Japan recorded a 1.01 trillion yen ($6.2 billion) trade deficit during the first half of 2026, according to preliminary government data. This does not mean that...
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The United States has crossed a milestone that Washington has spent decades pretending would never arrive. Federal debt held by the public has now exceeded 100% of...
The Japanese government is now openly admitting what I have been warning about for years. Rising interest rates are beginning to dramatically increase the...
The politicians always promise everything to everyone because that is how they get elected. They hand out benefits, expand programs, borrow endlessly, and then...
COMMENT: I love my country. What if Russia and Iran are coordinating an exacerbation of a two front war against “West”? Russia just warned embassies in Kiev to...
The European Commission has now openly published a two-volume study examining “net wealth taxes,” “capital taxes,” and perhaps most alarming of all,...
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Governments always begin with taxation because it is the most straightforward and politically acceptable means of raising revenue, yet history has shown repeatedly...
The Bank of France has just completed a major restructuring of its gold reserves, selling 129 tonnes of gold previously stored at the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
