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Navigating Stagflation

By MoneyMetals

Mike Maharrey delves into the complexities of the current economic landscape including that of China as a member of BRICS, Federal Reserve policies, and stagflation.

Thai Government Pension Fund Buying More Gold to Mitigate Risk

By Mike Maharrey, Market Analyst

Songpol's confusion notwithstanding, he's wise to allocate more investment to commodities - especially gold. Higher interest rates increase the likelihood that the stock market bubble will begin to deflate.

FOMC Increasingly Irrelevant in the ‘Wonderland’ Economy

By Gary Tanashian, NFTRH

Active risk management along the way to speculating in this bubble (it simply should not be called investing) is required. As the bubble in confidence in policy-making (both fiscal by government, and monetary by central banks) continues, we note the absurdity here.

The Powell Pig

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

So, there you have it: the Fed decided to give less intensity to its fight against inflation in order to make the Treasury’s job a lot easier right when everyone can see the Fed needs to fight harder.

GoldSeek Radio Nugget - Martin Armstrong: Gold Soars as Government Confidence Erodes

By Chris Waltzek, GoldSeek Radio

Armstrong explains that gold prices aren't just responding to inflation; they're reflecting a loss of trust in governments globally, driven by escalating debt and a push for militarization.

Could the Shift of Gold West to East Set the Stage for a New Gold-Backed Currency?

By Mike Maharrey, Market Analyst

It’s important to understand that the real risk isn’t from China. It comes from American policymakers who continued to ignore the ramifications of their reckless policies and keep kicking the can down the road.

Brazilian UFC Fighter Delivers Economic Punch to the Face

By Mike Maharrey, Market Analyst

The gold standard offers a strict check against the inflationist tendencies of governments. In such a system, the government cannot create new units of money to finance its spending, so it must resort to taxation, which is notably unpopular.

More Evidence That Cooling Price Inflation Was ... "Transitory"

By Mike Maharrey, Market Analyst

The bottom line is the death of inflation was greatly exaggerated. Some might call it transitory. Meanwhile, economic growth slowed far more than expected in the first quarter.

Stock Market Cliff Dive

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Since the Fed has made plenty of idiotic moves all along, such as its naive choice to keep pumping money into the economy because it believed inflation was transitory, there is no reason to think it wouldn’t do something that will make its trouble worse.

Goldseek Nugget - David Haggith: Fed Tightening and Stagflation

By Chris Waltzek, GoldSeek Radio

Haggith believes that despite initial perceptions, the Federal Reserve's tightening measures may ultimately bolster gold due to the economy's descent into stagflation.

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