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Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The Greatest Illusion in Finance: How Banks Create Money from Nothing

This article unpacks the hidden mechanics of modern banking, revealing how commercial banks create money out of nothing through credit issuance. It traces the evolution from fractional reserve theory to the revolutionary credit creation theory, exposing how credit expansion—not savings—drives asset booms, inflation, and systemic risk.

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Copper’s Tariff Shock: What the Market Plunge Really Means for Investors

Let's unpack the historic plunge, the policy twist behind it, and why copper remains one of the most strategic and contested resources for the decades ahead.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Titanium: The Strategic Metal That Powers Empires

With production concentrated in a handful of countries and demand rising from aerospace to EVs, titanium’s role as a critical mineral has never been more vital. For investors, the story is clear: titanium isn’t just an industrial metal, it’s a pillar of future security and innovation.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Moment: A Masterclass in Wealth Creation

By dominating the AI hardware market and evolving into a full-stack platform, Nvidia has created over a million percent returns for long-term investors. Its journey offers key lessons for small-cap speculators and raises important questions about what’s next for the world’s most valuable company.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

The GENIUS Act: How a Quiet Law Could Spark a Financial Revolution

By legalizing tokenized securities, integrating stablecoins into the banking system, and introducing tax-deferred crypto accounts, the GENIUS Act lays the foundation for a modernized financial ecosystem, one that could transform how capital flows, how assets are held, and how investors build wealth.

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July 22, 2025

The Hidden Driver: Why Every Investor Must Watch Geopolitical Risk

Geopolitical risk is no longer a background concern, it’s a central force reshaping global markets. This article unpacks how political instability, trade wars, and regional conflicts are influencing capital flows, supply chains, and investment strategies in real time.

July 31, 2025

Global Battle Ignites for Cobalt and Sound Money

From cobalt’s chokehold on the EV supply chain to the unstoppable rise of structural inflation, this article unpacks the hidden forces reshaping global markets—and why investors are turning to gold, Bitcoin, and hard assets for protection.

July 31, 2025

Rare Earths, Rare Power: The Global Race for the World’s Most Strategic Resource

The global race for rare earths is intensifying. China, long the dominant supplier, has reopened the export taps — but geopolitical pressure, smuggling, and insurgent-backed mining in Myanmar are complicating the picture. With rare earths vital to everything from EVs to defense systems, Western governments and corporations are scrambling to secure independent supply chains. From Apple’s $500M deal with MP Materials to China’s covert stockpiling, this is no longer just about trade — it’s about global leverage.

July 31, 2025

Wall Street’s Silent Bet: What a Record Surge in Debt Securities Reveals

Wall Street just made its boldest move since 2008. Broker/dealers have loaded up on debt securities and repos at a historic pace—signaling they’re bracing for a major market correction.

July 16, 2025

Silver’s Second Shot: Will the Ancient Metal Finally Break Its 1980 $50 High?

Silver is surging toward $38 an ounce, but still hasn’t broken its 1980 high of $50. From ancient currency to clean energy metal, we explore silver’s historic role, industrial comeback, and what may lie ahead.

July 31, 2025

Why Marc Faber Thinks the U.S. Could Default Under Trump

Marc Faber warns that a second Trump presidency could trigger the first U.S. default in history, as rising debt, protectionism, and a weakening dollar converge.

July 13, 2025

The Calm Before the Gold Storm: Why the Juniors Haven’t Run—Yet

Junior gold stocks have underperformed despite rising gold prices and strong free cash flows from majors. In this interview, macro strategist Nomi Prins explains why that could change in the second half of 2025.

July 7, 2025

The Last Domino: Why the Gold Juniors Could Explode as Debt and Rates Collide

As the U.S. fiscal machine creaks under the weight of $37 trillion in debt, the Fed is inching toward its next pivot—and gold is responding. This post explores why macro strategist Nomi Prins believes junior gold miners could be the breakout trade of the next cycle.

July 7, 2025

The AI Paradox: Why Jim Bianco Says Automation Could Spark Inflation, Not Kill It

Jim Bianco believes AI won’t just eliminate jobs - it will birth entire industries and new inflationary demand. This post unpacks his contrarian take on self-driving cars, decentralized AI, and what investors must understand about the next phase of innovation.

July 13, 2025

Trapped by Debt: Diego Parrilla on Structural Inflation and the Next Financial Shock

In this gripping conversation, macro strategist Diego Parrilla reveals why structural inflation, yield curve control, and relentless money printing have trapped global markets in a stagflationary spiral. With bonds no longer offering protection and central banks addicted to intervention, investors are being forced into risk - whether they realize it or not.

July 13, 2025

The Cobalt Conundrum: A Supply Shock that Could Reshape the Battery Economy

This article explores the ripple effects of Congo’s extended cobalt export ban and why it could reshape global supply chains for years to come. With demand accelerating and policy-driven volatility rising, Western governments and companies are now racing to secure ethical, domestic cobalt sources. Featuring expert insights from CMOC and Open Mineral, and a spotlight on U.S. and Canadian production efforts, we reveal how this critical mineral is becoming a new geopolitical fault line in the battery-powered future.

July 13, 2025

The Energy Squeeze: How AI Is Threatening Global Metal Supply Chains

As AI and data centers compete for cheap power, aluminum and copper smelters in North America and Europe face soaring costs and uncertain futures. Industry leaders warn that smelter closures will tighten metal supply chains and increase dependence on foreign producers, undermining the West’s green transition and industrial security. Without urgent policy shifts and massive renewable buildouts, the clash between digital growth and critical materials production could reshape global trade and threaten thousands of industrial jobs.

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