Currencies and Gold

July RAGE Gauge: Gold, Interest Rates, and You

You don’t want to get caught in the fog without some know-how. That’s how Your Survival Guy feels about this market. You want to...

The Rusted Dollar

You know from Your Survival Guy's recent story about what I saw in Europe that the dollar is strong compared to other currencies. But...

A Return to Gold Standard Would Work Wonders

Are you heading abroad this summer? Good timing. As Your Survival Guy discovered before his recent trip across the pond, the US dollar carries...

Dip a Toe into Gold

In June of 1993, Bloomberg’s Pam Black asked me how to stay ahead of the inflation curve. I told her to “dip a toe”...

Trump on Digital Currency

You have read about the dangers of a central bank digital currency on YourSurvivalGuy.com: Do You Know the Worst Part about a CBDC? The...

Are Costco’s Gold Bars a Good Deal?

In The Wall Street Journal, Debbie Carlson examines the value of the popular gold bars for sale from Cotsco. She writes: While gold dealers might...

Inflation Is Spreading Poverty in Turkey

Over the last two years, Americans have experienced inflation greater than any they've faced in some time, but it's been nothing compared to what...

Is Gold Expensive?

Gold prices have reached nominal highs, but is it expensive? In inflation-adjusted terms, the price of gold is higher than statistically normal but not...

BRICS Gold Standard Over Before It Started?

Recently Russian-funded RT news teased a new gold-backed currency for BRICS nations. Kitco's Neils Christensen reports: Friday, according to state-run RT, the Russian government has...

Eurozone Edging Closer to CBDC with New Proposal

The Eurozone is edging closer to adopting a central bank digital currency with a new proposal by the European Commission outlining its plans for...