Tag: Inflation
Hyperinflating, Land Expropriating Zimbabwe Begs White Farmers to Return as Country...
(NewsPunch) Crisis-torn Zimbabwe is on the brink of “manmade starvation” with most households unable to obtain enough food to meet basic standards, a UN envoy...
Central Banker Admits Fed Got It Wrong, Markets Got It Right
(Associated Press) In mid-2016, even with unemployment falling and the economy growing modestly, James Bullard, head of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, was...
Powell Talks Up Economy, Recommits to Creating More Inflation
(Associated Press) Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Monday sketched an optimistic view of the economy but signaled that continued low inflation means higher...
Silver Guru: Here’s Why You Must Protect Yourself Outside the Financial...
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from the November 22nd, 2019 Money Metals Market Wrap Podcast interview featuring David Morgan of The Morgan Report. You...
Costly Ignorance: Only 7% of Americans Grasp This Crucial Fact about...
(Mike Maharrey, Tenth Amendment Center) At one time, the U.S. monetary system was backed by gold. Now it’s not backed by anything.
But most...
Gold Market Manipulation Probed, Fed’s Inflation Shenanigans Exposed
(Money Metals Exchange) Futures market manipulation of precious metals prices remains an obstacle to free and fair price discovery. Despite some recent prosecutions involving...
Consumer Prices Rise More Than Expected
(CNBC/Reuters) U.S. consumer prices rebounded more than expected in October and underlying inflation picked up, which together with abating trade tensions and fears of...
Social Security Benefit Increase for 2020 May Feel Like a Real...
(Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch) Your Social Security check will be just 1.6% higher in 2020 than it is this year. Are you disappointed?
Many retirees appear...
Time for Investors to Reset Their Portfolios for Inflation
(Money Metals News Service) As investors reset their clocks to accord with the end of Daylight Savings Time, they may also need to reset...
Scary Surge in Halloween Candy Prices Suggests Inflation Could Haunt Economy
(David Deull, IHS Markit) The tradition never dies - dropping gobs of cash on delicious confections and ghastly getups for Halloween. This year, Americans...
