The Daily Caller

The Daily Caller

Obama not good for markets, but metals poised for Santa rally

| J. Keith Johnson

Gold always perform well during a president’s second term.

Holiday surge in metals seems likely

| J. Keith Johnson

As we approach another round of elections, it behooves us to consider how metals have responded historically.

Where has all the world's gold gone?

| J. Keith Johnson

It’s possible that central banks have consolidated wealth in gold in exchange for their fiat currencies.

Is tax avoidance prudent or criminal?

| J. Keith Johnson

A lot of the commentary about Mitt Romney’s tax behavior is based on a false premise.

Will South African labor problems affect metals?

| J. Keith Johnson

A strike that started with platinum miners this summer has escalated to include gold miners.

It's still the economy, stupid

| J. Keith Johnson

Barring a serious market crash in the next couple of weeks, Obama will probably be re-elected.

Will Americans ever be free of QE slavery?

| J. Keith Johnson

No. It’s a vicious cycle.

How will QE∞ affect precious metals?

| J. Keith Johnson

Gold is bound to increase in value.

QE3 the wrong approach

| J. Keith Johnson

The net result of the open-ended QE will be higher prices across the board.

Gold standard critics don the emperor's clothes

| J. Keith Johnson

Why the decades-old antagonism toward a gold standard is diminishing.

It's simply not bad enough for another QE fix

| J. Keith Johnson

Quantitative easing doesn’t really work anyways.

Banks count gold as money again?

| J. Keith Johnson

How Basel III changes everything.

Paper gold ain't as good as gold

| J. Keith Johnson

There is no substitute for physical gold.

Is there such a thing as a free market?

| J. Keith Johnson

How sophisticated computer programs manipulate stock markets.

Odyssey Marine learns that finders aren't keepers

| J. Keith Johnson

The exploration company was recently forced to turn over an enormous treasure haul to the Spanish government.

Is the greenback giving way to the redback?

| J. Keith Johnson

The Chinese renminbi could someday overtake the US dollar.

Erroneous Eurozone euphoria

| J. Keith Johnson

Both Spain and Italy have reached the point of no return.

Bank downgrades too little too late

| J. Keith Johnson

On Thursday, Moody’s officially announced downgrades of 15 major banks.

North Dakotans tired of statist landlords

| J. Keith Johnson

Do we really own our property, or are we just renting it from the government?

A golden lesson from ancient cultures

| J. Keith Johnson

What the US can learn from China, Turkey and India.