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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
May 1, 2012
What does taking care of its shareholders special interests first have to do with the Fed’s official dual mandate: stable prices and high employment? And
what do we replace, not just the Fed with, but the entire global fiat monetary system with?
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By Ron Hera |
April 16, 2012
The history of the US dollar is closely linked to US involvement in a series of wars. The loss of value in the dollar caused by excessive expansion of the money supply, together with rising demand for raw materials, has led to permanently higher global commodity prices.
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By Adam Hamilton |
April 6, 2012
Sellers hammered gold again this week on news from the Fed. The minutes from its latest FOMC meeting convinced traders the odds for a third round of quantitative easing are waning. This was the latest in a long line of QE3 scares.
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By Mark O'Byrne |
March 1, 2012
Spot gold has risen more than 1% today after the sharp drop yesterday as Asian jewelers, traders and investors rushed to take advantage of attractive prices. Gold in Europe remains near the highs seen in Asian trade and is now trading at $ 1,718.38/oz.
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By David M.W. Evans |
January 25, 2012
We check the main predictions of the climate models against the best and latest data. Fortunately the climate models got all their major predictions wrong. Why?
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By Richard (Rick) Mills |
January 4, 2012
Since the Federal Reserve's creation in 1913 the dollar has lost more than 96% of its value. The greatest achievement of the Fed has been to transform America from being the world's foremost creditor nation to the world's largest debtor nation.
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By Roman Baudzus |
December 13, 2011
The Tanzanian government is planning to increase its license fees on the production and export of gold. Over the next 14 years the government plans to significantly increase the mining industry's contribution to the country's GDP.
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By Adam Hamilton |
December 9, 2011
The bottom line is stock technicals today are bullish. Despite incredible Europe-driven anxiety plaguing the markets in recent months, the flagship S&P 500 is still carving higher lows and higher highs.
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By Keith Slack |
October 14, 2011
If investor-state provisions can't be eliminated, then capacities of governments to negotiate better contracts with mining companies should be strengthened. Governments should include provisions that protect public health and environmental regulations.
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By J.W. Jones |
September 30, 2011
Gold bulls and inquiring minds are perplexed by last week's mayhem in the precious metals markets. In addition to gold and silver, copper prices also went into free fall last week which is an ominous sign for the broader economy in general.
