules."And the Russians have the gold. Or at least they are in the process of getting it.
The number of US renters is growing much more rapidly than the number of homeowners, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that rents in the vast majority of American cities climbed again last month
Retail investors are snapping up products that hedge against the risk of inflation taking off.
"Gold remained nervous and choppy overnight along with other markets, trading between $1322.50 - $1332.40."
Schiff says "don't look a gift horse in the mouth, which is exactly what we have, so buy gold from anybody dumb enough to sell it at these prices..."