July 29, 2014 by Rory Hall
I sat down with Andy Hoffman, Media Director at Miles Franklin Precious Metals to follow up his latest podcast, The Best Laid Plans. As many of you know Andy writes a daily newsletter for Miles Franklin and covers the markets from top to bottom. Not only does his analysis dig down into the heart of
July 28, 2014 by Michael Snyder
In general, over the last several decades the world has experienced an unprecedented era of peace and prosperity. The opening up of relations with China and the "end of the Cold War" resulted in an extended period of cooperation between east and west that was truly unique in the annals of history. But now things
July 25, 2014 by Michael Snyder
The basic necessities in life just keep getting more expensive. On Tuesday, Hershey announced that the price of all of their chocolate bars is going to go up by about 8 percent. That is particularly distressing to me, because I am known to love chocolate. But if it was just chocolate that was becoming significantly
July 21, 2014 by James Hall
The practice of a pure free market is so rare that a plausible argument can be made that a free market economy never existed. However, as the saying goes, Once Upon A Time, economic commerce did reflect a voluntary basis for business transactions. The fortunes of trade rested upon the mutual benefit of all parties,
July 20, 2014 by Rory Hall
Thursday we sat down with David Morgan, the Silver Guru, from The Morgan Report, to discuss the recent market action, specifically, the gold and silver slam on July 14 and 15. Wash, rinse, repeat is what David see’s with the recent take down in gold and silver. The Commitment of Traders, even in this completely
July 18, 2014 by Michael Snyder
Most people have never heard of Jaime Caruana even though he is the head of an immensely powerful organization. He has been serving as the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements since 2009, and he will continue in that role until 2017. The Bank for International Settlements is a rather boring name, and
July 18, 2014 by Luis Miranda
The Development Bank of emerging countries to be created at their summit in Brazil aims to rival the World Bank and the Bretton Woods institutions. In July 1944, representatives of 44 countries met in a hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA, to design the new model of trade and financial relations among the world’s
July 17, 2014 by Rory Hall
“$50,000 dollar gold and all these other numbers that other people have thrown out, wouldn’t be all that crazy…” Maybe excess profit taxes come into play and since you don’t have paperwork for something you bought, the IRS might say “Oh, ok, your basis price is zero, and therefore, everything you’re selling it for has
July 12, 2014 by Michael Snyder
Is there any doubt that we are living in a bubble economy? At this moment in the United States we are simultaneously experiencing a stock market bubble, a government debt bubble, a corporate bond bubble, a bubble in San Francisco real estate, a farmland bubble, a derivatives bubble and a student loan debt bubble. And of
July 10, 2014 by Michael Snyder
As the Obama administration continues to alienate almost everyone else around the entire planet, an increasing number of prominent international voices are starting to question why the U.S. dollar should be so overwhelmingly dominant in global trade. In previous articles, I have discussed Russia's "de-dollarization strategy" and the fact that Gazprom is now asking their
July 4, 2014 by Michael Snyder
A lot of people that I talk to these days want to know "when things are going to start happening". Well, there are certainly some perilous times on the horizon, but all you have to do is open up your eyes and look to see the global economic crisis unfolding. As you will see below,
July 2, 2014 by Michael Snyder
How in the world does the government expect us to trust the economic numbers that they give us anymore? For a long time, many have suspected that they were being manipulated, and as you will see below we now have stone cold proof that this is indeed the case. But first, let's talk about the
June 30, 2014 by Michael Snyder
During a recent interview with Diane Sawyer, Hillary Clinton claimed that Bill and her were "dead broke" when they left the White House. And then on Sunday, Hillary told the Guardian that they are not "truly well off" despite having earned about a hundred million dollars since leaving the White House and owning a couple of
June 29, 2014 by Rory Hall
I sat down with Claudio Grass, Managing Director of GlobalGold.ch out of Switzerland, on June 18. Our conversation began with a lively discussion of the local politics in Switzerland, the new UP Independent Party. The UP Party is a Libertarian movement that believes the Swiss Franc should be backed by 20% gold. This is one
June 28, 2014 by Brandon Smith
The multitudes of people, especially Americans, who view U.S. government activity in a negative light often make the mistake of attributing all corruption to some covert battle for global oil fields. In fact, the average leftist seems to believe that everything the establishment does somehow revolves around oil. This is a very simplistic and naïve
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