Warren Buffett Continues to Be Wrong on Gold
Most investors know that Warren Buffett isn’t a fan of gold He has long derided the yellow metal as a bunch of rocks that sit in a vault and don’t do anything Of course, when stocks are...
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Most investors know that Warren Buffett isn’t a fan of gold He has long derided the yellow metal as a bunch of rocks that sit in a vault and don’t do anything Of course, when stocks are...
One of the common complaints we hear about American society today is that nobody wants to work hard for anything Everyone wants to be able to get a six-figure job without having to have any talent or...
For decades the United States has benefited from the dollar being the world’s reserve currency That has allowed the Federal Reserve System to inflate the money supply and the federal government to...
After threats to establish its own alternative system to enable trade with Iran failed to move the United States government, the European Union went ahead with its plans to operate a “special...
While much of the attention over the attempt to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of office has focused on Venezuela’s vast oil reserves, less attention has been paid to Maduro’s...
More and more investors are becoming attuned to the numerous benefits offered by gold And it isn’t just novice investors who are just starting out and cutting through the Wall Street stock and bond...
With stock markets around the world on edge and investors nervous about what the future might hold, everyone is looking at central banks for guidance You would think that they would have learned...
While Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is widely regarded by markets as having caved in to President Trump and having agreed to tone down the Fed’s rate hikes in 2019, some of his other...
We’ve been saying for years that the US dollar will eventually be replaced as the world’s reserve currency But it’s only now that world financial authorities are admitting the obvious With the...
One indicator that market analysts look to for signs of an impending recession is an inverted yield curve Because of uncertainty about the future, investors demand more yield from longer-term...
Russia has announced its decision to forgo use of the US dollar in response to US sanctions against the country While the Russian government would prefer not to have to take that measure, it feels...
One of the more disappointing aspects of President Trump’s tenure is the evolution of his criticism of the Federal Reserve System While candidate Trump rightfully criticized the Fed for...
Gold has been almost universally derided by governments in recent decades Finally freed from the strictures of the gold standard, central banks and governments around the world have done their best...
Stock markets have been topsy-turvy in recent weeks, with investors continuing to remain nervous about the direction of markets as interest rates continue to rise President Trump has blamed the...
Those of us who criticize the Federal Reserve’s conduct of monetary policy are often ignored and sidelined during boom times We’re supposedly the ones who are crashing the party, harshing the...
For decades, stock markets have been viewed as proxies for the strength of the economy The higher stock market indexes go, the stronger the economy is deemed to be The most famous index, of course,...
One thing that’s almost universally true of the financial media is that they are ignorant of economics Read just about any financial commentator and you’ll find articles chock full of bad...