Federal Government

If you were to analyze the impact of any tax changes on any asset, you have two sets of dynamics to consider: those of the tax reform and those of the asset. What makes the comparison to gold unique is that gold is, if I may call it such, the purest of all assets because it doesn’t change. It is the world around it that changes . . . .

One of the great things about owning gold is that anyone can do it from virtually anywhere in the world. It certainly has a democratizing impact on protecting one’s wealth . . . .

Another government shutdown could be coming down the pike if Congress doesn’t give in to President Trump’s demands for border wall funding. But no matter how the situation plays out, it could be a unique win-win situation for precious metal owners . . . .

Dollars are created as debt. More dollars in circulation = more debt. More debt means consumption is “pulled forward” from the future so consumption can occur now. This usually ends badly . . . .

Gold picked up more than 2.4% since Monday, July 10, thanks to the fragility of the U.S. dollar. The rising momentum started last week, following the disappointing figure of U.S. CPI and retail sales while this week, U.S. President Donald Trump’s defeat helped it advance further . . . .

Do you believe all of the gold that is supposed to be at the Fort Knox bullion depository is there? Now would be a good time to ask President Donald Trump to open the vaults to the public as was done in 1974 when Gerald Ford was President . . . .

Gold traded near a two-week high as the disarray engulfing Donald Trump’s White House boosted the commodity’s allure as a haven, with equities in retreat and investors scaling back the odds of the Federal Reserve tightening policy next month . . . .

This article explores the challenges and opportunities for gold in this brave new world of ‘Trumponomics’ . . . . .

A legal effort by the Langbord family to reclaim 10 1933 gold $20s from the federal government failed . . . .