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Former Swiss banker Clive Thompson explains how America’s rising debt burden could eventually push policymakers toward revaluing the nation’s gold reserves. He also explores what that could mean for Treasury yields, government financing, and the future of the monetary system.

Inflation feels worse than the official numbers because consumer prices tell only part of the story. Learn how monetary expansion reshapes the cost of living, pushes capital into scarce assets, and changes what investors should look for.

The dollar is losing ground, but no rival currency is close to replacing it. Instead, a new monetary system is emerging, one where dollars remain essential for trade, stablecoins extend their reach, and gold becomes the world’s long-term insurance policy.

Fertility rates across the developed world have collapsed to levels that cannot sustain current populations, yet investors are barely paying attention. By 2040, fewer workers will be supporting more retirees, pressuring pensions, healthcare, housing and entire industries...

Inflation erodes the purchasing power of wages and cash, but it can reward people who own scarce, productive assets. From Washington timberland and New York real estate to California vineyards, oil fields and mineral deposits, history shows how hard assets have created extraordinary wealth. The lesson is not simply to own physical assets, but to own productive assets with scarcity, income potential and long-term demand.

New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh believes AI could become the most powerful disinflationary force in decades, but it's arriving just as the West begins an expensive push to rebuild manufacturing, energy systems and strategic supply chains.

The next 10X mining stock will not be found by chasing hype. Jeff Clark reveals how he evaluates junior gold stocks, from geology and drill results to management ownership, dilution, economics, and the warning signs that can destroy a promising story.

Venture capital is pouring hundreds of billions into AI, but the market may be ignoring the harder problem beneath the boom. Data centers need power, copper, critical minerals, transmission, and mines that cannot be built overnight.

David Hunter believes the market may be approaching its most explosive phase yet, with the S&P 500 potentially surging toward 10,000 before a historic reversal. His larger warning is that the habits which enriched investors for decades may become dangerous when the cycle finally changes.

Fort Knox may still be full of gold. But according to Stefan Gleason, the real issue is whether America’s gold is audited, pure, liquid, unencumbered and ready to use in a crisis...

Gerald Celente warns that the apparent easing of the Iran crisis may be temporary, while the deeper damage from inflation, slowing growth and geopolitical instability continues to spread. He also argues that the debt-fueled AI buildout increasingly resembles dot-com 2.0, with markets celebrating headlines while ignoring mounting structural risks.

Markets are near record highs. Politicians insist the economy is strong. Yet millions of young people feel further away from home ownership, financial security, and the future their parents took for granted. After my latest conversation with Gerald Celente, I found myself thinking less about inflation, AI, or even geopolitics, and more about where all of this is leading politically.