Economy
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Over 28% of Americans Look for New Jobs, Highest Rate in Decades
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) A new labor market survey shows Americans have rarely felt more in need of new job opportunities, indicating that over 28% are currently looking for a new job. The New York Federal Reserve’s latest consumer poll found that 28.4% of respondents were looking for a job—the highest reading since March 2014 and…
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Job Creation Numbers Way Overstated; Corrupt Gold-Dealer Blows Up
(Mike Gleason, Money Metals News Service) As central bankers from around the world gather in Jackson Hole to foist their agendas into the media spotlight, investors are counting down the days until the Federal Reserve starts cutting rates. Minutes from the Fed’s last meeting showed several officials were sympathetic toward easing immediately. Although Fed Chairman…
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Even Dems Admit Walz Would Be a Manchurian Candidate
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) During an Asian American and Pacific Islander meeting at the Democratic National Convention, supporters of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz openly admitted this week that Walz would be “the first Chinese vice president” if he and Democrat nominee Kamala Harris were to win the November election. Riffing off the 1990s-era claim that…
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As Fed Chair Confirms Interest Rate Cut, Mortgage Rates Hit Lowest Level in 15 Months
(Headline USA)The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months, welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans. The rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate…
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Inflation, Government Policy, and the Future of the Dollar: Insights from Economist Daniel Lacalle
(Money Metals News Service) In a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with economist Daniel Lacalle to discuss pressing economic issues, including inflation, government policy, and the future of the U.S. dollar. Lacalle, a professor of global economy at IE Business School in Madrid and author of several influential…
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WATCH: RFK Jr. Suspends Campaign, Endorses Trump in Impassioned Speech
(The Center Square) – Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his presidential bid Friday to endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 election. Kennedy, his voice hoarse, called it quits during a speech Friday in Phoenix. “In an honest system, I believe I would have won the election,” he said. Kennedy…
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MAHARREY: Gov’t Erases More Than 800K ‘New Jobs’ from Existence
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) The Bureau of Labor Statistics just zapped 818,000 jobs out of existence. That’s one heck of an eraser. Month after month, we’ve been regaled with headlines extolling the strength of the U.S. job market. Virtually every month, the mainstream has enthusiastically reported “better than expected” job creation. This, we’re…
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Study Reveals the Myth of Federal Reserve Independence
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) According to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, “The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy independence is an important and broadly supported institutional arrangement that has served the American public well.” According to Professor Thomas J. Weber at Pace University Lubin School of Business, this is nothing but a myth. In a…
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Tax-Grabbing Nebraska Politicians Taught a Lesson by Gold & Silver Investors
(Jp Cortez, Sound Money Defense League) In a powerful display of grassroots pressure, Nebraska politicians beat a hasty retreat this week after attempting a brazen tax grab that would have reimposed sales taxes on purchases of gold and silver in the Cornhusker State. The Sound Money Defense League and Money Metals Exchange, alongside a coalition…
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Michelle Obama Backstabs Biden AGAIN During DNC Speech
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) By now, most conservatives know that when it comes to Michelle and Barack Obama, not everything is always as it seems. What may appear at face value to mean one thing is likely to have some hidden subtext tucked away underneath. So it was with the former first lady’s speech Tuesday…
