The danger of eliminating cash
In the early days of central banking, one primary objective of the new system was to take ownership of the public's gold, so that in a crisi...
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China chooses her weapons
China's recent mini-devaluations had less to do with her mounting economic challenges, and more to do with a statement from the IMF on 4 Aug...
Gold – crossing the Rubicon
Gold is challenging the $1300 level for the third time this year. If it breaks upwards out of this consolidation phase convincingly, it coul...
The forthcoming global crisis
The global economy is now in an expansionary phase, with bank credit being increasingly available for non-financial borrowers. This is alway...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less sta...
Welcome to the world of ZIRP zombies
Interest rates in the US, Europe and the UK were reduced to close to zero in the wake of the Lehman crisis nearly seven years ago. Initiall...
Asian gold strategy clarifying
The Russians came up with an extraordinary statement recently, central to why Russia and China are buying gold, the importance of which was...
Gibson’s paradox: the consequences
We now have an explanation for Gibson's paradox (posted here), a puzzle that has defeated mainstream economists from Fisher to Keynes and Fr...
Why A Dollar Collapse Is Inevitable
"Naturally, the smooth termination of the gold-exchange standard, the restoration of the gold standard, and supplemental and interim me...
Time for a new gold standard for Asia
Over half the world’s population, living in the Eurasian land mass, understands that gold is money. The leaders of the Asian nations also...