This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group In early 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic hysteria I noted that the covid panic seemed to perfectly coincide with the Federal Reserve’s acceleration of interest rates and and asset dumping. This trend, I argued, was […]
I want to talk to you about what is happening with silver today. As you no doubt are aware, silver has gone parabolic, rising from $45 per ounce at the end of October to over $85 per ounce today. Throughout that period, the precious metal has had only two significant […]
Trump threatens the EU with more tariffs. The EU has reacted in kind. EU to Halt Trade Deal with Trump Yesterday, I commented Trump Hits European Nations With Tariffs Until Deal Reached to Buy Greenland If you need another reason IEEPA tariffs are idiocy, you have one. Here’s the full blown […]
We’re Closer Than You Think If you’ve been paying attention to the slow-motion train wreck that is modern American politics, the idea of America as an empire rather than a republic has been painfully obvious for years. For a long time, there was a concerted effort, a whole song and dance, to […]
In January 2025, silver traded as low as $30 per ounce. Yesterday – just twelve months later – it surpassed $93 recording an all-time high. This isn’t a short-lived spike driven by speculation alone – its surge follows tightening physical supply, rising industrial demand, and growing geopolitical influence over critical materials. Its late 2025 […]
The relationship between energy consumption and national wealth is one of history’s most consistent patterns. From coal-fired Britain to oil-powered America to today’s renewable energy leaders, access to abundant, affordable energy has been the foundation of economic prosperity. This correlation isn’t coincidental — it’s mechanical. Energy powers industry, transportation, communication, […]
Well, it looks like critical minerals are now worth fighting for. This week, after consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, the White House declared the critical mineral supply including silver, copper, palladium, and platinum a threat to national security. For over five decades the world has quietly known oil to […]
What we have witnessed on the streets of Minneapolis this week has been absolutely stunning. It was once such a beautiful city, but now it has been transformed into a war zone. For more than a decade, I have been relentlessly warning my readers that civil unrest would be one of the […]
“You can’t taper a Ponzi scheme.” Financial commentator Max Keiser originally said these simple yet profound words. A Ponzi scheme is an unsustainable scam that relies on a continuous influx of new money to keep it going. The scheme collapses if the flow of new money slows down or tapers. […]
The proposed billionaire tax has caussed $1 trillion in potential tax revenue to flee California. The billionaire tax would require California residents worth over $1 billion to pay a one-time 5% fee on all assets, including unrealized gains. Google co-founder Larry Page fled the state and took his $276 billion net worth […]