(Peter Krauth, Money Metals News Service) The Jackson Hole Wyoming pow-wow for central bankers is behind us, and Powell didn’t disappoint markets.
He said the time has come to start lowering rates, citing a softening labor market and inflation. He thinks they can pull off a soft landing. That would...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Despite ridiculously high interest rates, Americans can’t seem to put their credit cards away.
That’s probably because their savings are gone. They have to make ends meet somehow.
After slowing for two straight months, consumer debt surged again in July, driven by an uptick in...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) ING Bank has revised its short and midterm gold price forecast higher, saying the gold rally is “just getting started.”
The Dutch financial group cites the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle, geopolitical risks, and uncertainty going into the presidential election as potential...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 proved profitable for the Taliban, according to a report by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Biden-Harris administration’s withdrawal left behind $7 billion in U.S. weapons and $57 million in currency, likely benefitting the Taliban's dealings with other terrorist regimes, according...
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) One of the best tips anyone can offer when it comes to investing in physical bullion is to choose your dealer well.
The wrong choice can mean a total loss for clients who are caught as an unreputable dealer took their money and disappeared...
(Joshua D Glawson, Money Metals News Service) Imagine a street performer standing behind a small table, moving three shells around at lightning speed, concealing a pea beneath one of them. As the audience watches closely, they try to follow the pea’s location, only to realize that no matter how...
(Headline USA) Apple's ubiquitous iPhone is about to break new ground with a shift into artificial intelligence that will do everything from smartening up its frequently dim-witted assistant Siri to creating customized emojis on the fly.
The new era will dawn Monday with the unveiling of the hotly anticipated iPhone...
(Headline USA) The impasse between DirecTV and Disney over a new carriage agreement has become more heated as it entered its second week.
DirecTV filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission on Saturday night accusing Disney of negotiating in bad faith.
Disney channels, including ESPN and ABC-owned stations in nine...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) To steal a phrase from Thomas Jefferson, the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government have buried us under a "deluge of paper money."
We deal with the consequences of this monetary malfeasance every time we go to the grocery store or the gas station....
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Federal Reserve boasts of its data dependence. But what if it’s relying on bad data?
Even worse, what if it’s plugging that bad data into a faulty model?
In July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) made massive downward revisions to the job numbers....
(Headline USA) Senate Democrats led by majority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., face a difficult dilemma as the current stopgap resolution expires and the deadline once again approaches for a new bill to fund the government.
On one hand they could allow commonsense election integrity measures of the SAVE Act---which many...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Being the most powerful individual in the world isn't as exhausting as it seems—just ask President Joe Biden.
Since taking office on Jan. 20, 2021, Biden has spent approximately 532 days on vacation---that is 40% of his time as president away from Washington.
The average American would need...