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September 5, 2025 Key Gold Headlines

Prepare for New Gold Highs (Just Don’t Dance)

Gold hit a fresh record high in the wake of Jerome Powell’s dovish comments that the Fed will consider cutting interest rates at its upcoming September FOMC meeting. As the Fed is forced into accommodative policy and possibly even eventual QE, get ready for even more record highs for the yellow metal. But just don’t […]

September 5, 2025 Guest Commentaries

Money Supply Stalls Amid Weak Jobs and Rising Delinquencies

With recent economic data pointing to an uncertain economic future, M2, a primary measure of the money supply, shows a flattening in the supply of money. But, as more precise measures of money show us, this trend may indicate a latent recession in the dollar-fueled economy. The following article was originally published by the Mises […]

September 4, 2025 Interviews

Schiff on VRIC Media: Hike Rates, Back Gold, Dump Bitcoin

In a recent VRIC Media interview, Peter lays out a straightforward critique of modern monetary policy and the political choices driving today’s economy. He connects low interest rates, tariffs, and misguided enthusiasm for crypto to a brewing misallocation of resources, and points listeners toward gold and real assets as sensible hedges. He starts by taking […]

September 4, 2025 Original Analysis

Fed’s Waller: ‘Let’s Get On with’ Inflation

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller used a Thursday night speech at the Economic Club of Miami to press, yet again, for easier money. Declaring that “the time has come to ease monetary policy and move it to a more neutral stance,” the long-time dove said he would have cut rates in July and plans […]

August 30, 2025 Original Analysis

One Goal, Two Outcomes: Norwegian and Turkish Inflation Targeting Case Study

In a positive turn of events for the Turkish people, yearly inflation reached the lowest it has been in 4 years: 33.5%. This might seem like a laughable accomplishment, but given the turmoil of the Turkish Lira over the past decades, it is a huge positive step. In complete opposition to this, the Norwegian Central […]

August 22, 2025 Interviews

Schiff on Capitalcosm: Central Banks Are Dumping Dollars for Gold

Peter recently joined Danny on the Capitalcosm YouTube channel to lay out a connected story about reserve shifts, rising interest rates, and an overstated economic optimism at the top. He argues that foreign central banks are moving out of U.S. dollars into gold, that America’s record debt is starting to show in higher yields, and […]

August 22, 2025 Original Analysis

Fed Minutes Reveal Governors’ Thought Process Behind July Rate Hold

Three weeks after the Federal Open Market Committee opted to leave its target range unchanged at 4.25%–4.50%, fresh details from the July meeting shed light on why policymakers are growing uneasy even as they stay on hold. Minutes released Wednesday reveal officials wrestling with sticky price pressures, new tariffs, and a cooling labor market—all while […]

August 14, 2025 Original Analysis

Fed’s Barkin Says “Fasten Your Seatbelts” for Bumpy Road

Economic cross-currents, political headwinds, and an elevated gold price framed Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin’s August 12 remarks to The Health Management Academy in Chicago. Barkin told the Four Seasons crowd that U.S. real GDP expanded at just 1.2 percent during the first half of 2025, less than half last year’s 2.5 […]

August 9, 2025 Guest Commentaries

The Fed Claims to Be “Data-Driven,” but the Data Is Flawed

As another month of steady interest rates passes by, the Fed’s favorite claim– that the central bank is “data-dependent”– continues to be made. This claim, of course, is not true. The Fed’s actions are dictated by incentives and pressures that favor cheap credit, not objective data. The following article was originally published by the Mises […]

August 6, 2025 Original Analysis

BOJ Flags Trade-War Headwinds, Hints at Rate Hikes

Japan’s central bankers are juggling a stubbornly hot CPI, cooling exports, and a fresh volley of U.S. tariffs—all while investors pile into gold. In its July 30th-31st policy meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) conceded the economy “has recovered moderately,” yet warned that escalating trade friction is set to sap growth “in the near term.” […]

August 6, 2025 Original Analysis

Interest Rates Should Be Higher, Not Lower

Along with Trump, market watchers are salivating for rate cuts. But rates should be higher, not lower—and in a free market, they would be. In a free market, interest rates are determined by the supply and demand for credit. Savers provide capital (supply) while borrowers like businesses, consumers, and governments create demand. Rates would reflect […]