Dear Reader, Stasi was the name of the East German internal security police during the worst days of the communist dictatorship in the German Democratic Republic during the Cold War. Stasi was an acronym for the State Security Service. Its many activities included illegal arrests, interrogation, and incarceration of political prisoners. The Stasi was also […]
By Jim Rickards,
Dear Reader, The US economy lost 140,000 jobs in December. Only about 55% of the jobs lost in March and April have returned. That’s a significant number. Americans and others around the world who make their living as bus drivers, bartenders, waiters, hair stylists, and boutique store clerks — among thousands of other jobs — […]
By Jim Rickards,
Dear Reader, Economic growth or decline is the result of factors that are larger than any one administration or any one set of policies. Of course, specific policies such as tax changes or regulatory initiatives can help or hurt the economy depending on how they are designed, but they will generally not change the macro-momentum. […]
By Jim Rickards,
For almost 20 years, the myth of a ‘rising China’ and the ‘Chinese century’ has been gathering steam. Of course, the US is recognised as a superpower now, but its days as the greatest power in the world were numbered, according to this myth. China was prized both by US manufacturers for its cheap labour and […]
By Jim Rickards,
Dear Reader, *slow clap* We made it. We got to the end of 2020. Of course, that doesn’t mean that all of our problems will go away when the Gregorian flicks over to a new year. We’ll be a little bit better prepared though. 2020 has been one of the most exhilarating I’ve witnessed in […]
By Jim Rickards,
Wake me when it’s over. That’s probably how most people feel about the US presidential election right now. Biden supporters are celebrating a victory declared by the media. Trump supporters are pursuing claims of fraud in several states that could change the expected result. The one thing that all Americans should agree on (but don’t) […]
By Jim Rickards,
All investors recall the 30%-plus market collapse last March, skyrocketing unemployment, and the near complete shutdown of the global economy. Annualised US GDP growth in the second quarter of 2020 was -31.4%, the biggest quarterly drop in US history. And the National Bureau of Economic Research — the designated scorekeeper for when recessions begin and […]
By Jim Rickards,
Dear Reader, We haven’t heard much about the G20 Leaders’ Summit lately. That may be about to change. The G20 is a multilateral organisation that superseded the G7 as the leading forum for global joint action and discussion about 12 years ago. The G7 are the world’s seven largest developed economies (the US, the UK, […]
By Jim Rickards,
Dear Reader, The major news outlets have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. The Biden victory was declared by the media based on projections in several states, including Pennsylvania. But projections are not official certifications, let alone final votes in the Electoral College. (The composition of which will not be determined […]
By Jim Rickards,
Let’s start with the basics. There’s no evidence that lockdowns work to stop the spread of coronavirus. None. This is not guesswork. After 10 months of the pandemic, we have data from more than 20 major countries around the world that have tried lockdowns in various forms. The lockdowns range from extreme (as happened in […]
By Jim Rickards,
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