ECONOMY
Doug Casey on Fear, Corruption, and the Coming Collapse of the American System
Matt Smith: All right. Good morning, Doug. Lots happening these days. I’d love to get your take on—I think starting with the Epstein case. Case closed, apparently. What do you think? What’s going on? Doug Casey: Well, where to start on this thing? It’s so ultra disappointing, so embarrassing, and so serious […]
How Passive Investing Is Inflating a Dangerous Bubble
Have you ever heard of Aeva Technologies? The company is headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Mountain View, California. It specializes in developing LiDAR sensors for self-driving cars and robotics. Aeva uses something called frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology. This can measure both distance and velocity simultaneously. It […]
Silver is the New….
Silver is the new silver. Always has been. The chart looks exciting, but anyone looking at the bigger picture should be ecstatic. Silver has a long way to go. If you look at the silver price historically, you can see silver has touched the $50 glass ceiling twice before. So, […]
U.S. Ports Plead with Trump to Delay Tariffs on Chinese Cranes
Proposed tariffs up to 100% on Chinese cranes could significantly raise port upgrade costs. An Appeal for Tariff Delays In a move that will likely fall on deaf ears, U.S. Ports Appeal for Delay to Tariffs on Chinese Cranes The administration is proposing tariffs of up to 100% on Chinese-made cranes […]
BRICS: The Rise of a New Global Order
The 17th BRICS summit was held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 and 7, and there is a general agreement among attendees and observers that Brazil delivered a summit of exceptional quality. In addition to the Rio BRICS 2025 final declaration, described by analysts as a unified blueprint for […]
BRICS Are No Threat to US Dollar Dominance, But Trump Is
Are the BRICS Countries increasing their clout? Are the BRICS Countries Hard to Ignore? Increasing Their Economic Clout? My answer is no. A Bloomberg columnist says yes. But he misses the real issue by a mile. Please consider BRICS Is Getting Increasingly Hard to Ignore by Alan Crawford. BRICS leaders hosted by […]
People Flee Taxation
I have written about how Rome fell, and just by mapping the population of Rome, you can see the fate of many current nations and states operating under poor fiscal policies – people sell and just leave. It is different this time because, under socialism, the government has become abusive. […]
Few Want EVs Even with Deep Discounts and Incentives
Hurry, hurry, step right up, tax credits expire September 30. Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Buy an EV? The Wall Street Journal asks Has There Ever Been a Better Time to Buy an EV? Not even bargain-basement deals are enough to entice U.S. drivers to go all-in on […]
The “Big Beautiful Bill” and America’s Real Welfare Queens
Stupid me, I started reading the bill recently passed by Congress I just started reading the recently passed bill endorsed by Trump. At 829 pages, it promises a different government than we had with Biden – many of his pet policies are eliminated. But, the new government it promises is […]
Los Angeles is Broke – City Declares Fiscal Emergency
The city of Los Angeles declared a state of fiscal emergency amid a $1 billion deficit. The council approved of the emergency declaration unanimously in a 14-0 vote. This comes after Mayor Karen Bass approved a $14 billion budget for the fiscal year that began on July 1. The city […]
