Economy

Sign on a Chevron gas station with high fuel prices around six dollars per gallon, Vista, CA, May 2, 2022. File photo: Simone Hogan, Shutter Stock, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The administration of President Joe Biden is weighing the…

Many people have been saving for their retirement, over the booming Trump years, by investing in their 401K plans and other retirement plans tied to the stock market. Well, in just 1 ½ years, the value of those retirement plans have…

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed that refinery capacity was reduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that oil companies have yet to ramp up production to the levels they were prior to the pandemic; this…

Tuesday’s mortgage rate increase came on the heels of a 33-basis point increase on Monday by the Fed, with additional increases scheduled for June, July and September. File photo: Rabbitti, Shutter Stock, licensed. DENVER, CO - In…

Trump’s statement accused Democrats of attempting to “change the narrative” of his presidency and distract from the perceived failings of President Biden, and listed a number of ways that he said the current administration in the White…

A report released last week by the U.S. Department of Labor that the consumer price index in May rose faster than expected year-over-year at 8.4 percent, even with current economic circumstances taken into account; this is the fastest…

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives to attends during a meeting of Eurogroup Finance Ministers, at the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, 12 July 2021. File photo: Alexandros Michailidis, Shutter Stock, licensed. DELRAY…

Dotcom, previously named Kim Schmitz, is the founder and former CEO of the now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload and currently resides in New Zealand where he has been fighting extradition to the U.S. Image Credit: Kim…

As we kickoff another trading week, it appears the New World Order will be backed by gold. File photo: Steve Tritton, Shutter Stock, licensed. MANHATTAN, NY – We have entered a period of historic inflection that will lead to a new world…

Elon Musk's warning came in an email titled "pause all hiring worldwide" and comes during a spike in U.S. inflation that has reached a 40-year high, greatly increasing the cost of living of Americans while the threat of a recession looms.…

A gasoline pump sticker blaming U.S. President Biden and protesting inflation of prices at gas pumps. Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, November 7, 2021. File photo: Arak7, Shutter Stock, licensed. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Potentially throwing a…

According to recent reports, pandemic restrictions, taxes, cost of living, and crime have essentially created a mass exodus from New York to Florida. File photo: Rosemarie Mosteller, Shutter Stock, licensed. NEW YORK, NY - The end of…

The Ukraine war and our sanctions, which have backfired on us and even more so on Europe, are revealing the ramification of so blithely relying on unchecked money creation as the driver of economic growth. File photo: Natalja Petuhova,…

Sales of new homes in the United States plunged 16.6 percent in April from the level they were at in March, which represents a year-over-year drop of 26.9 percent from April 2021; according to National Association of Home Builders chief…

Let's explore the events and trends that I see as pointing to massively higher gold prices. You'll notice that around 99 percent of my thinking revolves around China and the East. In fact, at times it might seem as if I’m writing (another)…

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was critical that the $40 billion being offered to Ukraine is significantly more than the U.S. spends on many domestic programs, and expressed concerns that such a large giveaway of funds would only serve to worsen…

The landmark Charging Bull in Lower Manhattan. January 01, 2009 in New York, NY. File photo: Tutti Frutti, Shutter Stock, licensed. MANHATTAN, NY - As an Investment Advisor, I continually make every effort to understand the world around…

When Biden was asked Tuesday if he believed that he and his administration “bear some measure of responsibility for the inflation that we're seeing across the country,” the president’s response seemed to indicate that he did, although he…

The war is also playing havoc with Ukraine’s ability to produce food. Ukraine, with its exceptionally rich soil, has been Europe’s breadbasket and is critical to the world’s food chain. File photo: Cloudy Design, Shutter Stock, licensed. …

President of the American Action Forum – a nonprofit, conservative issue advocacy group – called on Biden to enact change in order to help drive down high fuel prices. Photo credit: C-SPAN. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Biden…

Gold’s initial surge will be the wakeup call. The carrot will be a new system designed in a way that lets the U.S. retain a significant say in monetary policy and resource distribution. File photo: Alexander Limbach, Shutter Stock,…

The states that made the report’s lowest ten entries were mainly made up of ones with the most draconian measures in place to combat the pandemic, such as extended business and school lockdowns, according to Stephen Moore, one of the…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ ad campaign takes the form of digital billboards displaying taglines such as “People Say a lot of ridiculous things in New York. ‘Don’t Say Gay’ isn’t one of them,” with the words “Don’t Say Gay” written in…

Gold, clearly, stands out, and other critical commodities ranging from silver to copper to fertilizers will be near certain winners as well. Photo credit: Shutterstock, licensed. NEW YORK, NY –  The war in Ukraine likely is a gift to…

According to an NBC News poll,70 percent of Americans expressed low confidence in Biden’s ability to handle Russia and the war in Ukraine and 80 percent are worried that the war will not only continue to increase gas prices, but also…

There are a lot of uncertainties. But I feel certain that gold (the assured successor currency to the dollar) will dramatically outperform financial assets… Along with all other commodities. File photo: Allstars, Shutter Stock, licensed. …

For those investors not in denial, my strong recommendation is to own as much gold as you comfortably can. How high will gold go? I continue to expect an initial target of at least $5000. File photo: Peter Schreiber Media,…

Jackson Lahmeyer, Lead Pastor of Sheridan Christian Center in Tulsa, OK now known as Sheridan, with his wife, Kendra; they and their five children reside in Owasso, Oklahoma. Lahmeyer is an America First Agenda candidate championed by…

Joe Biden is not the first president to blame others for his failures. But the audacity he’s shown in deflecting blame is breathtaking. What he and his administration lack in honesty, they make up for in unadulterated moxie.  Photo credit:…

The Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee approved a 0.25 percentage point rate hike during their meeting Wednesday, the first such increase since December 2018; in addition, officials indicated that there would be additional rate rises…