Economy

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.

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.

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.

Aaron Hoddinott has owned gold for more than a decade, but after interviewing Alasdair Macleod, he is reconsidering what gold really is. Not a trade. Not a hedge. Maybe not even an investment.

Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to run out in 2032, leaving enough revenue to pay only about 78% of promised benefits. The shortfall raises bigger questions about U.S. deficits, entitlement promises, and long-term confidence in the dollar.

Mark Carney has a majority and no more excuses. Canada’s economy is flashing warning signs, from collapsing small business confidence to capital flight, record food bank use, and a generation losing faith in the future.

A country does not begin to unravel when tanks roll in or markets finally crack. It begins when trust in leadership, legitimacy, and the social contract starts to break down, turning social strain into economic fragility long before most investors or institutions are willing to see it.