Market veteran Lawrence McDonald has a stark warning regarding a recent GOP proposal spearheaded by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) that calls for nixing federal interest payments to banks. The post shared by ...

Government bonds, especially Treasuries, have long been seen as a safe haven during recessions, geopolitical calamities, and other market-moving disasters that create uncertainty. But after looking at ...

Financial repression is what happens when the government needs to make its $37 trillion debt disappear without actually paying it back. I’ve been telling MarketWatch readers to buy gold, silver and ...

The debasement trade started in 2025 with the spike in precious metals after the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium due to the fears of financial repression. In 2026, the debasement trade could spread to ...

The trade war unleashed by Donald Trump may be just the precursor for much larger turmoil in the global economy. Whatever tariffs look like when the dust settles, deficits, surpluses and trade ...

The federal government, financial markets and most Americans are all in a state of denial about interest rates. Whenever someone goes on business TV, gets a mortgage or makes a long-term debt ...

Financial repression has a long history. Economists Carmen Reinhart and Maria Belen Sbrancia have estimated that the UK and ...

Gold’s surge signals global doubts about debt sustainability and fiat stability. Central banks increasingly buy gold, diversifying away from traditional currencies. Financial repression and currency ...

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Financial repression is what happens when the government needs to make its $37 trillion debt disappear without actually paying it back. I've been telling MarketWatch readers to buy gold, silver and ...