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Republicans may talk a good game about being more fiscally responsible. But the four biggest components of the federal budget are politically untouchable – those being Defense, Social Security, Med...
Mike Gleason
April 17th, 2015
With all the tools at their disposal to manipulate markets, the Fed has been able to appear competent at cleaning up after financial disasters – but not actually preventing them....
Mike Gleason
April 10th, 2015
Part one of Money Metals' exclusive interview with renowned economist and financial commentator Jim Rickards....
Mike Gleason
April 3rd, 2015
The risks of a future outbreak of inflation, or a banking crisis, or both are risks that everyone should be preparing for NOW. The risks will only grow over time as the nation's fiscal gap grows....
Mike Gleason
March 27th, 2015
Recent strength in the dollar versus foreign currencies and most commodities has put downward pressure on price inflation, not to mention demand for U.S. exports. Nevertheless, the Fed wants us to bel...
Mike Gleason
March 20th, 2015
The precious metals continued their slump and gold is flirting with a 5-year low. And after making a 17% advance to start the year, silver has given back ALL of its 2015 gains over the last 6 weeks....
Mike Gleason
March 12th, 2015
Market manipulation can be ruinous if you're a short-term trader using leverage. But if you have a long-term perspective and own physical metal, then chicanery by banks, governments, and other large ...
Mike Gleason
March 6th, 2015
All eyes were on Washington this week as members of Congress battled over funding the Homeland Security Department and President Obama's executive amnesty. Congress also found time to quiz Federal Re...
Mike Gleason
February 27th, 2015
Some Fed watchers were looking for the central bank to firm its resolve to raise rates. But policymakers delivered a somewhat more dovish outlook. They cited risks to raising rates too soon amidst be...
In a report issued by J.P. Morgan, analysts noted that a total of $3.6 trillion in government bonds around the world now carry a negative yield. This is a truly an astounding statistic. And it raise...
Mike Gleason
February 13th, 2015
Economic indicators continue to come in mixed. For every "good news" report that gets released, there's another that shows things really aren't so good. As the optimists tell it, the fall in oil pri...
Mike Gleason
February 6th, 2015
The Federal Reserve has released its most recent policy statement. Many investors had expected to find hints that the Fed would delay rate hikes until the second half of the year, or perhaps wait unt...
Mike Gleason
January 30th, 2015
Goldman Sachs president and COO Gary Cohn declared, "We're in a currency war." It may not yet feel like a currency war to most Americans, but it does to anyone who had debts denominated in Swiss fran...
Mike Gleason
January 23rd, 2015
Gold prices surged Thursday on the heels of a surprise announcement from the Swiss central bank. Swiss authorities apparently decided that their policy of pegging the franc to the troubled euro was be...
Mike Gleason
January 16th, 2015
Apologists for Big Government financing insist that raising the debt ceiling is the responsible thing to do. But with the national debt now roughly equal to 100% of our Gross Domestic Product, the co...
Mike Gleason
January 9th, 2015
So what's in store for the new year? Gold and silver markets enter 2015 battered and bruised. If the U.S. dollar continues to strengthen this year, the metals could receive another beating. However,...
Mike Gleason
January 2nd, 2015
Crazy Markets, Mining Woes, Barter, and a Touch of Conspiracy!...
Mike Gleason
December 26th, 2014
On Monday, Russia's careening ruble fell nearly 20%, triggering a full-blown currency crisis. Fears of a currency collapse and runaway inflation sent Russians clearing store shelves of clothes, toaste...
Mike Gleason
December 19th, 2014
Disturbing new information about just how far our nation has strayed from the Founding Fathers' ideals when comes to sound money – with devastating effects on our freedoms and the economy....
Mike Gleason
December 12th, 2014
Amplifying market volatility can be profitable for those who are highly skilled at short-term trading. But most people who try to trade will be wiped out....
Mike Gleason
December 5th, 2014
