The Gold Informant – Not for the weak minded

In an interview with Louis James, John Hathaway discusses the US’s economic outlook and why he’s delighted by the current bearish sentiment toward gold. Louis James: Ladies and gentleman, thanks for tuning in. We’re at the Casey Research Recovery Reality Check Summit. We’re talking with John Hathaway, one of the more successful fund investors – [...]

Gold is taking a beating this week, in more ways than one. For anyone who’s following the market, it’s obvious that gold priced in dollars is struggling. There are likely many reasons for this, not the least of which is the dollar strengthening in light of European turmoil. Watch for spins from governments attempting to [...]

As we approach Cinco de Mayo we look back on an eventful, if not decisive, week. Major indices have shed some weight this week, but so have metals. Today the dollar was up, but so were metals. Europe is holding its breath as election weekend arrives for France and Greece. I was chatting with a [...]

Today’s action has been tough on precious metals holders. We like the good days, when our “real” money goes up against the fiat currency of our day. It isn’t just encouraging because we profit. It’s encouraging because, somehow in the depth of our being, we know it’s right. In this, we are affirmed in our [...]

This is an excellent debate between two very opposite perspectives on the economy. On one hand we have supply and demand. On the other we have manipulation and regulation. We’ll let you judge who won. For your prosperity, JK Johnson via Ron Paul vs. Paul Krugman on Bloomberg TV – April 30, 2012 – YouTube.

Today we consider resistance against international central banks from two geographically, socially and culturally diverse countries, Iceland and Turkey. On the one hand, Iceland has shunned the outstretched hand of the European Central Bank in favor of dealing with its own troubles, in its own way, without enslaving itself to the Eurozone. On the other, [...]

Recent stock cycles have given us reminder after reminder that what goes up eventually goes down. What we tend to dismiss is the possibility of another cycle akin to the one experienced in 1929. The time period was astounding. Vast numbers were making fortunes from stocks. It seemed that the paperboy standing on the street [...]