Germans Rushed to Buy Gold as Window Closed
At the end of 2019, Germans lined up outside gold stores to buy gold The reason The German government was lowering the limit on anonymous purchases of gold from €10,000 to €2,000 The way gold...
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At the end of 2019, Germans lined up outside gold stores to buy gold The reason The German government was lowering the limit on anonymous purchases of gold from €10,000 to €2,000 The way gold...
Many investors think of gold as a hedge against economic turmoil, inflation, and financial crisis And with the economy slowing, stock markets near all-time highs and poised for a crash, and the...
One of the characteristic traits of an economy that is circling the drain is one in which the central bank directly monetizes the debt issued by the government Once that starts to happen, there is no...
Eastern Europe has seen a gold rush of sorts as numerous countries have sought to repatriate their gold holdings that had been held abroad Some of that gold had been held in London since World War...
One of the big stories in financial markets this year was the huge spike in interest rates on overnight repurchase agreements (repos) Very few people outside financial analysts and market watchers...
Every day seems to bring more and more news of headwinds facing the economy Now international organizations are warning that global trade growth is slowing, an ominous indicator that the world...
Ray Dalio is one of the world’s richest men, one of its most prominent investors, and the founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds He’s also bearish on the future of the economy,...
Most people realize that the amount of debt in existence worldwide is enormous, but how enormous isn’t immediately obvious Many people may even labor under the erroneous impression that the debt...
One of the themes that has marked this year’s Democratic debates has been the topic of Medicare for all On the surface it seems like a great idea, expanding Medicare so that everyone will have...
The corporate debt bubble that threatens to burst and take down the economy is an enormous but highly underrated problem With corporate debt issuance over 50% higher than before the last financial...
The massive corporate debt bubble that exists in the United States today is perhaps one of the most under-reported pieces of financial news there is Even when you do hear about it, it’s as though...
If you feel like your cost of living is increasing but your salary isn’t keeping pace, you’re not alone The median American household’s inflation-adjusted income hasn’t budged in 20 years But...
While the mainstream financial media tries to put a rosy spin on the economy and make us believe that everything is going well, under the hood things aren’t looking so good Forget about mainstream...
The time is coming when the dollar will no longer be the world’s reserve currency In all likelihood it will be the Chinese yuan that replaces the dollar, as China is making moves to...
The United States government’s national debt stands today at an astronomical $226 trillion Everyone knows that’s a huge amount of money, but the sum is so large that it just boggles the mind and...
One of the signs that many market analysts look for to evaluate the chances of recession is an inverted yield curve The yield curve is created by graphing the interest rates of Treasury securities...
One of the frustrating things to those who know that a stock market crash is coming has been the recent behavior of stock markets All signs are pointing to an economic slowdown just around the...
Debt issuance has always been pretty straightforward A borrower issues bonds that pay interest to entice lenders to part with their money for a period of time The longer the term of the bond or the...
The policymakers at the Federal Reserve, and at most central banks for that matter, have a horrible track record when it comes to figuring out when an economy is in a bubble By the time they realize...
By now most people are aware that one of the major factors behind increasing gold demand around the world is increased demand from governments and central banks Rather than being net sellers of gold...
To hear the financial media tell it, the US economy is going great There are more job openings than unemployed people, companies are falling all over themselves trying to find workers, and the future...