Debt

While Donald Trump seeks to defy history, the world’s leading power is, for now, maintaining its dominance. But one cannot defy the natural order of things without eventually being caught up by reality. The great cycle upon which the United States has built its power is, little by little, reachin...

Beyond the stockpiles of enriched uranium and the number of missiles launched by each side, the war against Iran also has a crucial financial dimension that deserves close examination.

For several weeks now, the market has been behaving as if everything is finally going to “work out.” And this is no longer just the isolated view of a few sell-side strategists: it has now become a widely held consensus among global investors.

As the center of the global economy gradually shifts from the United States to the Global South, and gold reserves follow suit, could a new hegemonic currency emerge to rival the dollar?

Today, the price of gold is rising primarily as a sign of gradual currency depreciation. Tomorrow, it could rise as a safe-haven asset amid systemic uncertainty.

U.S. federal debt has now surpassed the 100% of GDP threshold. This figure refers to federal debt held by the public ($31.27 trillion), excluding debt held by the Fed. Total debt therefore stands at $39 trillion, or 122% of GDP.

It appears that highly aggressive traders—or insiders betting on confidential information—have taken out around 500,000 call options, wagering on a silver price between $900 and $1,000 by the end of the year. You may consider them reckless traders and dismiss this information…

The government poses a risk that must be factored into the development of one’s investment portfolio. Jeff Park proposes the “radical portfolio,” structured around an “inside/outside the system” approach, where the “system” refers to the government.

It is now clear that the contemporary monetary system is coming to an end. Gold has grasped the stakes of such a collapse.

Does gold signal a return of inflation? Everything points to it. Gold has recently become the world’s most traded asset by volume, surpassing U.S. debt and major currencies.