Inflation/Deflation

There are 4 dirty little secrets about inflation you’re not supposed to know but we’re going to tell you anyway. 

Is gold really is the inflation hedge that it's cracked up to be?...No, not really, and, in fact, we view other high-yielding real assets as much better inflation hedges.

Explosive fires always end in everything burning down or imploding eventually and this is just what is going to happen in the next few years. A massive forest fire is not just totally inevitable but is also an absolute necessity.

“I'm predicting for something close to a hyperinflationary circumstance, and effectively a collapsed economy, in early 2022.”

With deficits growing wider each year, we believe there is a very high likelihood that the price of gold will rise in the next few years.

There are two specific reasons why runaway inflation did not happen a decade ago, and why it won’t likely happen now, either:

The Federal Reserve is now trying to figure out ways to boost inflation expectations... so that Americans are encouraged to spend more before their money is worth less. Unfortunately, not only will their money soon be worth less, it will literally become worthless! Words: 904

To hear Federal Reserve officials, politicians and mainstream financial media pundits tell it there is no inflation... but inflation defined correctly is rampant. In fact, it is at all-time record levels.

A look (not a prediction) at a series of not improbable events that could develop [and which] would change our economic world overnight.

The value of a currency is determined by a number of variables. In this article, I will focus on the dynamics of demand, supply, current account deficits, and aggregate government debt.