Investing in Gold Isn’t Just for Old People
It’s safe to say that gold, and investing in gold, has a reputation for appealing to old people Many investors think of gold as a stodgy, old-fashioned asset that has lost its relevance in the...
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It’s safe to say that gold, and investing in gold, has a reputation for appealing to old people Many investors think of gold as a stodgy, old-fashioned asset that has lost its relevance in the...
In the annals of central banking economic literature, there is one name that looms large: Walter Bagehot As editor of The Economist from 1861-1877, he built up that publication’s reputation and...
To say that there’s a great deal of unease going on in markets today is a bit of an understatement Fears of renewed lockdowns are causing markets to yo-yo Rising inflation is harming consumers and...
One of the defining characteristics of President Trump’s tenure was the unmasking of how elites felt about the common American President Trump positioned himself as the champion of the ignored and...
It seems like there has hardly been a time when the national debt wasn’t an important national issue For most of our lives, the size of the national debt has been increasing, both in nominal...
With the latest inflation data having just recently been published, the Federal Reserve’s insistence that high inflation is merely “transitory” looks increasingly like a joke In fact, the...
Rising inflation is an indicator to even those who don’t pay regular attention to the economy that the world is awash in money And the amount of money circulating throughout the economy today is...
Rising inflation may be getting all the headlines today, but there’s a reason inflation is rising so high The federal government is spending money at an unprecedented rate, and the Federal Reserve...
During times of economic distress or turmoil, many investors look to keep their assets safe from loss While there’s no such thing as a completely risk-free investment, there are some assets, such...
Talk of the Federal Reserve tapering its asset purchases have Wall Street afraid that easy money is coming to an end But don’t believe the hype you read in the mainstream financial media The...
With a median age of 38 years old, the majority of Americans alive today have no experience with stagflation To them, stagflation was something this country suffered through during the 1970s, a...
Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, central banks have taken on new positions of importance Once operating largely in the shadows, today the actions of central banks are front and center in the...
While inflation has been on the minds of millions of Americans in recent weeks, and has dominated discussion among financial media analysts, there are still some pundits who are worried about the...
While perceptive consumers and investors have been watching prices increase slowly for months now, those prices increases are picking up, putting them on the radar screens of an increasing number of...
One of the biggest fears that Wall Street has is that the Federal Reserve will turn off the monetary spigot Having pumped trillions of dollars into the financial system over the past year, banks and...
If there’s one characteristic about US monetary policy that has stood the test of time, it’s that policymakers have almost always presented a united front Even when they may disagree with each...
With the recent news that year-on-year inflation has reached 5%, a level not seen in over a decade, the rising prices that consumers have been seeing for months are finally reflected in official...
If you don’t know what a reverse repo is, you can be excused for not knowing that Most people who follow markets don’t even know what they are or how they work, let alone follow trends in reverse...
With a Democrat in the White House and Democrats in control of Congress, it perhaps shouldn’t be surprising that President Biden is starting to pull out all the stops to raise taxes And one of his...
In the world of precious metals there are generally two types of investors: those who want to hold and own the metals themselves, and those who just want to benefit financially from ownership of...
While fears of inflation are growing in the United States, inflation has shown itself to be a global phenomenon One of the major areas of concern in the US is housing prices, which continue to rise...