ECONOMY
Bank of America Just Said $309 Silver. We’ve Been Saying It Since 2013.
Yep, it’s official. Bank of America just told its institutional clients that silver could finish 2026 anywhere between $135 and $309 an ounce. Michael Widmer, the bank’s head of metals research (not some guy on the YouTube circuit, not a goldbug newsletter, not us), got there using sixth-grade arithmetic on the gold-to-silver […]
Stagflation Incoming: The Donald Ain’t Gonna Like What Happens Next!
Here is a salient place to start regarding the economic impact of the Donald’s misbegotten war on Iran: To wit, approximately 7 billion ton-miles of freight moves by truck each and every day in the USA, which heavy truck fleet consumes upwards of 2.9 million barrels per day (mb/d) of diesel fuel. Alas, the […]
The Worst Fertilizer Crisis In The History Of The World Will Result In Widespread Famine In The Poorest Nations
Thanks to the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, there isn’t going to be enough fertilizer for everyone in 2026. What is available is going to be gobbled up by the wealthy countries because they have the most money. Of course higher fertilizer costs will ultimately be passed along to […]
Political Theatre – Solve Energy Crisis by Eliminating Fossil Fuels
Over 50 nations are gathering in Colombia to map out a future without oil, gas, and coal, all while the world is in the middle of an energy crisis driven by war, supply disruptions, and rising demand that cannot even be met today. The same governments pretending they can eliminate fossil fuels […]
The Dollar Lifeline in War – Currency Swaps
I have said for years that people misunderstand the global monetary system. It is not driven by trade balances. It is driven by capital flows and access to dollar liquidity. The discussion of a currency swap between the United States and the United Arab Emirates shows how the system actually […]
10 Everyday Expenses Quietly Leading Millions Toward Financial Collapse as the Economy Begins to Crack Beneath the Surface
Nobody is saying it out loud. Not on the news, not in official reports, not in the polished statements released by governments or corporations. But you can feel it—like a low-frequency hum beneath everything. Something is off. The systems we trusted—the ones that quietly ran in the background of our […]
Doug Casey on Tax Day, Inflation, and the War on the Middle Class
International Man: Tax Day just passed on April 15th. What does it say about a society when productive people must spend part of every spring calculating how much tribute they owe the State? Doug Casey: It’s said that nothing is certain except death and taxes. But let’s reserve a conversation about the […]
18 Shocking Facts That Prove That The U.S. Economy Is In Far Worse Shape Than Most People Realize
The economy has been the number one issue for U.S. voters for several years in a row, and it isn’t because things are good. Consumer confidence is at an all-time low, inflation is starting to accelerate once again, mass layoffs are being conducted all over the nation, and delinquencies and […]
Brazil Quietly Shifts Away from the Dollar to Gold
The Banco Central do Brasil has raised gold’s share of reserves from 3.55% to 7.19% in just one year, effectively doubling its exposure and making gold the second-largest reserve asset after the US dollar, while total reserves stand at approximately $358.23 billion and the dollar’s share has declined to about 72%, […]
The Coming Oil Collision: Why Paper Prices Are a Dangerous Illusion
You Can Only Paper Over Physical Scarcity For So Long… I’m watching the numbers flicker on the screen — Brent crude at $92, WTI hovering near $97 — and I feel a profound sense of dread. This isn’t a market; it’s a meticulously crafted fiction. We are being lied to […]
