SchiffGold.com 

December 23, 2025

On Thursday's episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter lays out why precious metals are taking center stage while fiat currency policy unravels. He walks through surging silver prices, rising unemployment and shrinking manufacturing, a return to quantitative easing, the political choice for the next Fed chair, and an imminent crypto crash - all reasons he gives f

By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com

December 19, 2025

Every nation is operating on models that are collapsing without those at the controls being aware that the implicit assumptions of their models no longer map reality.

A recent article lays out the collapse of the dominant geopolitical model of "rising powers generate conflict": The Stagnant Order And the End of Rising Powers (Foreign Affairs, paywalled).

publié le 18/12/2025 Par Olivier Berruyer

Croissance en trompe-l'œil, inflation en apparence maîtrisée, chômage en recrudescence et dette publique hors de contrôle : 2025 a mis en lumière les faiblesses structurelles de l'économie française. Certes, le gouvernement a pu fanfaronner sur quelques indicateurs en amélioration, mais ce sursaut a été acheté à crédit et ne masque qu'à peine l'ampleur du problème.

By Brandon Smith
Alt-Market.us 

December 17, 2025

This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group

In a system dominated by Keynesian economics the word "deflation" is considered taboo; like saying Donald Trump's name out loud in a crowded Seattle yoga studio. The screeching reaction you will get is rarely worth the effort of arguing the point. Every element of modern financial policy is designed to prevent a deflationary event.