Here’s How It Happens… Maybe I was too conservative. Many a week back, I wrote that I expected gold prices to hit $2,500 by 2025. Had a certain …
May 2024: We’re “Doubling Down” So We Can Double Our Profits…
In this issue, I’m doubling down on a bet I’ve been making for months… The Federal Reserve is going to cut interest rates. Period. It really has no …
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Seagulls, Sanctions, and the “Substitution Effect”
A Breakfast Experiment in Montenegro. Late spring here in Kotor Bay, Montenegro. A gray and chilly morning. Rain plinks on the ground. Tourist …
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The Roman Empire Will Never Fall
…And Other Bad Predictions. I’m torn… Do I launch into today’s dispatch with: I ask because of a story that popped up over the …
Jerome & The Fed Gang—Late Again
Europe’s Central Banks Are Already Cutting Rates. Everybody has that friend who’s late to everything. Doesn’t matter what it is, they’re going to …
Red-Hot Cryptos Right Now
The “Banana Effect” and a Buying Opportunity… If you’re familiar with the Minions (and there’s no reason you really should be), you might know …
“Midnight Black” vs. “Crow Black”
The Color of Bankruptcy. There’s always that one person at the office who represents the “Peter Principle”—the notion that certain folks rise to …
Stagflation Stikes
Jerome Powell Should Try Being Right. Here’s a novel idea: If you’ve had it with being wrong, try being right. Last week, Fed Chairman Jerome …
Will Swiss Bankers Accept Bitcoin?
A Petition to Force the Swiss National Bank to Hold Crypto… When you’re right, you’re right—even if the rest of the world thinks you’re a kook and …
VIDEO: An American in the Middle East
My recent travels have brought me to Dubai… I really love this city—it’s like a missing piece of Vegas in the Gulf. You can watch my earlier video …