King Dollar Drifting at the Edge of De-Dollarization Road – Part 2
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...
Gold and Silver Outlook for Spring 2023 – Technical Analysis
The Fed’s March 22 FOMC monetary policy decision hiked interest rates another .25 basis points to save face with its inflation battle, amid a sudden and ongoing banking crisis (Part 1 Twitter thread, and 2 ‘s thread) as a de-dollarization (thread) of the dollar’s...
Taper Caper Realized Amidst Silicon Valley Bank Implosion – Part 2
The banking crisis is shifting rapidly and it’s fluid due to the complex and interconnected global financial system. This update will likely outdate itself by this weekend or next week as the drama unfolds. I began this series by penning a summary of what occurred...
King Dollar Drifting at the Edge of De-Dollarization Road
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...