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13 Week Money Supply Growth Stabilizes at 5%

Money Supply is a very important indicator. It helps show how tight or loose current monetary conditions are regardless of what the Fed is doing with interest rates. Even if the Fed is tight, if Money Supply is increasing, it has an inflationary effect. One key metric shown below is the “Wenzel” 13-week annualized money […]

The Battle Over Gold: Central Bankers Split on What It Means

Gold has had a record-breaking year, and its surging price is an indictment of the current monetary landscape in America. The public is waking up to this fact, and it continues to reveal disagreements in how central bankers think about gold. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do […]

Fed Governor Williams: “We’ll Have Inflation Under Control in 2027”

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams flew to Santiago this week to deliver a talk—fittingly titled “Navigating Unpredictable Terrain”—at the Central Bank of Chile’s centennial bash. While gold bulls were busy bidding the metal to a fresh high of $4,098 per ounce on Friday, Williams told the audience he still sees U.S. […]

Schiff on VRIC Media: Expect QE, Higher Long-Term Rates

Peter recently joined Darrell from VRIC Media to discuss a brewing contradiction in monetary policy, the political risks to Fed independence, the nonsense of tariff “dividends,” and why gold remains the only reliable monetary asset. He warns that even if the Federal Reserve cuts short-term rates, a return to quantitative easing and rising long-term rates […]

Comex Deliveries: November Shatters Records, December Looks Strong

The CME Comex is the Exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.). The data below looks at […]

Peter Schiff: Bubbles Pop Everywhere 

On Wednesday’s episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter returns to his show to walk listeners through what he sees as multiple asset bubbles and why those bubbles matter beyond headline market moves. He calls out the AI stock mania, a fragile housing market propped up by policy, and the crypto circus — all potential […]

Inflation and the Moral Decay of Civilization

With consumer sentiment abysmally low, it’s tempting to think of inflation as an exclusively economic phenomenon. When its nature as society-wide fraud is understood, however, it’s easy to see why inflation corrodes both cultural and economic institutions. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those […]

Jobs: Every Month in 2025 has Been Revised Down with Two Turning Negative

Note: This is the Jobs report for September that was released late on November 20th. There will be no October jobs report The analysis below covers the Employment picture released on the first Friday of every month. While most of the attention goes to the Headline Report, it can be helpful to look at the […]

Fed Governor Waller Calls for More Easing as Inflation Persists  

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller told the Society of Professional Economists in London Monday night that he backs another 25-basis-point cut at the December FOMC meeting, calling the move “additional insurance” against a slowing labor market. His speech, delivered barely a month after a 43-day U.S. government shutdown halted many official releases, leaned heavily on […]

Racing Toward the Monetary Cliff: How Endless Money Printing Dooms the Economy

Last week was a revealing one for the economy, with turbulence on Wall Street and abysmally low consumer sentiment data coming in Friday. These are only the most visible signs of decades of government tinkering in the economy. With central banking, regulation, and extreme taxation plaguing the economy, the only possible outcome is economic collapse. […]