By Chris Vermeulen.   Despite the expectations of a rate hike by the FED, in December of 2016, silver has remained close to its’ highs (as shown in the chart below).  After a stellar run, the “white metal” is consolidating near [...]

     By Donna Welles.   (1) Hugo Chavez has been succeeded by Nikolas Maduro. Hugo Chavez had a public mandate and an organic constituency. Nikolas Maduro worked for Hugo Chavez and then Hugo Chavez died suddenly in 2013. I view Maduro [...]

By Jeff Berwick .   The US government, bankrupt yet again after another disastrous war of aggression, had its back pushed to the wall in 1971. Up until that point, foreign central banks could redeem US dollars directly with the US Treasury [...]

By Otaviano Canuto.   The Chinese economy is rebalancing while softening its growth pace. China’s spillovers on the global economy have operated through trade, commodity prices, and financial channels. The global reach of the effects [...]

By Steve H. Hanke.   At present, the countries with the highest annual inflation rates are Nigeria at 78.3 percent, Syria at 76.4 percent, Egypt at 56.2 percent, and Venezuela at 47.8 percent1. This is a dramatic change from a year ago, [...]

By Jeff Berwick.     We don’t know if the internet is just enabling us to hear things we previously didn’t hear… or if this is the most predicted stock-market crash in history! It seems barely a day goes by now where someone [...]

By Chris Vermeulen.   My analysis indicates that gold will be implemented in order to protect ‘global purchasing power’ and to minimize losses during our upcoming periods of ‘market shock’. It serves as a high-quality, [...]

By Nadeem Wayalat.   The Bank of England slashing UK interest rate from 0.5% to 0.25% in a panic to save its always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy bankster brethren from going bust again and to monetize government debt by means of [...]

By Jeff Berwick.   We are at an incredible moment in history. US stock markets are at nominal all-time highs. Government bonds are at or near all-time highs. Yet, central banks worldwide sit at 0% interest rates or less because things [...]

By Otaviano Canuto.   While pro-cyclical fiscal policies – ie. expansionary fiscal policies in booms and contractionary fiscal stances in downturns – remain a common feature among developing countries, some countries have [...]

By Chris Vermeulen.   The Gallup Poll has released an Economic Confidence Index which reflects the sentiment of Americans, as it pertains to the economy. As the stock market makes new record highs and the housing “bubble” [...]

By Jeff Berwick.   We’re keeping track of Venezuela and have written about its deepening disaster numerous times, including  HERE. In fact, I personally visited a few months ago to see the disaster with my own eyes. Every time [...]

By Steve Hanke.   Only 17 percent of Italy’s money supply (M3) is accounted for by State money produced by the European Central Bank (ECB). The remaining 87 percent is Bank money produced by commercial banks through deposit creation. [...]

By Robert Slayton.       There is considerable discussion of outsourcing American jobs to foreign countries, especially Asian nations like China and India, as well as to Mexico. Although it has been a powerful issue for years, [...]

By Omid Shokri Kalehsar.   With its huge oil and gas reserves, Iran is currently planning to play a key role in the world energy market – and since the P5 + 1 nuclear agreement and the lifting sanctions on the Iranian energy sector, [...]

By Steve Hanke.   With the arrival of President Hugo Chávez in 1999, Venezuela embraced Chavismo, a form of Andean socialism. In 2013, Chávez met the Grim Reaper and Nicolás Maduro assumed Chávez’ mantle. Chavismo has not been [...]

  Will Brexit affect binary options? Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves throughout the world’s financial markets. The decision for Britain to exit – popularly known as ‘Brexit’ – [...]

By Claude Forthomme.     Note to our readers: This is a new kind of article, bringing you opinions and political views of influencers and politicians as events unfold. Today, we are covering Brexit, the referendum calling on [...]

    By Steve H. Hanke   With the arrival of President Hugo Chávez in 1999, Venezuela embraced Chavismo, a form of Andean socialism. In 2013, Chávez met the Grim Reaper and Nicolás Maduro assumed Chávez’ mantle. Chavismo [...]

By Nadeem Wayalat.     Whilst today’s debate centres around whether Britain will vote to LEAVE the European Union, primarily so that the UK can gain control over its borders in the wake of over 15 years of out of control EU [...]