By: Justin Murray Given the nature of the modern global economic system, it is only natural to focus on the role of government-created money and central banks when discussing recessions and the ever-expanding credit structure. However, it is important to remember that theoretically, booms and busts and other downturns are not impossible in a truly free market […]
Archives for September 2019
Ron Paul: ‘We’re in the biggest bond bubble in history – and it’s going to burst’
Is this the biggest bond bubble we have ever seen? Consider this telling statistic: Approximately $17 trillion worth of bonds, or one-third of the market, are in subzero interest rates. Not only that, more countries are slowly selling ultra-long bonds, which have maturity rates of 50 and 100 years. That is terrifying. But former Rep. […]
WATCH: Media, Democrats promised not to take away your guns – then Beto happened
Well, that was fast. After all that talk by the Democrats and the mainstream media that nobody was going to take away your firearms, former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) promised during the last Democratic debate that the federal government will confiscate your AR-15s and AK-47s. Yikes. But it’s OK because ostensibly Washington is acting in […]
CURRENCY WAR: The Race to Depreciate Fiat Currencies Is Accelerating
By: Mike Gleason Metals investors are anxiously awaiting the market’s reaction to next week’s Fed meeting. We may see players in the futures markets move to smash gold and silver prices down to lower support zones in the trading around the Fed’s decision. But flushing out some more speculative longs and late comers with weak […]
STUDY: More Americans think president controls economy more than Federal Reserve
It turns out that the American think the president is most responsible for the economy, even more than the Federal Reserve, says a new study. According to a Bloomberg survey, conducted with YouGov, more than one-quarter (28 percent) of U.S. adults think the president is most responsible for the economy. This is followed by Congress […]