Recent Irish bond yields explained in plain English. We are not issuing bonds, so the cost of servicing our debt has not magically risen to ‘7%’ because we are not borrowing at that rate, ... Continue reading
Gold: Trading over $1,300 “Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of th... Continue reading
Falling euro, friend or foe? Many critics of the Eurozone are sceptical because they have always raised the fact that countries cannot devalue their currency, think... Continue reading
The Federal Reserve (this is taken from the Mises YouTube channel) Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson understood "The Monster". But to most Americans toda... Continue reading
Gold prices, very much a dollar story (for now) While we are bullish on precious metals (in particular silver) it is important to remember that many commodities are dollar denominated... Continue reading
Avoid counterfeit coins Since I was a kid I was kind of fascinated by coins, whenever I travel I'll normally make sure to obtain one of the different denominat... Continue reading
Precious Metals: Is Silver the Golden opportunity? Gold prices broke the $1,000 mark again and have been hovering around that mark for some time (today's spot price is $991.91), this is ... Continue reading
Inflation in 2010? John Brynjolfsson of Armored Wolf talks to Bloomberg about his views on inflation, he was formerly a leading fund manager with PIMCO wh... Continue reading
Government Bond Bubble forming We have spoken before on this blog about the likelihood of a treasury/govt. bond bubble forming. The indicators were out last year when... Continue reading
GO TO JAIL! Do not pass go, do not collect €200 million The talk of 'Economic Treason' and calling for the heads of every banker are sadly starting to gain more and more traction, all of this... Continue reading
What is going to happen to gold prices? For quite some time (since late 2007) we have been advising our clients to buy gold, and not many have listened! Today gold is once ag... Continue reading
Where is my bailout? The average investor has seen their portfolio decrease in value by about 20%, the average property owner is not far off that either. Th... Continue reading