Silver Prices and the Russian Connection

Silver Prices and the Russian Connection by Gary Christenson Silver almost reached $50.00 in April 2011. It crashed to a low under $14 in December 2015, and currently sits at…

Gold and Silver… The Golden Lye

Gold and Silver… The Golden Lye by Michael Noonan Lye [noun]—A strongly alkaline solution, esp. of potassium hydroxide, used for washing or cleansing. There has been an ongoing cleansing in…

The Soon to Erupt Euro Experiment

The Soon to Erupt Euro Experiment by Gordon T. Long  It was clear that an EU monetary union would require a political union to centralize decisions about tax and public…

Silver Prices and Interest Rates

Silver Prices and Interest Rates by Gary Christenson A chart of annual silver prices since 1913 shows clearly that the trend is upward, and will continue as long as debt…

Italian Referendum: Gold Confounds—Again

Italian Referendum: Gold Confounds—Again by Lawrie Williams Recent events (the Austrian vote, the Italian referendum) that could have boosted the gold price have had the opposite effect. As with the Brexit…

The Equation That Explains it All

The Equation That Explains it All by Mark St. Cyr Imagine you have just woken up from 2010 and been informed of the current state of global political affairs and…

President Trump’s Immediate Emergency

President Trump’s Immediate Emergency by David Jensen When Donald Trump is inaugurated, he will immediately face an emergency that will potentially be the greatest crisis of his presidency. It involves…

Now it Begins to Unravel

Now it Begins to Unravel by Wolf Richter Debt is good; more debt is better. Debt must always grow, and for that purpose, the Fed has manipulated interest rates to…