Americans Fleeced Again in Another Round of Bank Bailouts
By Clint Siegner Banking is in a league of its own when it comes to government subsidies, special privileges, and bailouts. There isn’t a vestige…
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U.S. Banking System Faces Worsening Crisis in Confidence
By Clint Siegner The national news cycle has careened from one extraordinary and alarming story to the next. The brewing crisis in banks remains front…
Non-Profit Watchdog Group Says FCC Officials Should Be Investigated for Owning Stock in Companies They’re Supposed to Regulate
By B.N. Frank The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is supposed to protect Americans from the telecom industry. Unfortunately, it has a long history of not…
Treasuries: “Risk Free” or “Risk Unlimited”?
By Clint Siegner The high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week is a story about bad debt, just not in the way most people…
ALERT: Bank Dominoes Falling
By Jon Forrest Little In September 2021, Silvergate Bank, specializing in digital currency, was performing well. In fact, the bank reported record-breaking growth in deposits…
Blackstone Defaults On $562MM CMBS As It Keeps Blocking Investor Withdrawals From $71BN REIT
By Tyler Durden Now that soaring rates have burst the commercial real estate bubble, the carnage is coming fast and furious. This morning Bloomberg reports…
Better Early Than Late For Gold And Silver
By Clint Siegner Gold bugs started 2023 with high hopes after the precious metals sector showed impressive relative strength versus paper assets in 2022. So…
White House Actions Raise Risks to Economy
By Clint Siegner Something like the plot of Atlas Shrugged seems to be playing out across America. In the novel, corruption and mediocrity spread through…
Iowa Seeks to End Capital Gains Taxes on Gold and Silver
By Jp Cortez With inflation raging across America, an Iowa lawmaker seeks to end one of the strongest disincentives to owning and using gold and…
Zelensky Signs Agreement With JPMorgan on Ukraine’s Reconstruction
By Dave DeCamp Bankers from JPMorgan Chase visited Ukraine last week and signed a memorandum of understanding with President Volodymyr Zelensky and plan to help…
WARNING: Choose Carefully When Selecting a Bullion Dealer
By Clint Siegner Regal Assets, a somewhat prominent gold and silver dealer in southern California, is in serious trouble based on news released last week….
Anti-Gold Bias: The Big Secret Wall Street DOESN’T Want You to Know
By Stefan Gleason Last year was one of the worst on record for a conventional stock and bond portfolio. The major stock and bond market…
6 Rules for Keeping Your Precious Metals Stash Safe and Secure
By Money Metals With crime on the rise, it is becoming increasingly important to make sure your personal valuables – including especially your precious metals…
The “Mega-Bubbles” Have Started To Burst, And That Could Mean Unprecedented Financial Chaos Is Ahead
By Michael Snyder The Federal Reserve giveth, and the Federal Reserve taketh away. In a desperate attempt to help the U.S. economy recover from the…