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While local elections are often relegated to a sideshow when it comes to importance in the national economy, the recent fires in L.A. have destroyed this paradigm. The incompetence of the leadership of L.A.s mayor shows how local elections can have devastating local and national impacts.
Gold closed this week at $2,625 (about the same as last week) and silver at $29.35 (down about $0.20). Joel recaps this year’s biggest economic events and precious metal performance before looking ahead to 2025. Market commentary begins at 4:51.
On Friday, Peter took to his podcast to analyze a week full of economic data, public statements made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, and lots of movement in the Bitcoin world. Peter focuses this episode on Powell’s public comments on inflation and Bitcoin, noting that speculation surrounding a possible Bitcoin reserve is responsible for driving […]
On Tuesday, Peter joined Josh Jalinski on a live episode of the Financial Quarterback show. Taking questions from both Josh and listeners, Peter discusses several Bitcoin-related topics, Trump’s tariff proposals, and whether or not the government can ever be efficient.
With soaring deficits, soaring debt, and interest payments that can only be made by issuing a debt-based currency on which even more interest will be due, the USD can only possibly be described as an elaborate nation-state level bankster Ponzi scheme.
Donald Trump’s decisive victory came as a surprise for many on the left and in the media class. As many speculate on what the future holds for Trump’s second term, it’s worth revisiting why his campaign and message were so successful on election day. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The […]
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is under increased scrutiny after he recently admitted to having no plan in place to address stagflation. Despite the Fed’s supposed independence, it’s time for liberty-minded politicians to disempower Powell and his inflationist counterparts. The following article was originally published by the Mises Institute. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect […]
On Monday, Peter appeared again on The David Lin Report to discuss fallout from the election, Trump’s tariff proposals, and recent news from the monetary policy space. Peter offers measured criticism of Trump’s economic agenda, arguing it won’t go far enough to reduce the national debt and deficit spending.
Current Trends The Treasury has still been issuing tons of short-term debt to finance exploding deficits. In the last 4 months, $1.1T in new debt has been added, with the vast majority being financed by debt maturing in less than 10 years. Over $400B has been debt maturing in less than 1 year. This will […]
Yesterday Peter joined Michael Gayed and Will Rhind on the Lead-Lag Report. They cover a variety of topics, including the future of the dollar, China’s role in the economy, the prospects of war in the Middle East, and gold’s path to a $3000 price point and beyond.
Last week, Peter appeared on Rocks and Stocks News, a YouTube show and substack focusing on the mining sector. Host Allan Barry Laboucan interviews Peter on Bitcoin, the national debt problem, and the future for precious metals and the mining sector. Peter starts off by contrasting Bitcoin’s recent performance with gold’s. In some ways Bitcoin […]
