ECONOMY
The Gathering Storm
While many Americans are searching for the best online holiday deals and figuring out what to watch on Netflix tonight, a storm is gathering. Decisions that are being made right now could radically alter the course of human history, but most of the population is so self-occupied that they don’t […]
Doug Casey on Why Making $300,000 No Longer Means You’re Secure
International Man: A recent BHG Financial survey found that 62% of Americans earning over $300,000 a year still struggle with credit card debt. What’s your take on this? Doug Casey: BHG is basically a Shylock for the upper middle class. They loan mainly to doctors and successful small businessmen, typically at around […]
The Unprecedented Explosion In The Price Of Silver Can Be Attributed To The AI Boom And The Behavior Of The BRICS Nations
$60 silver is here! The exponential rise in the price of silver that we have witnessed in recent months is astounding experts all over the globe. So far in 2025, the price of gold is up about 60 percent, but the price of silver is up more than 100 percent. […]
Trump Proposes $12 Billion Farmer Bailout Harmed by His Own Tariffs
The package includes $11 billion in one-time payments to crop farmers. ABC News reports Trump says $12 billion bailout plan for farmers will come from tariff revenue President Donald Trump announced a total $12 billion in funding to help American farmers during an event on Monday, and said that it would […]
America’s $1.66 Trillion Auto Debt Bomb
Chart of the Week #79 We just published our latest issue of Crisis Investing focused on America’s auto debt crisis—and specifically, how to profit from one company that perfectly embodies everything broken in this market. If you haven’t read it yet, here’s the short version: Americans owe $1.66 trillion in auto debt. Delinquencies just […]
Banks Are Closing Branches At An Astonishing Rate
Banks are closing branches at an astonishing rate. Banks in the United States have shuttered 439 branches in the third quarter alone, the S&P Global data show. That was up from 199 in the prior quarter. Accoridng to a report by American Banker, this also marked the highest quarterly level of net […]
This Is How China Is Rapidly Becoming The World’s Most Dominant Economic Superpower
I don’t want China to be the world’s most dominant economic superpower. I am an American, and so I want the United States to be the world’s most dominant economic superpower. Unfortunately, the facts that I am about to share with you in this article cannot be denied. We consume […]
A Global Currency Crisis in 2026?
Let me start with an “AI” summary of the article, since that’s the most likely step for readers. The bubbles referred to above have been in the making for quite a few years now – perhaps even more than a decade. The fact that the bubbles have grown bigger (e.g., […]
Money for Nothing
British people are glum and grumbling after Rachel Reeves’ budget, but what did they expect? They should know by now that government is an extortion racket. While many voters regret their decision in last year’s general election, die-hard Labour supporters continue to make excuses: Tory mismanagement and Brexit ruined the […]
U.S. Businesses Are Going Bankrupt At An Absolutely Blistering Pace
Why is the number of business bankruptcies in the United States rising so rapidly? It isn’t because the economy is doing well. Every day there are more news stories about businesses that have failed, and this is clearly reflected in the numbers that I am about to share with you. […]
