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Fed Incapable of Predicting Recessions

A MarketWatch commentary has analyzed the Federal Reserve’s transcripts from the 2008 recession and found that it is grossly incompetent at predicting and understanding recessions. There doesn’t seem to be any good reasons to expect that the Fed has improved its market diagnostic skills. What does that mean for investors today? Don’t trust the official […]

Silver Tech News from the Silver Institute

The Silver Institute has released its February Silver News, jam-packed with stories on the latest developments in silver technology. This issue includes an interview with an industry insider about the recent American Eagle coin shortage, as well as articles about silver in hard drives, spark plugs, and the Gorilla Glass used on smartphones.

New Poll: Americans Know They’re Screwed

A new poll by McClatchy-Marist reveals that Americans are increasingly aware of the inequality of the US economic system. Further, they don’t think it’s getting any better. They expect the next generation to be worse off than they are, and the majority doesn’t think the government’s policies are helping.

Central Banks Are in Deep $@#%

Famed economist Marc Faber gave an interview to The Australian Financial Review and had no compunctions about tearing into the horrible policies of central banks around the world. Like Peter Schiff, Faber doesn’t see any real tightening happening in the near future.

Now Is the Time to Buy Gold

By Bud Conrad of Casey Research Gold has been in a downturn for more than two years now, resulting in the lowest investor sentiment in a long while. Hardcore goldbugs find no explanation in the big-picture financial numbers of government deficits and money creation, which should be supportive to gold. I have an explanation for […]

Recovery? Not for the Majority of Americans…

It’s mainstream now. The US economic recovery is a sham, especially when it comes to the plight of the middle class. A new piece at CNNMoney reviews the major economic metrics that are not nearly as positive as they would be if we were experiencing a real recovery. These include the weak job market, underperforming […]

Gold Coin Shortages & Rationing To Come?

Bron Suchecki, the Depository Administrator of the Perth Mint in Australia, has posted some interesting and alarming insights into the looming supply restraints on gold coins. If popular demand picks back up in the coming year, it could easily force mints to ration their supplies and send premiums surging.

Massive Dollar Sell-Off in 2014 (Video)

John Williams of Shadowstats.com appeared on USAWatchdog.com earlier this week to give his financial outlook for the US economy in 2014, and it wasn’t bright. We have all sorts of things coming together that will give us a confluence of economic, political, and financial crises. You’ll see early on a crisis in the dollar, which […]

You Don’t Need to Be a Goldbug to Believe in Gold (Video)

Jim Rickards is on a roll this week, with another interview on Bloomberg TV in which he tells some skeptical hosts that the Fed’s policies are a disaster and that the stock market is a bubble. He also stuck by his commitment to long-term gold, insisting that he’s bullish on it because of his fundamental […]

Bah, Goldbug!

By Laurynas Vegys from Casey Research It’s been one of the worst years for gold in a generation. A flood of outflows from gold ETFs, endless tax increases on gold imports in India, and the mirage (albeit a convincing one in the eyes of many) of a supposedly improving economy in the US have all […]