Tag Archive for: debt

Jay Powell is Victor Frankenstein

Zombie Powell

In the world of finance, something has been haunting economists and investors alike: zombie firms. The Fed has created hordes of zombie firms, with a study in April 2021 finding that over 25% of U.S. companies were zombies in 2020. These undead firms have been sucking the life out of the economy.  But things are […]

Ep 55 – Stefan Gleason: Is Sound Money Coming to Wyoming?

Ep 55 - Stefan Gleason: Sound Money Coming to Wyoming?

Stefan Gleason of the Sound Money Defense League returns to the Gold Exchange Podcast to discuss the success of sound money initiatives at the state level, the critical bill in consideration in Wyoming, and how you can help win sound money policies in your state. The hearing on SF 101 is THIS Thursday in the […]

Ep 50 – Brent Johnson: Has the Dollar Milkshake Spilled or Just Begun?

Ep 50 - Brent Johnson: Has the Dollar Milkshake Spilled or Just Begun?

Is the dollar heading to new heights or new lows? Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital joins the Gold Exchange Podcast LIVE in New Orleans! Listen to Brent discuss the historic rise of the DXY, the effects on (d)emerging markets, and how he sees a currency and sovereign debt crisis playing out. Will Powell be able […]

Ep 39 – Tavi Costa: Breaking Down the Pressures on the Market

Episode 39 Tavi Costa

Tavi Costa of Crescat Capital joins Keith and Dickson on the Gold Exchange Podcast to talk about the current state of the market, investing in good times and bad, and what future indicators to watch. Connect with Tavi on Twitter: @TaviCosta Connect with Keith Weiner and Monetary Metals on Twitter: @RealKeithWeiner @Monetary_Metals Additional Resources Fed […]

Ep 37 – Brent Johnson: The Dollar Milkshake Theory Explained

Dollar Milkshake Theory Explained

Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital joins the Gold Exchange Podcast to talk about the Dollar Milkshake Theory, how and why everyone should own gold, and what the perversity of the dollar system means for all the other world currencies. To connect with Brent, check out his website: https://santiagocapital.com Connect with Brent on Twitter: @SantiagoAuFund The […]

Heat Death of the Economic Universe

Heat Death of the Economic Universe

In physics, the heat death of the universe occurs if all matter is moving apart. If it happens, it will be long after we’re gone. But there’s a troubling move towards the heat death of the economy. There is a diminishing return on debt. CEO Keith Weiner gives a lecture for the Ayn Rand Centre […]

Moving from Gold-Redeemable to Irredeemable Currency

Moving from gold-redeemable to irredeemable currency

When we saw the following comment from a prominent otherwise-free-marketer, we knew it was time to write this article. “…the value of the Fed’s “liabilities”(which are so in name only) [scare quotes and parenthetic comment in original] bears only a very loose connection to the value of its assets.” This statement seems so simple. The […]

Growing Dollar Demand, Silver Weirdness, Market Report, 15 June

The Federal Reserve has become more aggressive again, after several years of acting docile. As you can see on this chart of the Fed’s balance sheet, it has very rapidly expanded from a baseline from (prior to) 2015 through 2018, of about $4.4 trillion. After which, it had attempted to taper, getting down to $3.8 […]

Keith interviewed by Mining Stock Education & Classic Value Investors

Mining Stock Education http://www.miningstockeducation.com/2020/05/keith-weiner-the-central-bankers-i-know-have-no-interest-in-gold/ Bill Powers of Mining Stock Education interviews Keith about whether the Federal Reserve can save the economy, if debt cancellation would have been better than giving away money, whether the USD will survive the coronavirus crisis, James Rickards’ $10,000 gold theory, and much more. Classic Value Investors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lb1-pOSeEY Watch as Keith […]

The Federal Counterfeiter

Suppose you wanted to run an enterprise the right way (we know, we know, this is pretty far-out fiction, but bear with us). And, your enterprise has a $1 million dollar piece of equipment that wears out after 10 years. You must set aside $100,000 a year, so that you have $1 million at the […]