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Will the US federal government shut down this month? It could if Congress doesn’t act before April 28. Federal government funding will run out on that date, and without a new spending bill, a partial shutdown will commence the following day. The last time this happened was 2013.

Tick … tick … tick … That sound you hear is a ticking debt bomb. According to the most recent data released by the Federal Reserve, outstanding credit card debt eclipsed the $1 trillion mark in February, increasing 6.2% from a year ago. Credit card debt now stands at the highest level since the 2008 […]

A collector of military tanks from the United Kingdom got a pretty good return on his $37,000 investment when he found gold bars worth more than $2 million dollars inside its fuel tank. Nick Mead is the owner of Tanks-A-Lot, a company that provides tanks and other armored vehicles for driving classes, private events, and […]

As we focus on the most recent moves of the Federal Reserve, it’s easy to miss the bigger picture. The Fed has been trying to move toward an interest rate “normalization” program for more than a year, since nudging rates up .25 points in Dec. 2015. Although it remains to be seen whether the two […]

From both an economic and political standpoint, it seems the only certainty in the world right now is uncertainty. As Danielle DiMartino Booth says, that’s a good reason to buy gold. Booth worked as an as an analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. After leaving the Fed, she founded Money Strong, LLC, an economic […]

The price of gold surged after the US launched more than 50 cruise missiles at an airbase in Syria. The military action was in response to a deadly chemical weapons attack the US blames on the Syrian government. Trump’s decision to launch an attack directly at the Assad government in Syria marks a dramatic reversal […]

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.

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]