How NOT to Argue for Gold: Great Topic, Pathetic Video

Written by Gary North on January 17, 2014

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Here is a video on why gold will rise in price: digital currencies will fall. The company that released this video sells gold storage. It is for very rich people who already hold gold investments, or else it is for people with no experience with gold investing, who are being asked to buy gold stored […]

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Audit the FED, House Says: 327 to 98

Written by Gary North on July 26, 2012

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Ron Paul’s bill to audit the Federal Reserve. The bill passed the House by an overwhelming vote: 327 to 98. But what is astounding is that the bill had 274 cosponsors, including 45 Democrats and 229 Republicans. These were not just people who voted yes. They actively promoted the […]

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The Idiot Politician Who Made Me Rich

Written by Gary North on July 9, 2012

Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, is an idiot economically. This is probably an insult to idiots. In 1999, he sold half of the gold reserves of the nation. He was Chancellor of the Exchequer. He drove down gold’s price to under $300. I bought. I bought a lot. I put […]

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Liquid Tide: Black Market Money

Written by Gary North on March 23, 2012

Around the USA, thieves are stealing bottles of liquid Tide. I did a Google search for these three words: liquid Tide theft. I got a lot of hits. The thieves could steal anything. Why are they stealing Tide? Because Tide functions as a black market currency. To function as currency, a commodity needs the following: […]

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Why Don’t We End the Fed?

Written by Gary North on January 27, 2012

Answer: because we are not in charge. My old friend Jeff Tucker has written a dynamite article on ending the Federal Reserve. It’s in a newsletter called Whiskey and Gunpowder, which publishes dynamite articles. He is happy that a public debate over the FED is in progress. But he wonders why there is any debate […]

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War in Iran: A Recession Will Follow

Written by Gary North on January 12, 2012

Saudi Arabia has not increased its oil production, despite rising prices. This indicates that Saudi Arabia is already at its limit of production.  Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia is nearing its comfortable operational production limits and may struggle to do much to make up for shortages that arise from new sanctions imposed on Iran by […]

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Bernanke: “Unchained at Last!”

Written by Gary North on January 12, 2012

There was a time two decades ago when the bond traders served as a fake gold standard. No longer. The gold coin standard restrains central bank and commercial bank inflation. If they inflate, there is a run on the banks. Depositors withdraw gold coins. This forces the banks to stop inflating. The bankers hate this. […]

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The Aden Sisters Issue Caution

Written by Gary North on January 4, 2012

I have known the Aden sisters for 30 years. They don’t seem to age much. They are famous for their research on all things related to gold. Here, they issue a yellow light. The past year was frustrating for many investors and with good reason. Nearly all of the markets were volatile and erratic, reflecting […]

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Predictions for 2012 by the Doomster

Written by Gary North on December 26, 2011

Mark Faber edits the Gloom, Boom, and Doom newsletter. He lives in Hong Kong. He is a pro-gold, anti-Keynesian analyst. Marc Faber the Swiss fund manager and Gloom Boom & Doom editor recently discussed his 2012 predictions. In a nutshell, he expects politicians in the US and the EU to keep on addressing symptoms rather […]

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