This podcast is a continuation of my 30-July-2015 interview with Keith Weiner, CEO of Monetary Metals and president of the Gold Standard Institute USA. In the first part, we discussed the ultimate fate of the dollar. In this episode, we look at the true purpose of the Fed, the limits of central bank power, and […]
This podcast is a recording of a conversation I had on July 30th with economist Keith Weiner, CEO of Monetary Metals and president of the Gold Standard Institute USA. We intended to chat for about 20 minutes, but wound up talking for almost an hour and a half! Due to the length, I’ve broken it […]
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Reader Tony Lewis recently wrote to me with some excellent questions: So when looking at your charts, in your opinion, would it be sound to buy when something is historically low in terms of gold grams? And what about gold itself? Is there a chart that determines when to buy gold? Let’s start with the […]
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Reader Daniel P wrote in a recent comment on the Half-Life of the US Dollar page: Dear Sir Charles, thank you for an exciting and informative site it is much appreciated. When was the last time the USD moved +60% above the trend line (are there similarities to the big jump just before dot.com crash […]
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This was a mixed week for everything but government issued currencies, which were all lower. Bitcoin gained more than any other asset class, while cotton and coffee showed the greatest losses. Precious metals gained slightly, and gold stocks were unchanged. This assessment is based on the London PM fix; if the New York close was […]
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Bitcoin was the only falling asset this week, as the US Dollar surged against gold and other currencies, pulling most other assets up with it. Crude oil was especially strong. Bitcoin gave back about a third of last week’s gain, falling 5.5% to close at 2.53 g. Trading volume was slightly higher than last week, […]
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This week most markets continued to make gains, with all assets except silver and coffee advancing. Japanese stocks were especially strong. Bitcoin rose 33.5% to close at 2.57 g. This more than recovers its drop last week. Expect continued volatility! Among the government currencies, the JPY was the weakest, gaining 1.3%, while the CAD was strongest, gaining […]
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Many people are rightly concerned that the US Federal debt has been exploding in the last few years. A quick look at the following chart will show why: This chart doesn’t try to show all the debts of the United States, just the publicly acknowledged debt of the federal government. So it doesn’t include state […]
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I got a great question in my email this morning, and I’d like to share it, and my answer, with you. Using your methods, how can one know when gold and silver are grossly overvalued? Much like the tech stocks around 2000-2001? I don’t think of it in quite those terms… I use gold as […]
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Subscriber Mark Cloney recently wrote to me with some great questions: Hello, Sir Charles – I have a couple questions for you: How can someone on a tight budget best get invested in silver and/or gold? I don’t have a lot of savings, but I do not want to see them destroyed by more and […]
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