In the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s, 1990s, early 2000s, and after 2009, the US economy — powered by investment, innovation, entrepreneurship, and the plain hard work of its people — promised long-term gains despite short-term pains.
By Jim Rickards,
Much attention has been paid to the container cargo situation in the Port of Los Angeles. This is the largest port in the US and one of the largest single supply chain bottlenecks in the world.
By Jim Rickards,
It’s unclear if the breakdown can be arrested quickly — or at all. Consumers (and investors) should expect worse effects in the months ahead. How much worse remains to be seen…
By Jim Rickards,
Global supply chain delays are something everyone has heard about or experienced firsthand. Yet it’s a subject that very few are familiar with beyond a superficial acquaintance.
By Jim Rickards,
Chinese aggression and the allied response have inevitably triggered questions about the potential for war between China and the US and its allies
By Jim Rickards,
The biggest blind spot in the US’s evaluation of communist Chinese intentions has to do with the role of ideology in Chinese policy. Most of the elite analysts assumed that the Chinese were only paying lip service to Marxism and that they were eager to move on to a market-oriented playing field. They could be […]
By Jim Rickards,
Jim Rickards discusses how the Fed will position US interest rates in response to the current economy, given the drastic effect of Russian sanctions
By Jim Rickards,
In this video, Jim Rickards discusses the build up of gold reserves in the Russian central bank and the reasoning behind such a setup.
By Jim Rickards,
No political or economic event for the remainder of this century will have more impact on the world than the demographic disaster unfolding in China
By Jim Rickards,
China is in a debt bubble worse than even Japan or the US. The extent of this debt bubble is obscured by the fact that trillions of dollars of debt are pushed down by the central government in Beijing
By Jim Rickards,
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