As many people have accurately noted, what’s far more important than the President him or herself, is the people who end up surrounding the executive. These are the people who will formulate and implement various policies of national importance, particularly when…
Ending a Taking Economy and Creating a Giving Economy: Confronting the Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) and Taking Effective Action by Zeus Yiamouyiannis (guest essay) Introduction The world can no longer afford a taking economy, where “make a killing” is…
“Gold Is A Great Hedge Against Politicians” – Goldman Sachs Gold has risen another 1.7% in British pound terms this week and is 1.8% higher in euro terms and is again acting as a hedge against currency devaluations, Brexit, eurozone…
What started as an anonymous experiment went on to become disruptive and transformative. With greater smartphone penetration it is evident that… Read More
We discuss the Wikileaks #PodestaEmails documents which shed some light on why a self-described not very charismatic speaker is paid so much for her speeches… to bankers and brokers. Max talks to entrepreneur Sinclair Skinner (@SkinnerLiber8ed) of BitMari about the…
Everyone who’s not paid to be in denial knows stocks, bonds and real estate are in bubbles of one sort or another. Real estate is either an echo bubble or a bubble that exceeds the previous bubble, depending on how…
Musgraves, owner of indigenous Irish retail chains such as SuperValu and Centra and wholesaler of branded groceries and household products to sole traders have issued a statement to the Irish media stating that Unilever is ‘seeking significant price increases ranging…
Sell Gold Now – A Note from GoldCore CEO Stephen Flood It has never been more important to own gold as part of a diversified portfolio. The form your gold investment takes is just as important as owning it in the…
Recession stricken Brazil is the world’s seventh largest economy with a population of 207.8 million and GDP of US$1.775 trillion. Brazil’s worst recession in recent history continued as rising Read More
You know how to get into crash positions, correct? Here’s your guide: Very few punters expect a real downturn here in stocks. The reasons for confidence are many: the Fed has our back, buy the dip has worked great and…
Gold in GBP has risen another 3.5% in the last 3 trading days as the British pound continues to be “pounded” on international markets. Gold in GBP terms is now 43% higher year to date and has risen from £716/oz on January…
Interestingly enough, as much as I didn’t like my healthcare plan, I was planning on keeping it. Until I received a letter telling me I couldn’t from United Healthcare. Indeed, they weren’t too subtle about the entire thing, making it perfectly…
Yesterday I described the conditions that render the U.S. ungovernable. Here is a chart of why the U.S. economy will also be ungovernable. Longtime readers are acquainted with the S-curve model of expansion, maturity, stagnation and decline. This is why…
We discuss the latest alleged happenings in the United Kingdom – from alleged secret lists of alleged foreigners to alleged investors allegedly realizing the economy isn’t the government’s primary consideration to allegedly leaked documents proving a not quite accurate assessment…