America may now be entering the part of the inflation cycle nobody likes. The feeling of prosperity cultivated by COVID stimulus payments, expanded unemployment benefits and student loan forbearance is wearing off.
Fiscal hawks weren't optimistic when Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the U.S. House. The California Republican's track record was dismal when it comes to spending restraint.
The future of money is uncertain, and speculation about what comes next is all over the place. The Federal Reserve note "dollar" is the world's reserve currency, but its seat on that throne is no longer secure.
We are one third of the way through 2023, and it has certainly been interesting in the bullion markets thus far. The year opened with supply and demand for coins, rounds, and bars pretty well balanced. Demand surged when the failure of...
Banking is in a league of its own when it comes to government subsidies, special privileges, and bailouts.
The national news cycle has careened from one extraordinary and alarming story to the next. The brewing crisis in banks remains front and center. Americans are watching a demonstration on how to take a crisis in confidence and make it...
The high-profile collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last week is a story about bad debt, just not in the way most people think.
Gold bugs started 2023 with high hopes after the precious metals sector showed impressive relative strength versus paper assets in 2022.
Something like the plot of Atlas Shrugged seems to be playing out across America. In the novel, corruption and mediocrity spread through institutions including the power company and the bureaucracies charged with keeping the lights on in...
Regal Assets, a somewhat prominent gold and silver dealer in southern California, is in serious trouble based on news released last week. Tyler Gallagher, the firm's high-flying owner, has reportedly vanished... perhaps to avoid arrest and...