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When Suppliers Prefer Their Goods to Our Pounds

11th October 2021 Emile Woolf 1944 Comments

Following his interview with Vladimir Lenin on the subject of inflation in 1919, John Maynard Keynes quoted the Russian as having said “The best way to destroy the capitalist system is to debauch its currency”, [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 9

11th October 2021 Going Postal 1890 Comments

As well as buying precious metals for their intrinsic value there are many people who collect coins, bars and other items and pay far more than their value in weight because of a perceived value [more…]

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The Greatest Threat to the US Is NOT What Most People Think

4th October 2021 Patrick Barron 3353 Comments

Here’s a challenge for readers: Stop reading right now and write down at least five threats to the US. Rank them in order of most serious at the top. Ask family members or friends to [more…]

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50 years since the closure of the “gold window”

20th September 2021 Going Postal 3505 Comments

What happened and why This year marked the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s decision to unilaterally close the “gold window”. The impact of this move can hardly be overstated. It triggered a tectonic shift of momentous [more…]

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Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part two

12th July 2021 Going Postal 2501 Comments

Claudio Grass (CG): Even before the pandemic, there was a clear trend towards the politicization of central banks and monetary policy. Over the last year, however, we saw this accelerate considerably, to the point where [more…]

Economics

Monetary Climate Change and its implications for investors, part one

28th June 2021 Going Postal 3950 Comments

I’ve long been an avid and enthusiastic reader of the “In Gold We Trust” report (“IGWT”), as I believe countless other gold investors are, and I’ve always found great value in the insights, the analyses and all [more…]

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A fork in the road: Digital Fiat vs. Decentralized Money

18th May 2021 Going Postal 2025 Comments

I have long thought about and written about the incredible opportunities that decentralized digital technologies have brought forward, especially when it comes to solving financial and monetary problems. The more these technologies and their applications [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 8

13th May 2021 Going Postal 2269 Comments

Prior to becoming interested in precious metals I had never visited the inside of an auction house, let alone placed a bid. However, during the last lockdown I discovered that auctions can be a rich [more…]

Collecting

Going for Gold – Part 7

29th April 2021 Going Postal 1909 Comments

I had vaguely heard of the Latin Monetary Union and decided to do some research for this article after viewing some gold coins from this period on an auction website. The Latin Monetary Union (LMU) [more…]

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