Currencies and Gold

Top Gold Mining Stocks for Long-term Profit

Although the stock market is basically flat YTD, there is rampant speculation bubbling under the surface. The bubble conditions in the stock market are...

Bitcoin Tax Grab

The latest in the Bitcoin tax grab. Bloomberg's Richard Rubin and Carter Dougherty explain how the IRS has made it more difficult for Bitcoin users...

India: Bringing Home the Gold

If you were watching the Sochi Olympics opening ceremony you saw a curious sight. The team from India was forced by the International Olympic...

Bitcoin: Understanding the Cryto-Currency

Find out what you need to know about Bitcoin right here. This primer will get you started on understanding the digital crypto-currency. Who: Bitcoin was...

Dislocation in Emerging Market Currencies

What has happened so far this month with the Turkish Lira is what currency dislocation looks like. The Fed’s taper chit-chat is like a...

Bitcoin Worth $524,000?

Bitcoin is a speculative corner of the market. To get a better understanding of it read this article by Brian Wesbury in the WSJ: Right...

Gold Update: The Yellow Metal is on the Move Worldwide

China’s coming dominance of world gold markets is apparently, according to a report in Bloomberg, being fueled by “aunties.” Middle aged women who prefer...

Approaching 100 Years of the Fed

December 23rd is the 100th Anniversary of the Federal Reserve. The chart below is a measurement of the value of a 1913 dollar today....

China Gold Rush Timeline: Infographic

Great infographic from the Real Asset Co.

Record Gold Demand in China Drives Prices Higher

It turns out that among China’s 1.3 billion people, there are enough gold bugs to move the market. The newly affluent Chinese are driving...