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Gold price hits record $4,641 as uncertainty persists

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

"Gold, which does not yield interest, typically performs well in periods of low interest rates and heightened ⁠uncertainty."

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The United States v. Jerome Powell

2026-01-15

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On this episode of Power and Market, Ryan, Connor, and Tho discuss the reported probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Is this actual accountability for malfeasance, or a petty battle of DC egos? At the end of the day, does the difference matter? And should Powell be encouraged that central banks around the world are …

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Why Have Homes Become So Unaffordable?

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

Housing prices in the US are officially off the charts. But why is that the case, as it wasn’t that long ago that homes were affordable. Like all other economic crises, this one has its roots in government policies.

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Why We Need the Gold Standard

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

Rothbard aimed at something substantially more radical than Mises. Murray wanted a complete free market in money, with no government involvement whatever.

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The Myth of a Self-Financed Fed

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

The Fed’s cost overruns in its building renovation project supposedly are not borne by taxpayers because, as the myth goes, the Fed is “self-financing.” However, the Fed’s “earnings” come from interest payments from the government, payments made by...taxpayers.

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Will Trump Destroy NATO with a Greenland Invasion?

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

If NATO members aren't even safe from other NATO members then what value is the alliance? There is one good thing that could come out of a Greenland war: it would probably destroy NATO.

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Why “Good Money” Always Disappears When “Bad Money” Is Circulated

2026-01-15

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2026-01-15

Gresham’s Law isn’t about greed or bad behavior. It describes rational decision-making under fixed rules.

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Bait-and-Switch: Victims of the LA Wildfires Find That Local Government Wants Them Gone

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

People who lost their homes last year in the LA wildfires are finding government roadblocks to rebuilding, due to systems put in place by progressives. And nothing will change.

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Trump Wants $500 Billion More for the Pentagon As Deficits Mount

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Trump ways he wants to spend half a trillion more dollars on military spending, even as federal spending persists at Biden-era levels and interest on the debt climbs ever upward.

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Central bankers of the world declare “full solidarity” with Jerome Powell

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

In the Powell v Trump feud, the world's central bankers support Powell. This is not surprising since central banks coordinate policy to benefit the global banker class.

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Trump’s Justice Dept. Launches Criminal Probe against the Fed’s Powell

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

This feud is little more than two factions within the Federal government fighting over how exactly to use the Fed’s many powers to inflate, exploit, and help fund an ever expanding federal government.

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Powell Should Be A Great American Villain. DC Will Make Him a Hero

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

The current Washington tiff between Donald Trump and Jerome Powell is being reframed as Powell heroically defending the Fed’s “independence.” In truth, the Fed has always done the administration’s dirty work and pursued inflation when it might temporarily boost the economy.

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Trump Wants $500 Billion More for the Pentagon As Deficits Mount

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Trump says he wants to spend half a trillion more dollars on military spending, even as federal spending persists at Biden-Era levels and interest on the debt climbs ever upward.

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The Central Banking Establishment Is Genuinely Worried About Trump, but Not for the Reasons They Say

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Central bankers don’t fear Trump “politicizing” the Fed. They fear he’ll expose it already is.

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Our Broken Healthcare Insurance System: A Physician’s Perspective From the Front Lines

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Thanks for government intervention, the US healthcare system has been breaking down. Unfortunately, with each healthcare setback, the prescription is for more intervention, which triggers even more crises.

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Germany Joins Canada, Sweden, and Other Nations in Sending Troops to Greenland as Trump Threats Intensify

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

"They are part of a group from several allied countries. Together, they will prepare for upcoming elements within the framework of the Danish exercise Operation Arctic Endurance."

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Japan’s 10-yr bond yield rises to highest since 1999, raising risks for US Treasurys

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Rising yields (highest since 1999) could force Japan to sell US Treasurys to service its own debt. This would then fuel higher interest rates for US debt as well.

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Trump pauses 50-year mortgage plan, eyes 401(k)s for down payments

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Trump has abandoned the 50-year mortgage scheme, after most people figured out it mostly helps bankers at the expense of ordinary people.

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Trump Creates His Own Version of QE with New Fannie/Freddie MBS Purchases

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Multifamily Delinquencies Rise Again, Hit New Post-Great Recession High

2026-01-14

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2026-01-14

Freddie Mac’s delinquency report for multifamily properties shows delinquencies above the Great-Recession peak.

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