ECONOMY
57 Percent Of Americans Expect The Economy To Get Even Worse Than It Is Right Now
After many years of steady economic deterioration, a very dark cloud of economic pessimism hangs over our country. The cost of just about everything has been rising faster than paychecks have been, thousands of stores are closing all over the nation, and large corporations are conducting mass layoffs on a scale that […]
Trump’s Big China Deal Looks More Like an Uneasy Truce
Both sides will announce a win. But no key issues will be resolved. Fundamental Issues Unresolved Bloomberg reports US-China Trade Truce Leaves Fundamental Issues Unresolved Three Key Takeaways US-China Trade Deal Issues Fundamentals Not Changed “Both sides now seem to be focused primarily on stability,” Daniel Kritenbrink, partner at The Asia Group […]
“The Well Has Run Dry”: Are The People That Are Having Epic EBT Meltdowns Serious About What They Plan To Do Next?
People all over social media are publicly threatening to steal food once their EBT benefits run out. Some of them are taking it one step further by threatening to get violent with anyone that tries to prevent them from stealing food. So what is our country going to look like […]
One in 10 Americans on SNAP
There are 42 million Americans at risk of losing access to SNAP food stamp benefits due to the prolonged government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not have the ability to continue funding the program and funds will run dry on November 1. It is more alarming that […]
Investor Alert: the Trump Administration is Going Revalue Gold in 2026.
The Trump administration is going to revalue gold some time in 2026. This is not conspiracy theory; the actual legislation is already in Congress as part of the Bitcoin Act. Specifically, Section 9 of the Act explicitly outlines that the Treasury is going to revalue the Fed’s gold holdings (currently […]
The Return of the ‘Barbarous Relic’: Gold Becomes the World’s No. 2 Reserve Asset
Gold has quietly overtaken the euro to become the second-largest component of global foreign exchange reserves. While the US dollar and US Treasuries still dominate, their share has been steadily shrinking as gold’s role expands. Central banks now hold gold at roughly 20% of their reserves, compared to the euro’s […]
The Fed’s Pivot: The Return of Easy Money and the Inflation Storm Ahead
Jerome Powell, the Fed’s chairman, recently gave the clearest signal yet that the Federal Reserve’s so-called “quantitative tightening” is about to end. Speaking at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Philadelphia recently, Powell said: “Our long-stated plan is to stop balance sheet runoff when reserves are somewhat above […]
Circular Investment Deals in AI Look Similar to the Dot-Com Bubble
Please buy my product, and I’ll use the money to buy yours. Flurry of Circular Deals The Wall Street Journal asks Is the Flurry of Circular AI Deals a Win-Win—or Sign of a Bubble? If this reminds you of circular investment in the dot-com era, it’s because it should. The Journal […]
America’s Sixth Default Is Coming—What It Means for Gold and Your Wealth
Every time the US government has faced an existential financial crisis in its history, it has chosen to change the rules rather than honor its promises in full—usually by replacing gold or silver with paper. From the War of 1812 when interest payments were missed, to the Lincoln’s Greenbacks, to […]
68 Percent Of Americans Consider The Condition Of The Economy To Be “Poor” As Millions Of U.S. Consumers Reach Their Breaking Points
Millions of Americans are discovering that at some point the money runs out and the party is over. Vehicles are being repossessed at the fastest pace since the global financial crisis, foreclosure filings are up 18 percent compared to last year, and student loan delinquencies have soared into unprecedented territory. […]
