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Hyperinflation Is Coming, but You Still Have Time to Prepare (Video)

Gordon T. Long explained to USAWatchdog why he sees hyperinflation coming to America in the future and how investors should prepare for an escalated war on cash. While Long agrees with analysts like Peter Schiff and Marc Faber that the world is facing a debt crisis and major currency upheavals, he believes the world is […]

How Central Banks Enrich the Few and Destroy Free Markets (Audio)

Tom Woods and Mark Thornton, a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discussed the reality of financial market manipulation by central banks. This excellent, easy-to-understand conversation explains how the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies enrich Wall Street bankers while destroying the wealth of the middle and lower classes. At the same time, this financial repression undermines […]

Stocks Have Peaked; Watch the Bond Market for the Next Crisis (Video)

Greg Hunter interviewed Gregory Mannarino about the debt-based economic model of the modern financial system. Mannarino just called a top in the US stock market, days before the Dow Jones dropped into negative territory for 2015. Mannarino also believes the precious metals have touched bottom. When cash is leaving the bond market, the yields will […]

The Time Is Right: Multiple Factors Indicate Now Is the Time to Invest in Gold

When an investment columnist who makes it a point to tell you, “I am no gold bug,” writes a column entitled “Gold can glitter if stocks hit the rocks,” it should serve as a pretty good indication now may be the right time to invest in gold. Jeff Reeves writes for MarketWatch, “…given the continued […]

The New Normal Boom: US Secular Stagnation (Video)

Nobel-winning economist Robert Shiller told CNBC that he sees another big bubble forming throughout the United States. He calls this boom the “New Normal Boom” and warns that deep down, investors believe the US economy isn’t truly recovering.

Faber: Look Out for Financial Sector Crisis and QE4 (Video)

Marc Faber is one of the few investment advisors who agrees with Peter Schiff that the Federal Reserve is not going to raise interest rates in 2015. Instead, he expects the Fed to launch a new round of quantitative easing. He explained his viewpoint to CNBC earlier this week, and advised investors buy hard assets […]

The Paper Paradigm Does Not Equal Physical Reality (Video)

David Morgan from the Morgan Report explained to USAWatchdog why he believes that a shortage of physical gold and silver is inevitable. Morgan begins by giving some technical analysis of the gold and silver prices. He moves on to explain his rationale for $10,000 an ounce gold when looking at the true money supply.

The History and Future of the War on Cash (Audio)

Dr. Joseph Salerno, Academic Vice President of the Mises Institute, recently gave a speech about the ever-growing “war on cash.” For decades, governments around the world have been expanding their efforts to prevent or discourage citizens from using cash. Salerno reviewed the history of this trend from the Bank Secrecy Act in 1970 to modern-day […]

Axel Merk: Real Interest Rates Will Remain Near Zero for a Decade (Audio)

Jay Taylor spoke with Axel Merk about the gold market and mismanagement of global economies by central banks. Merk believes that the United States, Europe, and Japan cannot afford to raise real interest rates. So even if the Federal Reserve delivers a nominal interest rate hike later this year, effective real rates will remain near […]

A Recovery Without Government: The Forgotten Depression (Audio)

Mises Weekends shared James Grant’s recent speech about his new book The Forgotten Depression. Mises Institute President Jeff Deist introduced Grant: [His book] chronicles the so-called ‘forgotten depression’ of 1920 and 1921 under the then Warren G. Harding administration. The reason it’s called the forgotten depression is because it was mercifully short… The Federal government […]