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A Dollar's Not Worth Much But It Makes Good Wallpaper

At the rate we’re going, it won’t be long before people are wallpapering bars with $100 bills and using dollars for napkins.

The End of the Petrodollar Era: Trump’s Trade War and the Twilight of American Exorbitance

By David Russell, GoldCore

Federal debt ballooned from ~$533 billion in 1975 to over $34 trillion today. That’s not growth; that’s a debt spiral fueled by a system demanding the world hold onto depreciating paper assets.

Bipartisan Assault on Free Speech

By Doug Casey, Casey Research

The US Constitution was intended to defend citizens from government. But unfortunately, the Constitution is now a dead letter. I think we’re headed towards something like a civil war, though nothing resembling the unpleasantness of 1861 to 1865.

Money Metals and 3 Kentucky Citizens Sue Gov. Andy Beshear for Illegal Sales Tax Seizures

By MoneyMetals

In addition to recovery of back taxes, interest, and attorney’s fees, the class-action suit seeks temporary and permanent injunctive relief preventing further collection of sales taxes on gold and silver and any enforcement actions taken by the Beshear administration.

The Tariff Recession?

By John Mauldin, Thoughts from the Frontline

The new policy assumes trade deficits in and of themselves are bad and that the world economy is a zero-sum game. Setting tariff rates by algorithm at least puts everyone on a level playing field, I suppose, but it misses many details and distorts reality.

Dollar's Reserve Status Losing Ground to Gold and Other Currencies

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

The U.S. dollar's status as the global reserve currency continues to erode, with gold and “non-traditional” reserve currencies gaining ground.

Feeling Tariffied Yet? The New York Stock Exchange Is.

By David Haggith, The Daily Doom

Even the almighty dollar, which the nation needs strong in order to cover its debts, has been rapidly weakening under the threat of tariffs, and weakened a lot more recently.

Gold at Record Highs, Silver Lags, and the Future of Sound Money

By MoneyMetals

In the latest Money Metals Midweek Memo, Mike Maharrey answers top questions from investors, precious metals fans, and citizens worried about the economy.

Should Germany Pull Its Gold Out of the U.S.?

By Mike Maharrey, Money Metals

Germany ranks second in gold reserves behind the U.S. It officially holds 3,352 tonnes of gold with about 1,236 tonnes (37 percent) held in Federal Reserve vaults in the U.S.

China’s Gold Reserves Going Through the Roof

By Jan Nieuwenhuijs, Money Metals

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) continues to buy unprecedented amounts of gold as the global financial is deleveraging (i.e. investors exchange credit assets for gold).

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