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Rickards: It’ll Get Worse it Before It Gets Better
Rickards: It’ll Get Worse it Before It Gets Better We’re well into the coronavirus pandemic at this point. As of this writing, there are 360,765 reported infections and 15,491 deaths worldwide. Over the next few days, you may be certain that those numbers will be significantly higher. That’s how pandemics work. The cases and fatalities […]
How Gold Is Manipulated
How Gold Is Manipulated Is there gold price manipulation going on? Absolutely. There’s no question about it. That’s not just an opinion. There is hard statistical evidence to make the case, in addition to anecdotal evidence and forensic evidence. The evidence is very clear, in fact. I’ve spoken to members of Congress. I’ve spoken to […]
“1984” Has Come to China
“1984” Has Come to China You’re probably familiar with George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four; (it’s often published as 1984). It was written in 1948; the title comes from reversing the last two digits in 1948. The novel describes a world of three global empires, Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, in a constant state of war. Orwell […]
Contagion!
Contagion! The world is confronting the effects of the “coronavirus.” It likely originated in Wuhan, China, where it jumped from animals to humans at a local food market. It has since spread to other parts of China and beyond. So far, there are 2,886 confirmed total cases of the coronavirus. All but 61 of them […]
Don’t Mess With the U.S. (Financially)
Don’t Mess With the U.S. (Financially) I’ve been documenting financial warfare in my articles for years, but it still doesn’t get the mainstream attention it deserves. Because as you’ll see below, it can directly impact your wealth. Financial warfare tools include account seizures and freezes, expulsion from global payment systems, secondary fines and penalties on […]
Helicopter Money Is No Panacea
Helicopter Money Is No Panacea In recent decades, the Fed has engaged in a series of policy interventions and market manipulations that have paradoxically left it more powerful even as those interventions left a trail of crashes, collapses and calamities. This contradiction between Fed omnipotence and Fed incompetence is coming to a head. The economy […]
Trade Wars Just Getting Started
Trade Wars Just Getting Started Markets are eagerly awaiting the conclusion of the so-called “phase one” trade deal between the U.S. and China. Both parties are trying to reach a mini-deal involving simple tariff reductions and a truce on new tariffs along with Chinese purchases of pork and soybeans from the U.S. The likely success […]
New Multi-year Gold Rally Has Emerged
New Multi-year Gold Rally Has Emerged The dollar price of gold has been on a roller-coaster ride for the past six years. But the past six weeks have been a turbocharged version of that. Investors should expect more of the same for reasons explained below. The six-year story is the more important for investors and […]
The Trade War Is Back
The Trade War Is Back President Trump shocked markets yesterday when he announced that a new, heavy round of tariffs on Chinese goods will take effect this Friday. Complacent markets had assumed that a trade deal would get done, that it was just a matter of sorting out the details. Now that is far from […]
The Real Problem With Modern Monetary Theory
The Real Problem With Modern Monetary Theory MMT supporters will point to 2008 and say, “Just look at QE. In 2008, the Federal Reserve Balance sheet was $800 billion. But as a result of QE1, QE2, and QE3, that number went to $4.5 trillion. And the world didn’t end. To the contrary, the stock market […]
Exposing the Myth of MMT
Exposing the Myth of MMT Yesterday I discussed modern monetary theory (MMT) and how it’s become very popular in Democratic circles. That’s because it allows for much greater government spending without having to raise everyone’s taxes. And everyday citizens could get behind it because it promises to fund lots of programs without seeing their taxes […]
2019 Headwinds Are Getting Stronger
2019 Headwinds Are Getting Stronger In 2017, every prominent economic forecasting entity was shouting from the rooftops about “synchronized global growth.” This was a reference to the fact that not only were certain economies growing, but they were all growing at the same time. Chinese GDP growth had come down but was still substantial at […]
The United States Is Going Broke
The United States Is Going Broke Those who focus on the U.S. national debt (and I’m one of them) keep wondering how long this debt levitation act can go on. The U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio is at the highest level in history (106%), with the exception of the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. At […]
One Step Closer to Recession
One Step Closer to Recession As you know by now, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again yesterday, its eighth increase since the rate hike cycle began in 2015. In his post-announcement press conference, Jerome Powell cited a strong economy, low unemployment, solid growth, etc. He said that “It’s a particularly bright moment” for the […]
Free-Riding Investors Set up Markets for a Major Collapse
Free-Riding Investors Set up Markets for a Major Collapse Free riding is one of the oldest problems in economics and in society in general. Simply put, free riding describes a situation where one party takes the benefits of an economic condition without contributing anything to sustain that condition. The best example is a parasite on […]
