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Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow Slashes Q3 GDP Forecast in Half

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow estimate released today reveals a terrible early forecast for third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth. It’s especially bad when compared to Wall Street expectations. The GDPNow model puts Q3 2015 GDP growth at 0.9% – that’s a 50% drop from just three days ago. The Atlanta Fed […]

Physical Silver Demand Exploding: US Mint Sales Hit New Record

The demand for physical silver is absolutely through the roof. The mainstream media has finally caught up with a story we began reporting on back in July. Yesterday, Reuters reported booming worldwide demand for silver coins: The global silver-coin market is in the grips of an unprecedented supply squeeze, forcing some mints to ration sales […]

News Flash: Record Shanghai Gold Withdrawals as Chinese Demand Increases

Investors have withdrawn a record amount of gold from the Shanghai Gold Exchange over the past year, signaling a steady increase in demand in the world’s largest gold consuming country. Bloomberg reported the most recent numbers: Withdrawals jumped 37% to 1,891.9 metric tons through Sept. 18 from 1,380.9 tons a year earlier, according to data on the […]

News Beyond the News: Consumer Data Not as Rosy as Advertised

Every week, various government agencies trot out economic facts and figures, and every week, the media breathlessly reports the “good news.” Here is some of the news beyond the news reported by the mainstream media over the last week. As USA Today reported, consumer spending and personal income rose last month. But while Commerce Department […]

Gold & Silver Barter: All You Need to Know

Physical silver and gold isn’t just for preserving your savings. It’s also the world’s oldest form of money. You can bypass the Federal Reserve’s worthless paper dollars by spending precious metals with friends, neighbors, and businesses which accept sound money. We’ve created a brand new Barter Metals page with all of the information you need […]

National Coins Coming to Gold-Hungry India

India will soon have its own national gold coins. Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation (MMTC) will manufacture and market the gold coins, set for release in October. According to the Times of India, MMTC managing director Ved Prakash said the company plans to produce two gold coins, one weighing 5 grams and the other 10. […]

Gold Scarcity in Perspective as “Peak Gold” Looms

Of course, gold’s value lies in its scarcity. But just how scarce is it, really? We all have a vague idea, but you will probably still find the reality quite shocking. A series of 12 stunning visualizations of gold published by Visual Capitalists puts the rarity of gold into vivid perspective. Demonocracy.info put together this […]

UBS Says It’s Time to ‘Warm Up’ to Gold

For months, Peter Schiff has argued that the Federal Reserve cannot and will not raise the interest rate. Most recently, Peter told CNBC Asia the Fed is pulling a “long con” on the global markets when it comes to its monetary policy. The Fed wants people to believe that a rate hike is coming, but […]

Want Stable Purchasing Power? Buy Gold and Silver

Gold represents stability. Buying gold makes a lot of sense as historically, gold holds its value. It also maintains a relatively constant level of purchasing power, especially when compared to the US dollar. In 1976, University of California Professor Roy Jastram completed a long-term analysis of gold’s purchasing power stretching all the way back to 1560 […]

Silver Is Significantly Undervalued – A Terrific Buy (Video)

Todd “Bubba” Horwitz explained to Kitco the fundamental reasons for buying gold and silver right now. He agrees fully with Peter Schiff that the Fed won’t raise rates anytime soon: