Gold always perform well during a president’s second term.
Holiday surge in metals seems likely
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?
It’s possible that central banks have consolidated wealth in gold in exchange for their fiat currencies.
Is tax avoidance prudent or criminal?
A lot of the commentary about Mitt Romney’s tax behavior is based on a false premise.
Will South African labor problems affect metals?
A strike that started with platinum miners this summer has escalated to include gold miners.
It's still the economy, stupid
Barring a serious market crash in the next couple of weeks, Obama will probably be re-elected.
QE3 the wrong approach
The net result of the open-ended QE will be higher prices across the board.
Gold standard critics don the emperor's clothes
Why the decades-old antagonism toward a gold standard is diminishing.
It's simply not bad enough for another QE fix
Quantitative easing doesn’t really work anyways.
Is there such a thing as a free market?
How sophisticated computer programs manipulate stock markets.
Odyssey Marine learns that finders aren't keepers
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?
The Chinese renminbi could someday overtake the US dollar.
Bank downgrades too little too late
On Thursday, Moody’s officially announced downgrades of 15 major banks.
North Dakotans tired of statist landlords
Do we really own our property, or are we just renting it from the government?