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John blogs on Substack and is the former manager of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com. His books include The Money Bubble: What To Do Before It Pops (2014), The Collapse Of The Dollar And How to Profit From It (2008), Clean Money: Picking Winners In The Green-Tech Boom (2008) and How ...more

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Gold Continues Up Defying Conventional Behavior, In 3 Charts
Ever since Nixon took the US Dollar off the gold standard in 1971, gold has acting accordingly. There are three relationships that traders, investors, and I suppose many gurus out there have been able to rely on to predict gold’s future pricing.
It’s Beginning To Feel Like “Everything Bubble 2.0”
It feels like Everything Bubble 2.0 could be in the offing: the central banks are getting ready to cut and everybody knows it.
How Inflation Hurts Our Kids, In 5 Charts
In 1971 the US, along with most of the rest of the world, tried something new. They ditched their previously gold-backed money in favor of “fiat” currencies backed only by citizens’ trust in central banks and politicians.
How To Profit From This Decade’s Crackdown Knockout Stocks
Today, we have AI, EVs, and the Magnificent 7 swallowing up more than its fair share of the market.
Return On Chocolate: How Will Hershey’s Chocolate Company Respond To HyperInflating Cocoa Costs?
Since the Fed initiated quantitative easing in 2007, other companies felt it was safer to use debt as an instrument for the maintenance and growth of their company. Hershey’s used its own money.
This “Transitory” Moment For… Inflation And Gender Dysphoria
Powell and Yellen first declared inflation “transitory” back in 2021. So far, the annual inflation rate is still not down to 2%. Even with the Federal Fund Rate at 5.5%, the Fed is having trouble getting 3% to stick.
Recession Watch: Deficits And AI Versus The Real World
Two things are keeping the US economy afloat right now. First is massive deficit spending, as the US dumps about $2 trillion of borrowed money into the banking system each year.
Weekly Portfolio Update - Monday, February 26
Last week the Fed said some hawkish things…and stock prices spiked. Counterintuitive? Indeed.
Inequality In 9 Charts And One Amusing Image
Graphs and charts showing America’s fatal case of financial inequality have become almost a separate art form.
Mainstream Money Tiptoes Into Gold Miners
The appeal of mining stocks is that they’re “leveraged bets on the underlying commodity”. So you’d think that with gold not far from an all-time high, the big gold miners would be crushing it.
It’s Not About Inflation: We Want To Know If We Can Afford To Live
Inflation is big news in the headlines right now, but for the average Joe’s like you and I, the price is always right. We’re concerned about the price. Even when the world is shocked by annualized inflation spiking up to more than 8%…
Recession Watch: Inflation Won't Die Until The Economy Kills It
A previously obscure inflation metric called Core Services CPI shocked the world this week by rising at an annual rate of 8%. This pretty much rules out a Fed rate cut in the near term.
The Student Loan Debt Spiral Starts: Credit Card And Auto Loan Delinquencies Highest For Millennials
Generation Z hasn't had time yet to collect big-ticket-item debt, but Millennials have had both the time and the inclination.
Household Debt Tops $17.5 Trillion And Americans Are Feeling The Strain
Despite surging price inflation, “resilient” American consumers have managed to keep spending money, driving “strong” economic growth – thanks to their credit cards.
No Whispers Of Wal-Mart On Wall Street
In the early days, Wal-Mart was not even a whisper on Wall Street. In fact, investors in the company’s home State of Arkansas hardly thought to ask, “Is this something worth investing in?”
What's Cheap -- And What's Cheaper -- In 8 Charts
There aret no “strong” fiat currencies left. All are evaporating when measured against real money, just at different rates
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