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Jim Rickards: The Fed Is Just Wrong About Recovery (Audio)

Enjoy this excellent audio interview with Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars, on the Korelin Economics Report. Rickards dissects the Fed’s forecasting record and explains why quantitative easing is destroying the economy. “The Fed’s forecasting record has been abysmal. The Fed has been wrong four out of the last four years in terms of their […]

Bernanke Admits To Congress: We Are Printing Money, Just ‘Not Literally’

Forbes published an excellent summary of Ben Bernanke’s congressional testimony this week, highlighting the Fed Chairman’s ridiculous flip-flopping as he answered questions with whatever story suited his needs – one minute the economy is recovering, the next it isn’t doing so hot. “In his semi-annual testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services, Fed Chairman […]

Jim Rickards: Your Personal Gold Standard

Jim Rickards, author of Currency Wars, published an interesting article over at The Daily Reckoning about why you don’t need to wait for central banks to adopt a gold standard before adopting your own. “There isn’t a central bank in the world that wants to go back to a gold standard. But that’s not the […]

Phony Government Statistics and Gold’s Role in the Coming Crisis

John Williams, founder of ShadowStats.com, published an excellent commentary with Casey Research last week. Williams compares his truthful, adjusted economic data with the nominal data that the US government points to as signs of recovery. He paints a very clear picture of how close we are to another dramatic economic crisis and emphasizes the importance […]

The Silver Institute’s June Silver News

Stay up-to-date on the latest advances in the silver industry with The Silver Institute’s bi-monthly Silver News. The latest issue, released this week, includes some fascinating articles on the new uses of the anti-bacterial properties of silver.

Is Gold Really Worth $40,000 Per Ounce?

In a new commentary on Forbes, Todd Ganos steps back and looks at gold’s recent volatility through the lens of the yellow metal’s traditional role: gold as stable, incorruptible money. “Recently, there has been quite a bit of volatility in the dollar price of gold.  It certainly can’t be that the fundamental value of the […]

Indians Keep Buying Gold in Off Season

Indians aren’t deterred by a slump in the gold price. Even in their gold “off season,” Indian jewelry and gold stores continue to sell the yellow metal unabated.

Redistribution Woes

Looks like this leprechaun only had fiat cash – real gold and silver can’t be redistributed. TGIF! Get Peter Schiff’s latest gold market analysis – click here – for a free subscription to his exclusive weekly email updates. Interested in learning more about physical gold and silver? Call 1-888-GOLD-160 and speak with a Precious Metals […]

Don’t Fall for Fool’s Gold

A little humor to brighten up your Friday. Get Peter Schiff’s latest gold market analysis – click here – for a free subscription to his exclusive weekly email updates. Interested in learning more about physical gold and silver? Call 1-888-GOLD-160 and speak with a Precious Metals Specialist today!

Jim Rickards: Currency War Simulation (Video)

Enjoy this fascinating video in which Jim Rickards narrates a possible storyline of an international currency war crisis. Take note of how important a role gold plays in the escalation of economic hostilities and ask yourself if you’d rather be stuck owning precious metals or fiat currency. Follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date on […]