‘Our priority now is to balance the budget. Through fiscal discipline today, we can free up resources tomorrow.’ Jimmy Carter, 1980 Jimmy Carter is ‘coming to the end’, says his grandson, ‘but he’s still there’. We will speak of Mr. Carter in the past tense…but hope he makes it to his 100th birthday on October […]
By Bill Bonner,
In her celebrated interview last week — her first! — Ms. Harris managed to answer some questions and not answer others, always in the same way, by giving out a line of talk, much rehearsed and little challenged. It is “important to find a common place of understanding where we can actually solve problems,” she […]
By Bill Bonner,
By popular demand! We’re going to take today off. It’s Labor Day (in the US), after all. But if our ‘Primary Trend’ picture is clear…Western consensual democracies are becoming less and less consensual. The model — take from young, growing, prosperous generations…give to old voters — is becoming less attractive. Because younger generations are smaller […]
By Bill Bonner,
Gold is telling its story. Reuters: ‘Gold prices gained around 1% on Thursday, fueled by strong expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September with investors focusing on U.S. inflation data for further insights on the potential size of the cut. Spot gold rose 0.9% to $2,524.45 per ounce.’ On the surface, it is […]
By Bill Bonner,
How so much debt is eventually written off is the most important financial story of our era. It is a story in which gold is likely to play a leading role. But not many people want to think about it. A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political […]
By Bill Bonner,
In a small democracy, people can see for themselves what is worthwhile and what is not. They see the mayor in a fancy new car with a fancy new girlfriend and they ask questions. Source: Getty Images Here’s the latest from the Financial Times: Top defence contractors poised for $52bn cash bonanza as orders soar […]
By Bill Bonner,
‘How dumb does she think we are?’ was the question we left you with yesterday. Ms. Harris says it’s time for a change. Which is a funny thing to say when you’ve been the Vice President for the last three and a half years… and your boss was MIA during much of that time. Weren’t […]
By Bill Bonner,
The press says inflation is beat…and the coast is now clear; the Fed can get back to doing what it has been doing for the last thirty years — supporting Wall Street with artificially cheap credit. Source: Getty Images The parade of lies and claptrap goes on. Here’s the news from MarketWatch: Federal Reserve Chair […]
By Bill Bonner,
We had expected a small gathering for the Piazzolla event. But so attractive was the show that they sold more tickets than ever before… with many surplus attendees spilling out onto the lawn. Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in […]
By Bill Bonner,
Since Western governments have pushed the real costs of their boondoggles and BS into the future, they are now all saddled with huge debts and all are caught in the ‘Inflate or Die’ trap. Source :Getty Images ‘Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy […]
By Bill Bonner,
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