Financial Markets

Is it possible that the bubble-bursting in the corporate debt markets could precede — rather than coincide with — a bear market in equities? Yes, if history is any guide.

The sooner we stop conflating “technology” with “coin,” the sooner we will have a better understanding of what is and is not sound money.

Why do central banks still hold so much gold if it's not money? Ronald Stöferle and Jeff Deist discuss why. 

It's important to remember that the government can engage in credit expansion through many ways other than directly inflating the money supply. 

Caitlin Long explains how blockchain technology might blow up the financial service and banking industries.

A monetary crisis is coming. Will gold or crypto replace the dollar?

The recent collapse of the Argentine Peso and other emerging currencies doesn't bode well for the global economy.

The EU’s precariousness will only be fully exposed by the next credit crisis and the ECB’s response to it, which will end up collapsing the euro.

The Fed is already living dangerously with its recent hike, and further rises will all but guarantee a credit crisis. 

The art of financial engineering – camouflaging a rise in leverage to boost present and future earnings – is in high demand.