I have seen more than my fair share of financial crises during my time in the U.S. government. I was the assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury for financial institutions during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. during the 2007-2008 financial crisis. The U.S. government resorted to deficit-financed spending […]
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The gold market continues to consolidate near its record above $2,750 an ounce. Despite the precious metal’s 33% rally so far this year, one analyst says this is still the calm before the storm, and now is the time for investors to be overweight in commodities, specifically gold. In a recent interview with Kitco News,
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That’s because $7.6 trillion of US government debt is held by foreign entities in countries like Japan and China. Mounting US debt will eventually spark a “rebellion” in markets around the world, JPMorgan CEO said. “It is a cliff. We see the cliff. It’s about 10 years out. We’re going 60 miles an hour,” Dimon
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De-dollarization could lead to a vicious cycle of economic destruction, according to an Australian economic think tank. That’s because waning use of the dollar could bring on hyperinflation, researcher Michael Roach said. Hyperinflation could lead to higher interest rates, which will weigh on asset prices, according to Roach. This outlook is furthered by speculation that
The unemployment rate peaked at 14.7 percent, the highest in the post-World War II period. Inflation reached its highest rate in 40 years, prompting the Fed to raise short-term interest rates to their highest levels since 2007. Federal Reserve banks opened for business in November of 1914. Historical CPI data from MeasuringWorth show that the
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Ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the U.S. government’s top credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing an expected fiscal deterioration over the next three years as well as a high and growing general government debt burden. “In Fitch’s view, there has been a steady deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years,
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The BRICS bloc of countries are working on the creation of a new gold-backed currency that could potentially shift the global economic landscape. They seek to establish a currency partially backed by gold, challenging the US dollar’s dominance. How long this takes remains uncertain, the implications for savers and retirees in the US could be
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But experts say the new system could lay the groundwork for the infrastructure needed for a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. “This is a payment system, not a digital token or a CBDC, but it is something that can be used to facilitate the creation of a CBDC,” said Jim Bianco,
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Silver gained strong upside momentum as gold/silver ratio declined from 84 to 78.50. The Fed may soon make its last rate hike in this cycle, so demand for precious metals could grow as traders prepare for future rate cuts. A combination of positive catalysts could push silver towards the $30 level. Falling gold/silver ratio, rising
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