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West Virginia Legislature Approves Measure to Repeal Sales Tax on Gold and Silver Bullion

The West Virginia legislature has approved a bill that would take an important first step towards treating gold and silver like money instead of a commodity by repealing sales and use taxes on bullion.

Consumer Debt Breaks Yet Another Record in January

Total consumer debt broke another record in January, according to the latest report by the Federal Reserve. Borrowing increased by $17.05 billion in the first month of 2019. The increase pushed overall consumer borrowing to a new $4.03 trillion record. That compares with $3.84 trillion in January 2018. That represents a 5.1% annual increase.

China Increases Official Gold Reserves for Third Straight Month as Anti-Dollar Push Continues

China added to its official gold reserves for the third straight month in February as the country continues efforts to minimize its exposure to the US dollar. The People’s Bank of China added 10 tons of gold to its horde last month. It has accumulated an additional 32 tons of the yellow metal since the […]

Powell Pause for the Masses: Fed Chair Talks to 60 Minutes

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took his dovish message to the masses during a recent 60 Minutes interview. Powell continued to talk about “patience” and reiterated that the Fed “does not feel any hurry” to push rates any higher. He also said the interest rate is “roughly neutral” at this point, calling the current 2.25-2.5% […]

Modern Monetary Theory and the Green New Deal: A Match Made in Hell?

How will America pay for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal? After all, as Peter Schiff said a few weeks ago, you can’t print wealth. But there is a growing number of people who seem to believe you actually can – at least indirectly. And they have an economic theory they claim backs them up. It’s […]

What Would You Do If You Couldn’t Get Money Out of Your Bank Account?

What would you do if the bank suddenly froze your account and you couldn’t access any of your money? Perhaps this sounds a little farfetched, but it certainly isn’t unprecedented. In fact, Chinese customers of some Spanish banks recently faced this exact scenario.

The Fed Is Already Talking About Increasing Its Balance Sheet Again

All of a sudden, the Federal Reserve is considering increasing its balance sheet again. Remember back in September? QE was on “autopilot.” Then we got the “Powell Pause” and suddenly, the talk was that balance sheet reduction could be winding down. Powell confirmed that was the case just a couple of weeks ago when he […]

Silver News: Market Trends in 2019 Show Positive Signs

Despite lackluster price performance last year, trends are looking positive for silver investors in 2019. The Silver Institute highlighted increasingly supportive sentiment in the silver market along with a number of technological innovations utilizing the white metal in the latest edition of Silver News.

Romania Considering Plan to Bring Its Gold Reserves Home

Romania may bring most of its gold home. Romania’s ruling party chief has submitted a bill that would require the country’s central bank to keep 95% of its gold within the borders of the country. Currently, about 60% of Romania’s 103.7 tons of gold is stored at the Bank of England.

Powell Put Confirmed: Balance Sheet Reduction Will End This Year

After weeks of hinting, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell confirmed that the central bank will end its balance sheet reduction program this year. This just five months after insisting quantitative tightening was on “autopilot.” “We’ve worked out, I think, the framework of a plan that we hope to be able to announce soon that will […]