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April 11, 2017Key Gold Headlines

The Ticking Debt Bomb

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 […]

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April 10, 2017Key Gold Headlines

Overseas Stimulus Train Keeps Hurtling Forward

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 […]

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April 7, 2017Key Gold Headlines

Post Syrian Attack: Only Certainty is Uncertainty

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 […]

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April 7, 2017Key Gold Headlines

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, […]

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April 6, 2017Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

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April 6, 2017Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

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April 5, 2017Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

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