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Why UBS Says You Shouldn’t Ditch Gold Even After It’s Tumble Into a Bear Market During the Iran War

UBS has a message for investors worried about gold’s tumble into a bear market: don’t ditch the precious metal now. The investment bank’s global wealth management office doubled down on its bullish stance on gold in a note published on … Continue reading

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Hickman: Jerome Powell tells Congress ~ “Good luck with that debt problem…“”

George Washington handed Alexander Hamilton an impossible task in September 1789. America owed about $75 million in debt from the Revolutionary War. Individual states had already defaulted. Foreign creditors considered the new country a total joke. And domestic bondholders at … Continue reading

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Owning a Piece of History: Why Artifacts Matter

Do historical objects matter? Are ancient artifacts anything more than old scraps of paper, moth-eaten fragments of fabric, or rusty hunks of metal? In frenetic modern life, with its emphasis on the now and the brand new, most people are … Continue reading

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U.S. Treasury Declares Insolvency with $47.8 Trillion Liabilities

The U.S. government has been declared insolvent by the Treasury Department, according to its consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025. The report shows total assets of $6.06 trillion against liabilities of $47.78 trillion as of September 30, 2025, a … Continue reading

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Gold’s Biggest Fire-Sale In 43 Years: Perception vs Opportunity

If you are new to gold, or if you are a speculator in gold (or even worse, a levered speculator in gold), you are likely asking yourselves what in the “H. E. double tooth-picks” just happened to gold? It lost … Continue reading

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The Daily Headlines! March 16, 2026:

The National Debt Isn’t $39 Trillion. One Economist Says It’s Actually $100 Trillion The U.S. national debt is nearly $39 trillion. One of the country’s top fiscal economists says the real number is closer to $100 trillion — and that … Continue reading

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No Longer Outrageous: Gold Now Has a Path to $10,000 by 2029

A few years ago, the idea of gold prices going to $10,000 was seen as ridiculous, but now it is looking like a real possibility as global debt continues to create deepening structural shifts in the geopolitical landscape, according to … Continue reading

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Garrison: President Trump Is Gonna Tariff Even Harder

By majority decision, the Supreme Court has ruled the tariffs put in place by President Trump to be unlawful. Three so-called ‘conservatives’ on the court sided with the lefty judges. Chief Justice John Roberts along with Justices Amy Coney Barrett … Continue reading

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Gold price will hit $6,200 by June: Precious, Industrial Metals Set for Further Gains as Volatility Eases

While commodity prices were volatile at the end of January, precious metals, oil, and industrial metals all posted gains for the month, and as volatility subsides, gold and other key commodities will enjoy supportive fundamentals, according to Dominic Schnider, Head … Continue reading

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Snyder ~ Breaking Point: A Million Jobs Suddenly Disappear, Foreclosures Rise 32 Percent, and Some Americans Are Now Facing $1,000 Power Bills

I feel quite exasperated right now. Everyone knows that the economic numbers that federal bureaucrats in Washington are feeding us each month are fraudulent. It has been that way for a very long time. The employment numbers are a perfect … Continue reading

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