There are many excuses often used to explain inflation. However, the fact is that there is no such thing as “cost push inflation” or “commodity inflation.” Inflation is not an increase in prices, it is the […]
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Silicon Valley Bank and the Failure of Fractional Reserve Banking
With the apparent failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) potentially causing a crisis in the American and even the global financial system, we will be treated to all manner of explanations, very few of which […]
How A Country Loses Its Currency Reserve Status
The U.S. dollar enjoys the world reserve currency status due to numerous factors. Legal and investor security, an open and transparent market, as well as independent institutions with checks and balances that limit political power […]
Gold Up 18% in Three Months – Will It Continue?
This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Nobody seems to agree on where gold is going, LBMA’s data on precious metals averages […]
What a Latin American single currency could mean for the US dollar
The two biggest South American economies, Brazil and Argentina, have recently unveiled plans to create a common currency, sparking speculation about a new global monetary union. RT looks at what the real plan is all […]
Six on-chain metrics suggesting Bitcoin is a ‘generational buying opportunity’
Several on-chain metrics from the Bitcoin BTC$23,080 network are flashing buy signals following this year’s rally. Bitcoin has broken out of its torpor to notch up a 37% gain since the beginning of 2023. However, on-chain […]
Central Banks Turn to Gold as Losses Mount
In 2022, central banks will have purchased the largest amount of gold in recent history. According to the World Gold Council, central bank purchases of gold have reached a level not seen since 1967. The […]
A $100 Trillion Market Ripe for Disruption
A common question is, why not just invest in Bitcoin instead of El Salvador’s Volcano Bonds? But that’s the wrong question because they are different assets with different risk/reward profiles that serve different purposes. Bitcoin […]
CBDC: How Covid Became the Path to Global Financial Surveillance
It’s seemed evident for a while that the current fiat monetary system is, at best, unstable. At worst, it’s a Ponzi scheme whose time has expired. If that’s the case, I suspect the central bankers […]
How Easy Money Fueled the FTX Crypto Collapse
The collapse of the crypto exchange FTX may prove to be a canary in the coal mine of the easy-money-fueled crypto bubbles. FTX’s collapse has exposed just how little due diligence is actually taking place […]