This week Phil challenges Steve on how the futures market handles terminal risk, pointing out that oil prices slope downward over time simply because traders blindly assume the Strait of Hormuz will reopen. Steve agrees and tears into the financial sector, explaining that modern ...Show more
Conditioned to borrow, not save
This week Phil and Steve dismantle the structural shift of the global economy toward a permanent state of debt dependence. Following a critique of Steve’s recent debate on the Piers Morgan show and a revisit to last week’s discussion on th link between energy and productivity, th ...Show more
In 1971, President Richard Nixon changed the rules of money because foreign countries being paid in U.S. dollars grew skeptical when the U.S. Treasury was printing more and more money to cover our debts, and they began exchanging their dollars directly for gold in earnest, deplet ...Show more
Robert Kiyosaki is well-known for the phrase “Savers are losers” and it’s never been more true than in today’s economy. In his book, today’s guest says, “As history reveals an ugly pattern of governments spending tomorrow’s hard-earned savings today leaving unknowing savers holdi ...Show more
Why you should allocate a small percentage of your assets to gold.
Topics covered include:
<ul><li>What is money, and how does gold fit with that definition</li><li>Why central banks bought more gold last year than at any time since 1967</li><li>Which central banks ow ...Show more
Le Zimbabwe lance une cryptomonnaie gagée sur l'or
Le Zimbabwe introduit, ce lundi 8 mai, une monnaie numérique adossée au cours de l’or. Avec cette nouvelle cryptomonnaie, la Banque centrale espère freiner l’hyper-inflation qui ravage le pays. Dans ce pays d’Afrique australe où la monnaie locale s’est effondrée, on pourra désorm ...Show more