The Official Story About the Economy Doesn’t Add Up
By Stefan Gleason It’s official: the economy isn’t going into recession. That pronouncement comes straight from the same top Biden administration official who last year…
By Stefan Gleason It’s official: the economy isn’t going into recession. That pronouncement comes straight from the same top Biden administration official who last year…
By Stefan Gleason As Joe Biden’s presidency descends into free-fall with voters, the economy may be on the verge of collapsing in similar fashion. All…
By Stefan Gleason The U.S. economy appears headed for a hard landing. After months of ignoring the steadily growing inflation problem, the Federal Reserve is…
By Stefan Gleason The explosion in retail demand for gold has made headlines, but retail investors aren’t the only ones steadily stockpiling the yellow metal….
By Stefan Gleason Friday’s Consumer Price Index Report sent shockwaves through financial markets. The 8.6% annual reading was yet another new multi-decade high – dealing…
By Stefan Gleason Talk of “peak inflation” is helping to drive investor inflows back into stock and bond markets. As the narrative goes, inflation readings…
By Stefan Gleason Central bankers and bureaucrats are seizing on recent turmoil in cryptocurrency markets to push aggressively for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). They…
By Stefan Gleason Last Wednesday’s rate hike by the Federal Reserve failed to convince investors that the central bank can tame inflation without wrecking the…
By Stefan Gleason Last week’s release of first quarter GDP data was a disappointment, as GDP sank by 1.4%. Analyst expectations were calling for a…
By Stefan Gleason Silver prices have retreated since hitting a multi-year high in early March. While disappointing to bulls, they should find some encouragement in…
By Stefan Gleason World events are driving a volatile and potentially pivotal environment ahead for investors. Huge swings in financial markets are likely still to…
By Stefan Gleason In response to Russia’s war on Ukraine, the U.S. and G-7 countries have launched a currency war against the Kremlin. Sanctions imposed…
By Stefan Gleason The global financial system is on the brink of being thrown into chaos. The United States and Europe moved to target Russian…
By Stefan Gleason As Russia initiates military action in Ukraine, pain at the pump is about to get even worse. Fuel costs have already been…