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The Dollar Won’t Collapse… Here’s What Happens Instead

Jeff D. Opdyke · October 4, 2026 ·

I am often accused of predicting the dollar’s collapse. I get that. It’s the easy, visceral synopsis of El Jefe’s Complete Guide to Tomorrow and …

Jeff D. Opdyke · October 3, 2026 ·

Today, we land in a place you’ve likely never heard of: Gort, in Ireland’s County Galway. It’s the same place where a whole bunch of Brazilian men …

Jeff D. Opdyke · October 2, 2026 ·

Donald Trump has proposed banning the export of US diesel. Supposedly, this could bring down the price for American consumers ahead of the …

Ted Baumann · October 1, 2026 ·

I’ve written recently that it seems Europe’s residency rules are changing all the time… Now, change is coming to the Western Hemisphere as well… In …

Ted Baumann · September 27, 2026 ·

Economists, pundits, and a few politicians have been warning about excessive US government debt for as long as I can remember. And given that my …

Jeff D. Opdyke · September 25, 2026 ·

More than 900 tonnes of gold has gone missing. I mean, it’s not “missing” missing. It entered the system; we know that. But then… poof! We also …

Jeff D. Opdyke · September 24, 2026 ·

Last week, Kevin Warsh raised interest rates. This week comes the bad news. Austan Goolsbee, who runs the Chicago Federal Reserve bank, told a …

Jeff D. Opdyke · September 23, 2026 ·

In seven days, America will set a very bad record. That's the good news. On September 30, the federal government closes its books for the fiscal …

Jeff D. Opdyke · September 22, 2026 ·

The deposit slip I found in my grandmother’s affects years ago says Donald Trump does not understand interest rates. That’s bad for all of us. On …

Ted Baumann · September 19, 2026 ·

John (not his real name) approached my table at International Living’s recent Go Overseas Bootcamp in Tampa with an excited look on his face… He …