Gold, once fixed at $35, now floats freely after Nixon ended the gold standard in 1971. Since 2000, it has outperformed stocks, rising 1,078% vs. the...
The Fed's interventions in financial crises, such as the 2008 global financial crisis, have expanded the money supply and fueled debt growth. Today, global debt stands...
The banking crisis continues with the potential collapse this past week of Deutsche Bank. DB is in the category of too big to fail like Credit...
September is here. The worst month of the year historically for the stock market. Will this be different as the stock market keeps chugging higher. But...
To taper or not to taper. That has been a burning question with the markets and central banks. We have a look at some history of...
Central banks have destroyed price discovery. Hence, periods of market chaos are set to grow more intense and with greater frequency. Sadly, the U.S. is headed...
In 2020, the run on the bond market was great. A great thirst for cash met with decisive support from central banks. Currently, about $8 billion...
We are going over the waterfall on the massive fiscal cliff. Meanwhile, the Treasury is compelled to further destroy its balance sheet to prop up the...
It was barely noticeable but the Fed`s asset purchases may have slowed. This past week Fed assets actually went down $74 billion. Is the punch bowl...
Moody's investors service estimated that state and local pension funds had lost $1 trillion in the market sell-off that began in February. The damage is hard...