Inflation and Easy Money Are Here to Stay
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its most recent meeting this week and, while it didn’t deliver any surprises on the surface, digging deeper into the Committee’s...
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The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held its most recent meeting this week and, while it didn’t deliver any surprises on the surface, digging deeper into the Committee’s...
While gold normally gets all the attention during times of economic crisis, it’s often the under-appreciated silver that could end up being the better investment Gold has a history of gaining value...
Markets took a beating last Thursday as President Biden announced a bombshell new tax plan The details are still being worked out, but the biggest news is that investors could pay a tax rate of up to...
One of the defining characteristics of the modern era seems to be that states around the world see their citizens not as human beings but rather as resources to be used for the state’s benefit The...
When it comes to investing in precious metals, most people’s attention naturally turns to gold Gold is synonymous with wealth and has been for centuries So it’s only natural that when it comes to...
Since the end of World War II, the US dollar has functioned as the world’s reserve currency For the first quarter century that was as part of the Bretton Woods system, in which the dollar could be...
While prices throughout the economy have risen significantly over the past few months, they’re not the only thing growing Fears of inflation have been rising too, as more and more households are...
For over a decade, official government inflation figures have told the story that inflation is stuck around 2% No matter what the Federal Reserve did to try to boost inflation, and how many trillions...
Inflation is pernicious and destructive The constant rise of prices that results from monetary inflation slowly erodes the purchasing power of money, surreptitiously stealing from savers and...
President Biden just announced the details of his proposed infrastructure spending plan, and it’s a doozy Featuring over $2 trillion in spending, it comes on the heels of the recently passed $19...
With the passage of President Biden’s $19 trillion stimulus package, the federal government is continuing to spend money like a drunken sailor And Biden isn’t content with his victory on this...
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was first elected to Congress in 2018, she was part of a left-wing wave that handed control of Congress to Democrats AOC’s views were among the most radical of...
While much of the attention surrounding discussion of stimulus spending focuses on Congress, hardly anyone seems to be paying attention to the organization enabling Congress’ spending: the Federal...
Many thousands of investors have made the decision over the past year to protect their retirement savings by investing in gold The yellow metal has been trusted and beloved by investors for centuries...
Last week was an interesting one in stock markets, not for the overall performance of markets but rather because of one interesting sideshow: Gamestop The ailing video game store’s stock became the...
For everyone who thought 2021 would bring a return to economic growth, an improving economy, and a way back to normalcy, the first trading day of the year couldn’t have been reassuring Stock...
One of the growing trends in recent years has been the rise of taxpayer-funded capitalism It’s nothing more than corporate welfare, but it’s couched by its proponents as a necessary response to...