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For years the national debt has been rising steadily upward But every time someone tries to warn about the unsustainable nature of that rise, the media steps in to tell us not to worry “We owe...
The latest inflation report seems to underscore one of the problems with official inflation figures While the 32% headline inflation figure remains above the Fed’s 2% target rate, it doesn’t seem...
After three years of Joe Biden’s presidency and after having suffered the highest inflation in 40 years, you would think that Americans would be tired of having Democrats in power But as this...
The Federal Open Market Committee decided at its most recent monetary policy meeting last week to pause rate hikes once again, leaving the target federal funds rate at 525-550% That was a move that,...
The concept of the US dollar failing seems so far-fetched that it almost seems outside the realm of possibility For nearly 80 years the dollar has been the world’s reserve currency, and it remains...
Many Americans reflexively trust experts when it comes to issues with which they don’t have much experience Whether it’s doctors, lawyers, or economists, they trust that the experts are devoted...
All eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee once again this week, as the Committee meets again to discuss whether or not to raise the target federal funds rate The current target rate is...
Hyperinflation is something that no one wants to experience We all know about countries like Venezuela and Zimbabwe, where hyperinflation has ruined economies and destroyed people’s standard of...
Once net sellers of gold, central banks in recent years have become net buyers of gold In fact, by some estimates central banks around the world now hold more gold than ever But why are they...
After Hamas’ attack on Israel, tensions in the Middle East have been rising The United States has, not surprisingly, given a significant amount of support to Israel And now the Biden administration...
Inflation is a silent killer As John Maynard Keynes’ famous quote about Lenin goes: “Lenin is said to have declared that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency...
Debt is a lot like fire in that it can be a useful servant but a cruel master For most people, debt is an unavoidable part of our reality While many people can afford to pay cash for a car, most of...
For anyone who had hoped that inflation was a bad dream that was fading away, the latest inflation report poured cold water on those hopes While the official inflation rate remained steady at 37%...
Americans today hold trillions of dollars in retirement savings Much of that money is held in 401(k) accounts, the dominant form of employer-sponsored retirement account With the stock market’s...
War is never a good thing And to a society unaccustomed to major conflict, the eruption of war is understandably shocking But in the world today, war seems to be breaking out all over, and the...
With the past few years having been so turbulent, there was hope that 2023 would bring a return to normalcy After COVID, a disputed election, a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and a year that saw both...
Recent news events and market performance have pushed gold back into the spotlight And with gold now more affordable than it’s been in a while, that has spurred renewed interest among many...
Gold and silver Silver and gold They’re often mentioned together, and for centuries they circulated alongside each other as money But these days gold seems to get all the attention and silver often...
Political scandals rarely give rise to either winners or losers But in the wake of yet another probe into scandal-prone Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), there was a big winner, and it was… gold Yes,...
One of the pressing hot button issues of our time is the development and implementation of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) Just a few years ago, the possibility of CBDCs even being developed...
How often do you think about the Roman Empire Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you know that the answer, at least for men, is every day In all seriousness though, we...
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