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In the United States, public finances continue to deteriorate. Faced with a weak currency, Japan's central bank is forced to let rates rise. The price of gold in yen broke an all-time record, amid complete media indifference.

Since the resolution of the recent debt ceiling "crisis", the US national debt has soared by $1.8 trillion. A situation that raises concerns about its long-term sustainability.

The price of gold has rallied in recent days. Not only is the battle against inflation far from won, but the risk of a monetary policy error is also increasing.

One major phenomenon is often overlooked: the role of debt in the birth of the Revolution of 1789 and the bloody decade that followed. This period marked the end of a long economic cycle. Today's world has many similarities with the French situation at the end of the 18th century.

Since the introduction of measures enabling banks not to bear bond losses on their balance sheets, the markets have not recorded the slightest correction. We have just witnessed six months of spectacular gains. It's as if the Fed had assured the markets that it would not hesitate to intervene at...

When we compare the performance of different investments (gold, real estate, stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.), we often forget an essential element: are we talking about a homogeneous asset or a category? It's not the same thing: "You can't compare apples and oranges", as the saying goes.

Will the world experience a catastrophic debt implosion? Just like the Titan Submersible that recently imploded, the global debt bubble can implode “within just a fraction of a millisecond”.

Not only does the US government have to cope with higher loan repayments due to rising rates, but it also has to support an economy that has been amputated by a growing number of consumers who no longer have access to credit due to prohibitive rates.

The US economy continues to send very mixed signals. The number of bankruptcies in the US has risen sharply in recent weeks. Gold prices should have fallen further with weakening Chinese demand and the dollar's Olympic form.

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