Fed Encourages Runaway Debt as “Minsky Moment” Approaches
By Clint Siegner Federal Reserve officials like to pretend they can use interest rates like a motorcycle throttle on the U.S. economy. They can either…
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Precious Metals Market Rigger Turns State’s Evidence
By Clint Siegner John Edmonds, a former vice president at JPMorgan Chase bank, may be headed to prison for cheating clients and investors. But metals…
A Look Inside the Scheme to Eliminate Cash, Impose Negative Interest
By Clint Siegner Central bankers and politicians love inflation, but they need “bag holders” to have faith in the value of the fiat currency IOUs…
Three Rules for Making a Winning Investment in Metals
By Clint Siegner The questions first-time precious metals buyers ask most often are “what should I buy?” and “how do I get started?” We have…
Bankers Join Socialists in Supporting “Modern Monetary Theory”
By Clint Siegner The gaggle of socialist candidates vying to win the Democratic nomination for president all agree on one thing. They believe government should…
What Do Airline Crashes and the Precious Metals Markets Have in Common?
By Clint Siegner Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration worked closely together to hustle a new passenger jet through the safety certification process. The combined…
Federal Borrowing Crosses the Rubicon
By Clint Siegner A year ago, Republicans in control of Congress suspended the cap on federal borrowing. The limit was automatically re-imposed on March 1st….
Supply Problems Worsen in Minted Silver
By Clint Siegner Sales of the Silver American Eagles are off to stronger start this year, and the U.S. Mint has once again been caught…
U.S. Congressman Introduces Bill to Remove Income Taxation from Gold and Silver
By Clint Siegner The battle to end taxation of constitutional money has reached the federal level as U.S. Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV) today re-introduced sound…
Fed Folds Under Pressure, Telegraphs Looser Money Ahead
By Clint Siegner Two big questions have been front and center for Fed watchers in recent months… The first is just how high rates could…
New Shortfall in Production Capacity for Fabricated Silver and Gold
By Clint Siegner The two largest private producers of bullion bars and rounds in the U.S. have gone defunct over the past two years. Premiums…
Wall Street Drools over Fishy Jobs Report
By Clint Siegner The Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered a blowout jobs report on Friday. Headline chasing algorithms and investors responded by snapping up stocks….
Fake Markets and Return of the “Plunge Protection Team”
By Clint Siegner It’s amazing what passes as a market these days. Stocks rallied during the Christmas week, and the mainstream financial press would like…
Will 2019 Bring a Free and Fair Gold & Silver Market?
By Clint Siegner JPMorgan Chase and a number of other bullion banks are in a whole lot of trouble. Evidence detailing years of rigging markets…