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December 30, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

The World Is Awash In Negative Yielding Debt

So far, the US has escaped negative interest rates as a matter of central bank policy. Back in May, many thought a Fed move to negative rates was a real possibility. Of course, much of the world has operated under negative rates as a matter of policy for years. The European Central Bank (ECB) launched […]

September 5, 2019 Key Gold Headlines

Greenspan: Rising Gold Price Shows Investors Want Hard Assets That Will Increase in Value

During a CNBC interview, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said gold prices are surging because investors are looking for hard assets that they know will have value in 20 or 30 years.

August 27, 2019 Interviews

David Stockman: We’re in the Mother of All Bond Bubbles

A couple of weeks ago, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell below the yield on the 2-year for the first time in 12 years. This inversion of the yield sparked recession fears in the mainstream. But in an interview with Tom Woods on Contra Krugman, former Reagan administration Office of Budget Management Director  David […]

August 19, 2019 Videos

Negative Interest Rate Absurdity and How It Screws Up the Economy (Video)

Negative-yielding debt surged to over $15 trillion earlier this month. This pile of negatively-yielding paper includes government and corporate bonds, along with some euro junk bonds. In a recent episode of the Wolf Street Report, Wolf Richter called this “NIRP absurdity.” And it could be coming to America. Negative interest rates started out as a short-term […]

August 7, 2019 Key Gold Headlines

A Race to Hell: Negatively Yielding Debt Tops $15 Trillion for First Time Ever

Negative yielding debt has exceeded $15 trillion globally for the first time ever. This pile of negatively yielding paper includes government and corporate bonds, along with some euro junk bonds. WolfStreet called it a “race to hell.”