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March 6, 2024 Original Analysis

Ron Paul: Fed’s “Dollar Destruction” and Moral Crisis

Ron Paul’s recent op-ed from the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity, reprinted in the Orange County Register, breaks down the profound damage caused by central bank money printing: it pits savers against speculators, encouraging consumers to use debt to fund basic needs since their savings are constantly evaporating due to monetary debasement.

October 29, 2019 Videos

Ron Paul: Foreign Central Banks Going for Gold

Foreign central banks have been stocking up on gold for months. According to the World Gold Council, a dozen central banks have increased their gold reserves by at least 1 ton through the first eight months of 2019. This continues a trend we saw through 2018. In total, the world’s central banks accumulated 651.5 tons […]

February 5, 2019 Key Gold Headlines

Several States Considering Bills to Repeal Taxes on Gold and Silver

Several state legislatures are considering bills that would repeal taxes on the sale of gold and silver. Fundamentally,  gold and silver are money. But most governments treat precious metals as a commodity. They don’t accept it as payment. Worse than that, they tax it. Think about the absurdity of this policy.

1040 tax form and someone using a calculator
November 21, 2018 Key Gold Headlines

About Those Tax Cut Savings…

Your Trump tax cut isn’t going to be quite as big as you might have thought. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, a new inflation measurement included in the GOP plan and recently implemented by the IRS will cut into your tax cut savings in 2019. Ron Paul warned you about this […]

October 10, 2018 Videos

Ron Paul: We Have the Biggest Bubble in the History of Mankind.

The mainstream is giddy about the “booming economy.” We have rising stock markets, continued job creation and solid GDP growth. But Ron Paul recently appeared on CNBC Futures Now and threw a big bucket of cold water on the mainstream narrative. He said we are barreling toward a recession. 

July 2, 2018 Guest Commentaries

Ron Paul Makes the Case for Gold

Earlier this month, Peter Schiff said Federal Reserve policy is pushing us toward a no-growth, high-inflation economy. There are a number of factors in play. There are growing inflation pressures. There are record amounts of debt – both government and corporate. But behind all of these symptoms, we have a disease. Ron Paul digs down […]

April 16, 2018 Videos

Ron Paul: Everything Is Subprime Thanks to the Federal Reserve (Video)

Ron Paul talked about bubbles during his Liberty Report last week, noting our articles on the subprime auto bubble, along with housing bubble 2.0. As Ron pointed out, it’s hard to keep up with all of the distortions in the marketplace thanks to a decade of Federal Reserve easy money. How do you cover all the bubbles? […]

Fed Up Friday
March 30, 2018 Guest Commentaries

Tom Woods Ponders What’s Really Wrong with the Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates, creates money out of thin air, blows up asset bubbles and generally wreaks havoc on the economy. But some people have found an even more insidious problem with the Fed. It’s not “diverse” enough. Historian Tom Woods offered up some pretty sharp observations about this latest “outrage” in a […]

February 19, 2018 Key Gold Headlines

Ron Paul: When It Comes to Inflation the Mainstream Is All Mixed Up (Video)

Inflation came in hotter than expected at 2.1%. A CNBC report said the number “pushes the economy toward a potential danger zone for inflation.” Analysts had expected January inflation to come in at 0.3, after being up by 0.1 the previous month. Instead, the December number was revised up to 0.2 and January came in at 0.5. […]

January 23, 2018 Key Gold Headlines

State Efforts to Facilitate Ownership of Gold and Silver Ramp Back Up in 2018

Many state legislatures kick off their 2018 sessions this month and that means continuing efforts to facilitate gold and silver ownership at the state level. Bills introduced in Tennessee and Alabama would repeal state sales taxes on the sale of gold and silver bullion, and an Arizona bill would build on a foundation set last year […]

December 4, 2017 Videos

Ron Paul: I Believe We Are in the Early Stages of the Third Gold Bull Market (Video)

To date, gold is up nearly 10% in 2017, but as Ron Paul pointed out in his recent Market Update video, most people aren’t paying much attention. Why not? Because a lot of other things such as the stock market and cryptocurrencies are going up faster. Nevertheless, Paul thinks there are good reasons to believe […]