In July this year the US trade balance stood at a deficit of $63.6 billion against a deficit of $51 billion in July last year. Some commentators regard a widening in the trade deficit as an ominous sign for the...

The title of this article epitomizes what the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) called the “sound money principle.” As Mises put it: The sound-money principle has two aspects. It is affirmative in approving the market’s choice of a commonly used...

Politics seems to be at a standstill over every single issue a new bill just passed through Congress. And honestly, now this has massive implications for the markets and ultimately, for the coming in the US dollars dominant reserve status....

To wind up with true hyperinflation, some very bad things have to happen. The government has to completely lose control and the populace has to completely lose faith in the system – or both at the same time. Will the...

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Thursday early afternoon, during the chaos when the S&P 500 was down nearly 9%, what would turn into the worst single-day stock market sell-off since the 1987 crash, the Fed rolled out its fastest mega money-printer yet, after its smaller...

“And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” This cryptic verse from the book of Revelation describes a future dystopian world where cash is...

Is gold a commodity, an investment, or money?...

Gold prices recently reached over $1,600 an ounce. Because of that and the fact it’s a strong safe-haven investment, you need to know how to invest in gold bars....

We have been telling you it is all about credit for years … you will soon see the real world reasons why. It is clear the real global economy was already seriously slowing down in Q4 prior to the coronavirus...