July 20, 2022

Why is Gold Falling?

Gold is supposed to be a reliable hedge against inflation and economic disasters, but right now it’s stuck in the mud. When will gold shine again?

July 6, 2022

Crashing Commodities Point to a Recession

Demand destruction and the growing threat of recession crushed commodities in Q2. The Fed succeeded in slamming on the breaks, but did they go too far?

July 1, 2022

History of the Gold Standard in America

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

June 22, 2022

Plummeting Consumer Sentiment Supports Gold

Gold bull markets are correlated with secular drops in consumer sentiment. Today’s sentiment numbers will help support gold’s next move.

June 17, 2022

How Does Quantitative Easing Impact Gold?

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

June 16, 2022

What a Rollercoaster

The past few years have been a violent whipsaw of recession and inflation. If the Fed has to pick between the two, which will they choose?

June 9, 2022

How to Confront Stagflation

In a period that crushes financial assets and currencies, investors need to own the king of all commodities: gold.

June 1, 2022

Gold Needs a Fed Pivot

The stock market is a casualty in the Fed’s fight against inflation. Will the entire economy follow? If so, will the Fed make a dovish pivot?

May 25, 2022

Egypt’s Bread Crisis is the Canary in the Coal Mine

As global food and commodity prices surge, nations are turning inward to protect their own food security. For emerging economies, inflation has a particularly nasty bite.

May 19, 2022

Inflation: Good for Governments, Bad for You

When public debt starts hitting the tens of trillions, governments only have one option: inflate it away. Sorry citizens!

May 11, 2022

When the Dip Turns to a Waterfall

Individual investors are relentlessly “buying the dip,” yet stocks continue to tumble. Maybe it’s time to abandon the risky bets and get into something real?

May 9, 2022

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

May 9, 2022

Gold vs. Money Supply

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

May 2, 2022

History of Hard Money: The Denarius and the Fall of Rome

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

May 2, 2022

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

May 2, 2022

Gold vs. Bitcoin: Where Should You Put Your Money?

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against the U.S. dollar, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this battle.

Why is Gold Falling?

Gold is supposed to be a reliable hedge against inflation and economic disasters, but right now it’s stuck in the mud. When will gold shine again?

Read more

Crashing Commodities Point to a Recession

Demand destruction and the growing threat of recession crushed commodities in Q2. The Fed succeeded in slamming on the breaks, but did they go too far?

Read more

History of the Gold Standard in America

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

Plummeting Consumer Sentiment Supports Gold

Gold bull markets are correlated with secular drops in consumer sentiment. Today’s sentiment numbers will help support gold’s next move.

Read more

How Does Quantitative Easing Impact Gold?

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

Read more

What a Rollercoaster

The past few years have been a violent whipsaw of recession and inflation. If the Fed has to pick between the two, which will they choose?

Read more

How to Confront Stagflation

In a period that crushes financial assets and currencies, investors need to own the king of all commodities: gold.

Gold Needs a Fed Pivot

The stock market is a casualty in the Fed’s fight against inflation. Will the entire economy follow? If so, will the Fed make a dovish pivot?

Read more

Egypt’s Bread Crisis is the Canary in the Coal Mine

As global food and commodity prices surge, nations are turning inward to protect their own food security. For emerging economies, inflation has a particularly nasty bite.

Read more

Inflation: Good for Governments, Bad for You

When public debt starts hitting the tens of trillions, governments only have one option: inflate it away. Sorry citizens!

When the Dip Turns to a Waterfall

Individual investors are relentlessly “buying the dip,” yet stocks continue to tumble. Maybe it’s time to abandon the risky bets and get into something real?

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

Gold vs. Money Supply

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

History of Hard Money: The Denarius and the Fall of Rome

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

History of Hard Money: The Mississippi Bubble

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

Gold vs. Bitcoin: Where Should You Put Your Money?

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against the U.S. dollar, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this battle.

Gold is supposed to be a reliable hedge against inflation and economic disasters, but right now it’s stuck in the mud. When will gold shine again?

Demand destruction and the growing threat of recession crushed commodities in Q2. The Fed succeeded in slamming on the breaks, but did they go too far?

To understand the history of US monetary system, we must grasp the role of its central protagonist: gold.

Gold bull markets are correlated with secular drops in consumer sentiment. Today’s sentiment numbers will help support gold’s next move.

The long-term risks of quantitative easing, including eroding the credibility of the US dollar, are closely linked to gold’s performance.

The past few years have been a violent whipsaw of recession and inflation. If the Fed has to pick between the two, which will they choose?

In a period that crushes financial assets and currencies, investors need to own the king of all commodities: gold.

The stock market is a casualty in the Fed’s fight against inflation. Will the entire economy follow? If so, will the Fed make a dovish pivot?

As global food and commodity prices surge, nations are turning inward to protect their own food security. For emerging economies, inflation has a particularly nasty bite.

When public debt starts hitting the tens of trillions, governments only have one option: inflate it away. Sorry citizens!

Individual investors are relentlessly “buying the dip,” yet stocks continue to tumble. Maybe it’s time to abandon the risky bets and get into something real?

In the 1990s, Japan’s economy crashed after a frenzy of debt, speculation, and easy money. Japan’s lost decade now stands as a dire warning to modern economists.

History is clear: when the money supply increases, the gold price follows. The more dollars are printed, the more can be stuffed into the earth’s limited gold reserves.

When Matthew wrote his gospel in 85 AD, one pure silver Denarius covered the daily wages of a skilled Roman craftsman. Three hundred years later, the coin had been reduced to a worthless scrap of copper alongside a crumbled empire.

If you happened to be walking around Paris from 1715 to 1722, you would have encountered one of the first experiments with centrally planned banking, paper money, and fractional reserves.

Everything you need to know about the two top choices for hedging against the U.S. dollar, and how to take advantage of the forces driving this battle.

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