I explored the origin of the United States dollar and subsequent debasement in the first part of this series and then noted its weaponization by the Biden administration in response to the current geopolitical and financial crises that are accelerating a...
A theory backed by convincing evidence says the dollar is often called a “buck” due to merchants trading goods for deerskin in the 1740s, long before the first United States dollar was minted with the Coinage Act of 1792. The exchange rate for a cask of whiskey being...
Vladimir Putin opined a mouthful this month at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) virtual summit and the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), where he slammed the West over sanctions and called on all emerging economies to...
The geopolitical situation in the world took a turn for the worse after publishing last month’s gold and silver technical analysis on Feb. 13. I won’t rant too long tonight about “the Ukraine” (PDF file) and ongoing conflict with Russia that originates from policies...
The world has changed drastically since penning Part 1 and 2 about the Fed’s Taper Caper dilemma that’s buried deep in the mainstream financial press as a potential policy failure or another behind-the-curve monetary response by the FOMC. Policy and economic wonks...