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Not too long ago, I got a call from some guy that claimed he was from the IRS. You’ve probably gotten one of these calls yourself. You pick up the phone and a guy with a thick Indian accent tells you that you are being investigated for tax fraud. Sometimes they try to scare you […]
The bulls are running down Wall Street, but are bears lurking just around the corner? The mainstream doesn’t think so, but Peter Schiff does. The Dow Jones climbed nearly 400 points Thursday after the Chinese announced a willingness to resume trade talks with the United States. No agenda was set, but the mere prospect of […]
Turkey has been in the headlines over the last few weeks as a currency crisis has rocked that country. But as Peter Schiff pointed out in his most recent podcast, all of the things commentators are frying Turkey over are happening in the US as well. All of the criticism that is being leveled against […]
We have declared 2017 as the “Year of the Bubbles.” We’ve reported on the stock market bubble. We’ve reported on the student loan bubble. We’ve reported on the auto bubble. We even told you about a shoe bubble. And then there is the mother of all bubbles – the debt bubble. All of these bubbles are still floating […]
We continue to see amazing new technical applications for gold. Now scientists have used the yellow metal to develop thermal camouflage that can make a person invisible to night vision cameras.
You’ve probably heard about economic troubles in Turkey. But what’s really going on and what caused it? In simplest terms, Turkey is in the midst of a currency crisis. The value of the lira has dropped to record lows. Year-to-date, the Turkish currency has fallen 45% against the US dollar. The official inflation rate is […]
While mainstream pundits and talking heads cluck about great jobs number and amazing economic growth, by and large, they completely ignore the fact that the entire economy is built on giant piles of debt. In our Friday Gold Wrap podcast last week, Mike Maharrey talked about the fact that the economy is drowning in debt, focusing […]
Gold imports into India jumped for the first time in seven months in July as jewelers replenished stocks. Indian gold purchases surged 44.2% year-on-year to 75 tons. India ranks as the number two consumer of gold in the world. According to a Reuters report, increased demand, “could support global prices,” which are struggling to hold ground in […]
Does gold still matter? A lot of people dismiss gold and precious metals as irrelevant to the world monetary system. But how can money be irrelevant? Liechtenstein-based Incrementum AG managing partner Ronald-Peter Stöferle joined Mises Institute president Jeff Deist to talk about all things gold, including why it is still money and an important part of […]
