ECONOMY
The Melt-Up Trap: Why Stocks Must Rise Until the Dollar Breaks
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index is one of the clearest windows into how the average American actually feels about the economy. Each month, the university surveys households across the country, asking straightforward questions about personal finances, job prospects, inflation, and expectations for the future. Those responses are distilled […]
12 Signposts That Indicate That A Monumental Economic Meltdown Is Now Upon Us
We live at a time when the pace of change is so rapid that it can be overwhelming at times. More change occurs in a single month than happened during most entire years when I was growing up. When I pull up the news each day, there is always a […]
Carney Disputes US Treasury Secretary Lies, Says ‘I Meant What I Said’ in Davos
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney plays hardball with Trump. Hardball Canadian Style Please note Canada’s Carney Tells Trump ‘I Meant What I Said’ in Davos Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke to President Trump and told him he stands by his remarks last week issuing a call-to-arms among smaller […]
“The Bank Was Saved, and the People Were Ruined.”
The above quote is from William Gouge, commenting on the Panic of 1819. The panic had been caused when the First Bank of the United States had first expanded the money supply dramatically by offering loans, then contracted the money supply by tightening its requirements for new loans, causing a […]
Private Credit Crisis on Horizon?
Private credit or direct lending soared in popularity after the 2008 recession when regulators cracked down on banks, but now, companies backed by direct loans are beginning to fail. Fears surrounding private lenders and their legitimacy are coming to a head. Private credit is lending outside the traditional banking system. […]
The Exploding Price Of Silver Shows That We Have Reached A Critical Turning Point In Human History
You can throw out all of the old rules, because they simply don’t apply anymore. The dominance of western financial institutions is faltering, and cracks in the system are starting to show up all over the place. They can’t keep the price of silver from exploding, they can’t stop the price of […]
ARGENTINA: Milei’s Chainsaw Economic Model and The Illusion of Recovery
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire On paper, Argentina is healing. Inflation has slowed dramatically, the fiscal accounts are balanced, and the government celebrates what it calls an economic ‘reactivation’ after decades of supposed mismanagement. In official speeches and sympathetic editorials abroad, President Javier Milei is hailed as the radical surgeon who […]
Gold And Silver Explosion: Something Big Is Happening
This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group In early 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic hysteria I noted that the covid panic seemed to perfectly coincide with the Federal Reserve’s acceleration of interest rates and and asset dumping. This trend, I argued, was […]
Silver is Becoming a Systemic Risk
I want to talk to you about what is happening with silver today. As you no doubt are aware, silver has gone parabolic, rising from $45 per ounce at the end of October to over $85 per ounce today. Throughout that period, the precious metal has had only two significant […]
EU to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump’s New Greenland Tariff on 8 Countries
Trump threatens the EU with more tariffs. The EU has reacted in kind. EU to Halt Trade Deal with Trump Yesterday, I commented Trump Hits European Nations With Tariffs Until Deal Reached to Buy Greenland If you need another reason IEEPA tariffs are idiocy, you have one. Here’s the full blown […]
