Attacks on Rule of Law Point to Need for Off-Grid Money
By Clint Siegner The assault on individual rights is accelerating, and investors would be wise to think about the assets they hold in a world…
Currency
In Argentina, Organized Groups Are Looting Stores for Food as Inflation Exceeds 100%
By Fabian Ommar In the middle of August, large groups invaded and looted supermarkets and stores in the suburbs of the capital Buenos Aires and…
BRICS Invites Six Countries to Join Bloc in Major Expansion
By Dave DeCamp BRICS has invited six new members to join in the most dramatic expansion of the bloc since it was formed, South African…
Specie Money: The Forgotten Currency
By Christopher Larsen With inflation still at high levels, it is becoming overwhelmingly evident to Americans that Federal Reserve notes steadily depreciate in value as…
The Emperor Who Tried to Bring Sound Economics Back to Rome – and Paid With His Life
By Larry Reed Pertinax was a serious statesman who fought to restore sound money to Rome, but his efforts led to his assassination by Roman…
Can Gold and Silver Ever Return to Circulation?
By Clint Siegner There aren’t many bullion investors who haven’t thought about using their stash to buy groceries one day. Most of them bought metal…
Argentina Devalues Peso, Hikes Rates After Libertarian Outsider’s Shock Win In Presidential Primary
By Tyler Durden The Argentine peso, already at historic lows, puked immediately after far-right political outsider Javier Milei won the country’s primary election on Sunday….
U.S. Debt Downgrade Points to More Currency Debasement
By Mike Gleason As debt downgrade concerns push up bond yields, metals markets are facing selling pressure. Credit ratings agency Fitch this week issued a…
Will A New BRICS Currency Backed By Gold Mean The End Of Global Dominance For The U.S. Dollar?
By Michael Snyder Is the global dominance of the U.S. dollar in danger? In recent weeks, there has been lots of speculation about the introduction…
Everyone’s Talking About Currencies: 21 Points
By Charles Hugh Smith The ideal “sound money system” is one in which many currencies, both state-issued and privately issued, compete in a transparent global…
How US States Could Pave the Way for Currency Competition
By Allain L. de la Motte The US dollar has been the world reserve currency since 1944. At the Bretton Woods Conference, the dollar was…
BRICS Countries Planning New Gold-Backed Currency
By Stefan Gleason As tensions with Russia and China escalate, the so-called BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are preparing to strike…
The BRICS Dollar Debacle
By David Haggith My latest Deeper Dive dug into China’s failing commercial real-estate market, as well as other global commercial real-estate markets that are collapsing,…
Debt Ceiling Deal Keeps Dollar Locked in Devaluation Spiral
By Clint Siegner Fiscal hawks weren’t optimistic when Kevin McCarthy was elected Speaker of the U.S. House. The California Republican’s track record was dismal when…