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Craig Hemke says that if the the price of gold was based off of actual available physical supply, the price would not be $1300 per ounce. Here's why...

As the GOP tax plan wound its way through Congress, we argued that it is not going to create the kind of economic benefits promised without some reduction in the size and scope of government. We don't just need tax relief, we need government relief. But there don't appear to be any serious efforts to cut spending or to reduce the size of the federal government on the horizon. In fact, it looks like D.C. is hurtling in the exact opposite direction. With tax reform in the rearview mirror, Pres. Trump has set his eyes on a federal plan to "fix" America's infrastructure.
This is a Keynesian boondoggle of epic proportions. And as Ryan McMaken shows in the following article originally published at the Mises Wire, it isn't even necessary. We don't need a federal solution to the infrastructure problem. Not for practical purposes. And not to "stimulate" the economy. In fact, the borrowing and money printing that will be necessary to finance whatever plan the politicians in D.C. come up w...

The US gold market went into a deficit last year despite sluggish American demand, according to analysis by SRSrocco.

GoldSilver produced a lot of educational material in 2017. We sincerely hope you find our ongoing educational efforts useful as an investor. Mike prides himself on being the industry leader on education.We noticed, however, that some of our articles seemed to be not just educational but also, well, fun to read. Talking about economics and debt and monetary history is good, of course, but having a little fun can be healthy, too.

In fact, Money Morning Resource Specialist Peter Krauth believes gold prices will rise to $5,246 by 2020

Fed officials puzzled by chronically-low US inflation. They worry that they will lack the tools to fight the next recession, whenever it comes.

It's no secret that Russia has been stacking the shiny phyzz for years, and here's a glimpse showing exactly how they stack...

as China & S.Korea consider strangling the ​industry. The most valuable cryptocurrency, bitcoin, is falling for the fourth straight day. It is also 30 percent down from the record $20,000 tracked on December 17.

2017 Was Gold's Best Year Since 2010

In this video, John Rubino discusses how and why The Current Economic Structure Cannot Be Sustained

China could make it harder for U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to finance budget deficits brought on by President Donald Trump’s tax cuts.

“Commodities always rally sharply -- much more sharply than they have so far -- late in the business cycle as we lead into a recession.”

Global central banks are getting a reminder that their monetary policy planning can roil financial markets in 2018.

Gold up as bond yields jump amid report of vanishing treasury demand from China

Since the late ‘90s, the US has increasingly financed its “growth” with debt. As a result, the amount of debt in the system, relative to GDP, has skyrocketed. The notion that we can “grow our way” out of this is ridiculous. The US Government has brought in RECORD amount of taxes since 2014… and the

While the world worries about inflation, US import prices (ex petroleum) printed a shocking 0.2% decline MoM in December (a big drop from recent monthly gains and big miss to expectations).

Fund Manager David Kranzler tells Silver Doctors that the economy is headed for collapse. Here's why...

This conundrum of how central banks unwind easy money without causing a recession (or worse) is just one small part of a risky mosaic.

Long term, a slowdown in growth could worsen global living standards and exacerbate poverty levels.

Once upon a time, we worried about oil and other energy. Now, a song from 1930 seems to be appropriate: Today, we have a surplus of oil, which we are trying to use up. That never happened before, o…