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Regular readers remember how, when we first reported around the time of our launch eight years ago that central banks buy stocks, intervene and prop up markets, and generally manipulate equities in order to maintain confidence in a collapsing system, and avoid a liquidation panic and bank runs, it was branded “fake news” by the established financial “kommentariat.” What a difference eight years makes, because today none...

Swiss Franc EUR/CHF - Euro Swiss Franc, January 24(see more posts on EUR/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge GBP/CHF The Supreme Court ruling is finally upon us this morning which will determine whether or not UK Prime Minister Theresa May can invoke Article 50 to commence exit negotiations without as Act of Parliament. With so many political forces at work and a movement to keep Britain with as close ties as possible to...

See the introduction and the video for the terms gold basis, co-basis, backwardation and contango. Currency Debasement Doesn’t Make Anyone Richer The action favored bettors this holiday-shortened week (Monday was Martin Luther King day in the US), with the price of gold up 13 bucks and silver up 26 cents. We noticed a worrisome remark by newly inaugurated President Trump. The strong dollar of the past 20 years, he...

In September 1986, The Economist weekly newspaper published its first-ever “Big Mac Index”. It was a light-hearted way for the paper to gauge whether foreign currencies are over- or under-valued by comparing the prices of Big Macs around the world. In theory, the price of a Big Mac in Rio de Janeiro should be the same as a Big Mac in Cairo or Toronto. After all, no matter where in the world you buy one, a Big Mac...

Summary: Sterling retreats on court ruling but key supports hold and it recoups initial loss. The US dollar is recovering with the help of firming US yields. Investors are still anxious for details of new US government’s tax, deregulation, and infrastructure investment plans. The UK Supreme Court will hand down its ruling tomorrow on the government’s appeal of a High Court decision that recognized the right of...

Sound money principles can serve to help grow the economy and restrain government. The political class, however, doesn’t particularly want to restrain itself. Washington, D.C. is addicted to the easy money policies that have enabled $20 trillion in national debt accumulation and tens of trillions more in unfunded liabilities. Even with a new and unconventional GOP president who vows to take on waste and overregulation,...

Subscribe and share the RTD Rewind to help others learn... Give it a thumbs up if you agree or down if you disagree? In this unseen RTD Rewind clip with Keith Weiner of the Gold Standard Institute, I ask him to share his thoughts on the future of the Federal Reserve Note (a.k.a Dollar). Listen to what he has to say and let us know your thoughts in the comment section? Watch the full interview and other great educational interviews on the future of the dollar at RTD UNIVERSITY. The best...

Swiss Franc EUR/CHF - Euro Swiss Franc, January 23(see more posts on EUR/CHF, ) - Click to enlarge FX Rates The US dollar had a poor close in the North American session before the weekend as investors appear increasing anxious about the new US Administration’s economic policies and priorities.With no fresh details emerging over the weekend, some stale dollar longs exited.  The dollar stabilized in the European...

More than a thousand immigrants have now taken advantage of free German courses for new arrivals in the city of Basel. The offer, unique in Switzerland, came about thanks to a popular initiative that was accepted by voters in Basel in November 2014, the aim of which was to improve the integration of foreigners. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch) --- swissinfo.ch is the international branch of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). Its role is to report on Switzerland and to provide a Swiss...

© Ginasanders | Dreamstime.com In Switzerland, how much you pay for compulsory health insurance depends on where you live. Premiums vary hugely by canton. For 2016, average monthly adult premiums in Basel City are CHF 545.60, Switzerland’s most expensive, compared to CHF 326.70, in lowest-cost Appenzell-Innerhoden. The difference between the two cantons is 40%. In addition to big differences between cantons, prices vary...