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News Flash: Gold Mining CEO Predicts Shrinking Gold Supply

The CEO of one of the world’s largest gold mining companies says he expects gold supply to shrink over the next five years. Gary Goldberg heads Newmont Mining. The company operates gold mines on five continents and employees more than 16,000 people. In an interview with Mining.com, Goldberg said he sees gold supply contracting in […]

Wall Street’s Bond King Calls US Central Bank the “Zombie Fed”

Wall Street’s “bond king” said investors have lost faith in central banks, and called the Federal Reserve the “Zombie Fed.” Jeffrey Gundlach made the comments in an interview with Reuters after safe-haven German Bund yields fell below zero on for the first time and global equity markets continued a precipitous slide: Central banks are losing […]

Lowest Interest Rates in 5,000 Years and All I Got Was This Lousy Economy

Do you know the last time the world’s interest rates were this low? About 5,000 years ago. Let that sink in for a moment. Since the financial crisis in 2008, world governments have printed $12.3 trillion of money. Central banks have cut interest rates 654 times since the Lehman Brother collapse. There are nearly $10 […]

Big Investors Have a Gold Gleam in Their Eyes

A lot of big-time investors are turning bullish on gold. Last month, Stanley Druckenmiller publicly advised investors to sell US stocks and buy gold. Legendary hedge fund manager Paul Singer said “it makes sense to own gold.” Even George Soros has jumped on the gold bandwagon, recently selling stocks and buying gold. Other mainstream investors […]

We Don’t Have a Wage Problem; We Have a Money Problem

On June 7, the Washington DC Council voted to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour. DC joins New York and California, along with a number of major US cities that have made the move to boost the minimum wage over the last year. The DC Council’s vote was a major symbolic victory […]

News Flash: Gold Demand Surging in Great Britain in Advance of Brexit Vote

The British have gotten gold fever. According to a Reuters report, uncertainty surrounding the upcoming Brexit vote is driving quite a gold boom: At Sharps Pixley, a gold showroom in London’s smart Mayfair district, demand for bullion bars and coins is rising, with men and women of all ages buying up the safe-haven metal in […]

Former Bank of England Head Offers Some Good Reasons to Buy Gold

In an interview with the World Gold Council for the latest edition of Gold Investor, former Bank of England head Lord Mervyn King made the case that it’s sensible for central banks to buy and hold gold. Interestingly, the reasons he offered are good reasons for individual investors to buy gold as well. King addressed […]

A Major Red Flag in the Jobs Market Few People Are Talking About

The shockingly bad May jobs report dumped a bucket of cold water on central bankers and mainstream pundits. A June interest rate hike that was a foregone conclusion just a week ago disappeared like a teenager when it’s time to do the dishes. Suddenly, a lot of people are starting to realize the great Obama […]

Presidential Election a Sign Economy Is in a Mess

Economists say election uncertainty is subduing economic growth. But it seems more likely the horrible economy is driving this strange election cycle. For months, Peter Schiff has been saying if the US isn’t already in recession, it will be in one soon. Former Reagan Office of Management and Budget Director David Stockman recently told Neil […]

Federal Reserve Plays Jenga with US Banking System

If you’ve ever played Jenga, you know each player takes turns pulling blocks out of the core of a tower and then placing them on top. The tower gets less and less stable as the game goes on, until eventually it comes crashing down. This is kind of like what the Federal Reserve does with […]