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The Trump 100: His first 100 days as president
April 21, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Day 91: Trump Attempts Health Care Compromise

As Trump’s 100-day mark quickly approaches, the president aims his scorn at Canada’s trade policies while House Republicans got to work trying to amend and pass another health care bill.

highway with cooled lava flows covering it
April 20, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Tom Woods and Gene Epstein Discuss US Debt (aka: Our Fiscal Road to Hell)

Earlier this month, the Congressional Budget Office released a 55-page report on the long-term US budget outlook. Basically, it concluded what we already know: the US government is on a fiscal road to hell.

young man laying on couch in the middle of the day
April 20, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Failure to Launch: Millennials Struggling with Adulthood

A new census report painted a rather grim picture of millennials as they make their transition into adulthood. You might call it a failure to launch. American 20-something-year-olds  face low wages and high debt levels, and many are struggling to make it on their own.

many windmills seen with the sun behind them.
April 19, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Gold is the New Green

Gold is an investment as well as money, but gold is also increasingly in demand for environmental and energy production applications. In 2011, new catalytic converter technology utilizing gold was introduced to the market. Catalytic converters remove pollutants from automobile exhaust. They are made from a heat resistant substrate, with a large internal honeycomb structure covered […]

couple writing a check to pay their taxes
April 19, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

The Tax-Man Cometh

With April 15 falling on Easter weekend this year, tax day in the United States was moved to April 18. Although Americans got a few days reprieve, the tax-man inevitably made his annual appearance, and we are all poorer for it.

a check engine light is on
April 18, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

The Auto Industry’s Check Engine Light Is On

Hey, auto industry. Your check engine light is on! A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the strained retail bubble. But that’s not the only balloon that Fed has managed to inflate with almost a decade of easy money. For the last several years, the auto loan market has ballooned to record levels – nearly […]

a red radar screen
April 18, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Wars and Rumors of Wars

The world is nervous. With the recent US missile strike in Syria and escalating tensions in North Korea, people have turned their thoughts to war. Google searches for “world war 3” have hit all-time highs according to info available on Google Trends. Related searches such as “Trump war,” “Syria war,” and “nuclear war” are also trending […]

Green ATM sign
April 17, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Cash Crisis in India, ATMs Running Dry

Indians are facing a major shortage of cash, with as many as 90% of ATMs in some regions of the country running completely out of currency. The cash crisis stems from a policy of demonetization the Indian government launched over five months ago. On Nov. 8, the Indian government declared that 1,000 and 500 rupee notes would […]

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April 17, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Two Teens Charged in Craigslist Gold Scam

Two 17-year-old high school students allegedly raked in nearly $60,000 selling fake gold bars on Craigslist, underscoring the importance of buying gold and silver from a reputable dealer.

cash being dropped into a tank full of water
April 14, 2017 Key Gold Headlines

Putting a Damper on the Dollar

President Donald Trump put a damper on the dollar earlier this week when he claimed, in a Wall Street Journal interview, it was “getting too strong.” “I think our dollar is getting too strong, and partially that’s my fault because people have confidence in me. But that’s hurting — that will hurt ultimately … It’s […]