Category Archives: The Mine or the Shaft

On September 1, 1575, a royal courier from King Philip II of Spain arrived to the banking house of Niccolò de Grimaldi in Genoa. The Grimaldi bank had loaned Philip quite a sum of money, and the Italian bankers already … Continue reading →

92 Percent Of Employed Americans Have Cut Back On Spending As The Standard Of Living In The U.S. Crumbles The headline of this article is not a misprint. The reason why “affordability” has become the number one issue for U.S. … Continue reading →

Hi Ho Silver Away! Silver Breaks $80 as Poor Man’s Gold Explodes While financial headlines often fixate on the steady march of gold or the daily volatility of the tech sector, another asset has quietly exploded in value. Silver, often … Continue reading →

It’s rather difficult to write about poverty and America’s welfare and the dynamics behind it all, since it truly isn’t simply as black and white as so many might wish for everybody to see it. Today, here in America, one … Continue reading →

Copper’s Deficit Will Not Be The Only One, Study Shows The global energy transition is running into supply constraints, and copper sits at the center of that problem. The latest research from BloombergNEF shows that the orange metal is facing … Continue reading →

The Economy Isn’t Booming or Crashing; It’s Doing Something Stranger The United States is living through an economy that defies the usual labels. Growth is neither roaring ahead nor collapsing, yet households and investors are wrestling with a mix of … Continue reading →

People can’t afford life anymore. Americans are feeling the full impact of the cost of living crisis as inflation, rising groceries, soaring rent, and record energy prices make daily life increasingly unaffordable. Families across America are struggling to keep up … Continue reading →

Gold’s Rally to $5,000 in 2026 Will Outperform U.S. Dollar and Bonds Gold will continue to outperform U.S. bonds and the greenback through 2026, which is why one major bank is maintaining its maximum allocation and recommends that investors buy … Continue reading →

America’s jobs market is stuck in neutral. US employers announced far fewer cuts in November as companies tried to navigate a messy economic backdrop — tariffs, softer demand, and vibes-based uncertainty. Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported on Thursday that planned … Continue reading →

Americans the general sense of where the real American economy lies and the dynamics that suggest no matter how much the Trump administration or any successive administration props it up, an accounting is coming, and it most likely means the … Continue reading →