If consumer inflation data were reported more accurately, it would be revealed that much of the apparent growth is an illusion.

Gold's new suitors never understood the fundamental case for gold and now they are turning their affection back to their true love: US equities.

This condition occurs when an economy becomes addicted to monetary stimulus.

As the global currency war intensifies, the majority of attention has been paid to the 17% fall of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar over the past few months.

"In reality, our government has been creating more than one trillion dollars out of thin air every year for the past five."

Last week's media headlines focused on how the election results in France and Greece reflected a wave of rising public resistance across Europe to the austerity programs being championed by Germany, the IMF, and the EU.

This past week, gold and silver experienced one of their steeper drops in recent months.

The leaders of Europe have been criticized for their inability to deal expeditiously with the Eurozone debt crisis. Many view the paralysis […]

Earlier this week the Federal Reserve ignited a firestorm in the global markets by admitting that the U.S. economy is facing significant downside risks.

This week saw the type of downside volatility in the precious metals market that will be remembered for years to come

As a result of active "demonetization" efforts by the IMF and its member central banks, gold and silver have experienced the type of volatility that has given conservative investors reasons not to perceive the metals as dependable cash alternatives. Instead gold and silver have become known as the asset class to hold as a hedge against inflation.

Japan is facing two meltdowns in the wake of its devastating earthquake.