ECONOMY
Debt-Based Capitalism Is Over, Gives Way To Asset-Based System
America is being twisted out of its private property as homebuilders are selling entire neighborhoods to Wall Street. Since 2019, the so-called Build-to-Rent sector has exploded by 270%, and now represents 9% of all single-family construction. The metrics have changed: it is now more profitable to rent a house to […]
New Poll Finds Nearly 70% Of Us Think The American Dream Is Dead, And The Month Of September Is Typically The Worst Month Of The Year For The Stock Market
I kept warning about what would happen to our economy if we stayed on the path that we were on. For decades, our leaders have been making unbelievably bad decisions, and now the consequences are really starting to catch up with us. The cost of living has become incredibly painful, a […]
Gold Just Signaled a Major “Tell” For What’s Coming…
Gold is signaling that the next inflationary storm is about to arrive. In the last year, gold has done several remarkable things. First and foremost, central banks have acquired so much gold that the precious metal now comprises a greater percentage of foreign reserves than Treasuries for the first time […]
A National Housing Emergency Declaration Is on Deck to Tackle Soaring Costs
National Housing Emergency Coming Up Bloomberg reports Trump Weighs Declaring National Housing Emergency, Bessent Says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the White House looks to highlight key issues for midterm campaign voters. “We’re trying to figure out what we […]
Hoot of the Day: Trump Administration Accuses India of Arrogance
The most arrogant administration in history accuses India of arrogance over Russian oil imports. “Modi’s War” The BBC reports Trump adviser calls Ukraine conflict ‘Modi’s war’ as US tariffs on India rise A White House official has described Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine as Indian Prime Minister Narendra “Modi’s war”, stepping […]
AI: False Savior of a Hollowed-Out Economy
What nobody seems to notice is all the incentives for deploying AI are perverse. The real story of the US economy isn’t about AI, it’s about an economy that’s run out of rope. AI is being hyped not just by promoters reaping billions of dollars in stock market gains, it’s being […]
25 Nations Suspend Postal Service to the US
Twenty-five nations have declared a temporary suspension on all postal shipments to the United States amid tariff uncertainty. As of August 29, 2025, the United Stated will remove the de minimis exemption from law that allowed goods under $800 to enter tax-free. Tariffs range between 10% to 50% on the […]
Large Companies In The U.S. Are Going Bankrupt At The Fastest Pace That We Have Seen Since The Global Financial Crisis
Is the fact that large companies are filing for bankruptcy at the fastest pace in 15 years a good sign for the economy or a bad sign for the economy? I don’t even have to answer that question because all of you already know the answer. And as you will […]
Doug Casey on the Shadowy Forces Behind JD Vance’s Rise and Grooming as MAGA Successor
International Man: JD Vance’s early political rise was fueled by over $13 million from Palantir co-founder and current chairman Peter Thiel—support that far outstripped grassroots contributions. What do you think drove Thiel to pour big money into launching the political career of someone virtually unknown to the public? Doug Casey: I’m innately […]
Now Comes the California Fire Sale: China-Based Company Is Buying Up Land Incinerated by Firestorms
Now comes the fire sale. If foreign corporations want to buy burned-out properties, can those sales be stopped? Should they be stopped? When the feared firestorm hit Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena in Southern California last January, the Los Angeles mayor was MIA, the “public safety” guy in charge—the vice […]
