The trouble with inflating asset bubbles is that you have to keep inflating them or they pop. Unfortunately for the bubble-blowing central banks, asset bubbles are a double-bind: you cannot inflate assets forever. At some unpredictable point, the risk and moral

If I had a bitcoin for every time some pundit declared bitcoin is a bubble, I’d be a billionaire. There are three problems with opining that bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are bubblicious: 1. Everything is in a bubble now: stocks, bonds, housing, heck,

Silver did not decisively break through $17 until last Thursday, just a few trading days ago. On Sunday night, silver futures broke through $18. We are nowhere near the “all clear”. We must be more careful than ever to not

– Physical gold is “the true currency of the last resort” – Goldman Sachs – “Gold is a good hedge against geopolitical risks when the event leads to a debasement of the dollar”  – Trump and Washington risk bigger driver

– Bitcoin falls 20% as Mobius and Chinese regulators warn – “Cryptocurrencies are beginning to get out of control” – warns respected investor Mark Mobius – Mobius believes governments will begin to clamp down on cryptocurrencies sparking rush to gold

– Safe haven gold extends rally to 11-month high after North Korea nuke test and U.S. warns of ‘massive’ response – Asian and European stocks fall, bonds flat, gold, silver, palladium, Swiss franc rise as Korea tensions flare as North Korea tests

– Safe haven gold extends rally to 11-month high after North Korea nuke test and U.S. warns of ‘massive’ response – Asian and European stocks fall, bonds flat, gold, silver, palladium, Swiss franc rise as Korea tensions flare as North Korea tests

Max and Stacy discuss Germany repatriating €24 billion worth of gold from New York and the US administration finally realizing it is already at economic war with China. They also discuss ‘enlightened’ Silicon Valley sorts who ‘feel’ they are inclusive

Despite all the happy talk about “recovery” and higher growth, wages have gone nowhere since 2000–and for the bottom 20% of workers, they’ve gone nowhere since the 1970s. Gross domestic product (GDP) has risen smartly since 2000, but the share

– All four precious metals outperform markets in August – Gold posts best month since January, up nearly 4% – Gold reaches highest price since US election, climbs due to uncertainty and safe haven demand – S&P 500 marginally higher; Euro

– 4 reasons why “gold has entered a new bull market” – Schroders – Market complacency is key to gold bull market say Schroders – Investors are currently pricing in the most benign risk environment in history as seen in the