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Day 77: Trump’s Building Bridges for Health Care

This week, Trump began a new approach to Trumpcare and hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping at a Mar-a-Lago retreat. The Fed minutes from their March meeting were also released, revealing doubts about continued surges in the economy.

Creepy IMF Paper Teaches Governments How to Wage War on Cash

There’s been another shot fired in the “war on cash.” Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a working paper offering governments suggestions on how to move toward a cashless society even in the face of strong public opposition. Over the last several years, we’ve seen a steady push to eliminate, or at least limit, […]

Gold: Reflecting the Light of the Universe

It’s important to remember gold is money, but as we focus on gold’s monetary and investment properties, it’s easy to forget the yellow metal has inherent value in and of itself with amazing practical uses. NASA is currently developing a new telescope scheduled to launch in October 2018. The power of the James Webb Space […]

Is a “Taper Tantrum” on the Horizon?

Over the last several months, analysts have focused on Federal Reserve rate hikes. The central bank nudged rates up in December, and then bumped them another .25 points in March. Many observers expect the Fed to boost rates another two – maybe even three more times in 2017. But all of this focus on interest […]

Information: As Precious as Gold

In the United States and other economically advanced countries, we tend to take information for granted. With the proliferation of smartphones and ubiquitous data networks, we literally have information at our fingertips 24/7. But in less developed countries, that’s not the case. Information is as scarce and valuable as gold. Slowly, but surely, that’s beginning […]

Turks Buying Gold, Uncertain of Their Political Future

A constitutional referendum in Turkey in mid-April could bring the most significant change to the county’s political structure since the introduction of its multiparty election system in 1945. With all of the uncertainty surrounding the vote and a shaky monetary system, Turks are starting to buy gold in large quantities. Turkish gold imports surged 17-fold to 28.2 […]

Pop Goes the Retail Bubble

That hissing sound you hear is the air coming out of the retail bubble. According to a recent CNBC report, nine retailers have already filed for bankruptcy in 2017. That equals the total number of retail bankruptcies in 2016 and puts the industry on pace for the largest number since 2009, when 18 retailers went […]

Gold: The Safe Place to Go

Gold finished the first quarter of 2017 up 8% for its best quarterly showing in a year, and Todd Colvin of Ambrosino Brothers says the yellow metal’s Q1 performance bodes well for the future. In a CNBC interview, Colvin said his focus on the macro picture makes him bullish on gold. “It’s not just US […]

Has the Bloom Dropped Off the Trump Rose?

In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, the stock market soared. Consumer’s expressed optimism about the future. There was even talk of robust economic growth. But as we’ve moved into the second quarter of 2017, there seems to be cracks forming in this rosy narrative. Despite the optimism, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s growth forecast fell […]

Day 70: Trump’s Approval Now at 35%

This week Trump’s approval rating falls to historic lows considering his term length. The downturn comes after the healthcare fail, his latest sweeping cuts to environmental protection. Trump Pivots on Healthcare Reform, Now Courting Dems and Moderates Republicans pulled the healthcare bill from the table after being unable to garner enough support to pass it. […]