Stefan Gleason

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• Why the Federal Reserve Always 'Happens' to Be Wrong

  Published 11 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  "The last duty of a central banker is to tell the public the truth." - Alan Blinder, former Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman The Federal…

• The Dethroning of Cash: Discouraged, Penalized, Even Banned?

  Published 03 February 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Stock market gyrations and deteriorating global economic conditions in the early goings of 2016 sent investors fleeing for safety. Or at least what is commonly…

• Peak Gold and Silver - It's Here!

  Published 22 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Have we reached peak precious metals? Many analysts think so. Just to be clear, however, the idea of peak gold and peak silver doesn't refer…

• A Path to Making Gold and Silver the Currency of the 21st Century

  Published 11 January 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Several Republican presidential candidates are floating the idea of returning to some form of a gold standard in the U.S., although none have gone into…

• Treasury Secretary Makes Sad Admission about Coinage Devaluation

  Published 02 December 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Recent weakness in precious metals prices is being confirmed by weakness in base metals prices. Last week, zinc prices fell to new lows for the…

• Gold Shows Strength as Debt Ceiling Showdown Approaches

  Published 19 October 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Gold and silver markets enter this week on improved technical footing. The precious metals each rallied above resistance levels last week as disappointing economic data…

• Don't Be Fooled: A Stealth Bull Market in Gold and Silver Is Underway

  Published 07 October 2015 | viewed 0 times

  What gold and silver investors want to know above all is when the bull market will resume. In a very real sense, it already has…

• Key Chart Shows Silver at Critical Crossroads

  Published 05 October 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Gold and silver markets enter the week with an opportunity to build on last Friday's strong reversal. The metals had drifted lower through Thursday's close,…

• Speaker Boehner Readies Final Sellout As Debt Ceiling Debacle Looms

  Published 29 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  It's campaign season, and that means non-stop media coverage of candidate polls, quips, gaffes, tweets, emails, controversies, lies, and scandals. It all makes for a…

• Citibank Calls for Helicopter Money Drops across Globe

  Published 21 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  A quietly panicking Janet Yellen and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided the U.S. economy still isn't ready for an interest rate hike last…

• Should You Actually Worry About Gold Confiscation?

  Published 16 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Article by Guy Christopher for Money Metals Most gold owners are familiar with worries of forced government gold confiscation - that one day black-ops shock…

• The Next Financial Crisis May Already be Unfolding

  Published 03 September 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Is an epic financial meltdown about to commence? Predictions that a crash will occur in the fall of 2015 have been gaining traction. They are…

• Why Are 'Bank Holidays' Always Announced on Sunday?

  Published 27 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  On Sunday, June 29, the Associated Press ran the following headline: "Greek Banks will not open Monday." After a lengthy cabinet session, it was decided…

• China's Secret Gold Hoarding Strategy

  Published 06 August 2015 | viewed 0 times

  China's recent stock market gyrations have some analysts now calling China the biggest bubble in history. But those who write off China because of market…

• Timeless Tips from the 'Richest Man in Babylon'

  Published 23 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Article by David Smith of Money Metals Exchange   In the early 1920s, George S. Clason wrote a series of articles about acquiring and keeping…

• U.S. Economy Slouches Toward Recession as Eurozone Crisis Widens

  Published 09 July 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen may have missed her window of opportunity to raise interest rates. The economic data no longer paint a picture of…

• Why Banks Rob Depositors: 'Because That's Where the Money Is'

  Published 25 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Article by David Smith of Money Metals Exchange One of America's most notorious bank robbers, Willie Sutton (1901-80), is said to have remarked that he…

• The Forgotten History (and Potential Future) of Silver as Money

  Published 23 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  In contemporary discussions of sound money, silver tends to get short shrift. Even among staunch sound money advocates, the historic role of silver as money…

• Sentiment Stinks... And That's a Good Sign

  Published 11 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Markets typically bottom out when popular sentiment is negative. And a recent analysis by Bloomberg confirms that the public has all but given up on…

• 7 Things to Consider When Buying Precious Metals

  Published 01 June 2015 | viewed 0 times

  Diversifying your wealth into precious metals is one of the most important financial decisions you can make. It's also important to carefully consider what types…