– Silver’s plunge is nearing completion – Bloomberg analyst – Silver’s 10% sharp fall in seconds remains “mystery” – Plunge despite anemic global supply and strong demand – Total silver supply declined in ’16 – lowest level since ’13 – Silver mine

– China and Russia allied on Syria and North Korea – Beijing & Moscow economic & monetary ties deepen – Trump needs Russia in order to maintain balance of power in superpower triumvirate – Sino-Russian relations currently in their “best time in history” says Chinese President

– Silver prices ‘flash crash’ before rebound – Silver hammered 7% lower in less than minute in Asian trading – Silver fell from $16 to $14.82, before recovering to $15.89 – Silver plunge blamed on another ‘trading error’ – Gold similar

Bitcoin was celebrated for its potential to disintermediate banks from settlement in global transactions, but many of the remittance companies in the space depend on these very institutions as partners. In going through the traditional banking system, their ability to

Max and Stacy are in Mexico City, where they ask whether American childhood has taken an authoritarian turn, as posited by The American Conservative magazine. Max also interviews Jeff Berwick of DollarVigilante.com about crypto currencies, anarcho-capitalism and the Mexican business

Precious metals are “real assets” and “best defence” against bail-ins and cashless society in the economic crisis which is “on its way” The risks posed to investors and savers from the coming economic crisis and the threat of bank bail-ins, negative

You’ve probably seen some version of this chart of average household income in America before. (You may have seen charts of median household income as well; here’s an article on the difference between the two methods of measurement: American families are learning the difference

– Buy gold near $1,200 “as insurance” – UBS Wealth – UBS believe investors should take advantage of gold’s first monthly decline –  “We like the insurance qualities for gold” on uncertainty – Strong demand, weak output and low dollar

What is visible on July 4th is the overwhelming consumerism of an American holiday: the over-hyped sales campaigns, the overdulgences of the table, and the obligatory displays of fireworks. But beneath this celebratory surface run questions about American identity and the

We all know there is a scourge of addiction and premature death plaguing the nation, a scourge that is killing thousands and ruining millions of lives: the deaths resulting from the opioid epidemic (largely the result of “legal” synthetic narcotics) are