Adapting to Higher Yields
July 24, 2026
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“No Thanks” to Uncle Sam’s Debt Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, recently said he wouldn’t buy long-term U.S. Treasuries. His rationale is simple, he
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Banking On Magic
June 26, 2026
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“‘I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.” –
The Brutal Truth About the Upcoming Stagflationary Simmer
June 5, 2026
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Stocks Boom, Workers Bleed Major U.S. stock market indexes continue to float along at or near all-time highs. The ride’s been both fun and exhilarating.
State Sponsored Suicide
May 22, 2026
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“A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” – Will and Ariel Durant, The Story of Civilization Enemy
Why Gold Is Dipping While the Market Panics for Cash
March 20, 2026
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Legacy of Debt Day after day decisions pile up. Some good. Some bad. Good decisions generally bring wealth, prosperity, satisfaction, and freedom. Bad decisions generally
How to Trade the Warsh Doctrine
February 6, 2026
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Over the last week, the precious metals market went through a meat grinder. Gold and silver went from moon shot to abrupt crash and back
Countdown to May Madness
January 16, 2026
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“Tis in vain therefore to go about effectually to reduce the price of Interest by a Law; and you may as rationally hope to set
Is the End of QT a Green Light for an Asset Rally?
December 5, 2025
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Half Measures On Monday, December 1, the Federal Reserve terminated Quantitative Tightening (QT). The job wasn’t even halfway done. From our experience, half measures avail
Waiting for a Punchline that Never Comes
November 7, 2025
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“When you masturbate with the hand of fate expect the worst because life is a JOKE!” – Charlie Vurmin (Artwork by Charlie Vurmin. Source: Institute
Dollar Debasement as Permanent Policy
October 24, 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell recently stated quantitative tightening is about to end. What’s more, this will happen well before the Fed’s balance sheet ever gets
The Unvirtuous Cycle of Rate Cuts
September 12, 2025
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President Trump wants rate cuts. Stock market investors do too. As do home buyers. Their reasons are slightly different. But they all generally believe rate
Adam Hamilton: Gold Miners’ Fat Profits
October 22, 2023
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Guest post from Adam Hamilton at ZealLLC: The major gold miners’ soon-to-be-reported Q3 profits are poised to skyrocket. Gold stocks’ imminent earnings season detailing last
Charles Hugh Smith: Our Mutually Reinforcing Crises: Not All Polycrises Are Equal
October 20, 2023
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Guest post from Charles Hugh Smith from oftwominds.com: That’s the difficulty with nonlinear, mutually reinforcing crises: our over-confidence, hubris and refusal to consider sacrifices will
How Long Before the Bank of America Breaks?
October 17, 2023
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Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: Banks are quite different entities than your average mom and pop shop still running off cost accounting. They
Bob Moriarty: We Are Entering A Period Of Massive Instability
October 17, 2023
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Guest post from Goldfinger at EnergyandGold.com: On Friday, precious metals staged a rally that stands out as one of the biggest and most impressive single-day