By Jeff Thomas
International Man
March 18, 2026
Throughout the First World, and, particularly in the US, there is an increasing consciousness that fiat currency, far from being the solution to economic problems, is, in fact, a cause of them.
There are even those who, over the years, have predicted that the continued massive creation of fiat dollars may well lead to price controls, destruction of savings, looting, riots and, possibly, even revolution.
SchiffGold.com
March 18, 2026
On Monday, Peter appeared on Global Gambit with host Pyotr Kurzin to discuss the latest in geopolitics. Peter walks through the market and geopolitical fallout from the recent conflict in Iran and explains why the immediate market moves are misleading. He ties the spike in inflation not just to oil but to larger fiscal choices-bigger deficits, more money printing, and a housing market he thinks is on the brink of a severe correction-and makes the case that gold remains the clearest hedge.
By Brandon Smith
Alt-Market.us
March 17, 2026
his article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at Birch Gold Group
It's the magic number, the line that's not supposed to be crossed; when a nation's public debt finally exceeds its GDP. Historically speaking, it's not a sign of doom like many economists suggest. Numerous countries have sustained for decades with a ratio of well over 100% and many other factors have to be considered before it's officially time to panic.
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Le Vieux Continent dispose de marges de manœuvre très limitées : avec l'envolée des coûts d'emprunt et des taux record de la dette publique dans certains pays, l'économie européenne risque de sombrer dans la récession sous la menace d'une désindustrialisation accélérée par la hausse des prix de l'énergie.
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
March 16, 2026
When understood as a wave, the current Everything Bubble is not sustainable.
The problem with predictions based on the past is the analogies we discern are interpretations which means if we like one interpretation more than the alternatives, we stretch the present crisis and past crises to fit our preferred interpretation.
Two round pegs pounded into square holes ? No problem.
SchiffGold.com
March 16, 2026
In his latest podcast, Peter continues his analysis of the US war with Iran and its fallout in the oil market. He argues the short-term pain from military escalation is pointless compared with the constructive pain of fiscal restraint, and he explains why misleading CPI numbers and an accommodating Federal Reserve make sound money increasingly important.
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Touba, deuxième ville la plus peuple au Sénégal et capitale spirituelle de la confrérie soufie des Mourides. (Photo d'illustration)
Le Sénégal a réglé cette semaine près de 471 millions de dollars à ses créanciers internationaux, évitant un défaut de paiement redouté par les marchés. Ce geste intervient alors que Dakar tente de relancer son programme avec le Fonds monétaire international après la découverte d'une dette cachée de plusieurs milliards de dollars en 2024.
Eduardo Vasco
Na superfície, pode até parecer que o Irã está perdendo a guerra. Mas, no fundo, a derrota já está decretada para os Estados Unidos.
Escreva para nós: infostrategic-culture.su
Tudo o que Trump tem dito sobre a guerra com o Irã é pura mentira ou ao menos uma grande distorção dos fatos. No meio desta semana ele se gabou de ter supostamente destruído praticamente toda a infraestrutura de defesa do país, incluindo sua frota naval, a força aérea e a capacidade de mísseis.
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La crise du diamant pèse sur l'économie du pays. [Photo d'illustration]
S&P Global Ratings a abaissé le 13 mars la note souveraine du Botswana de "BBB" à "BBB-", avec perspective négative, en raison des difficultés durables du marché mondial du diamant. La faiblesse de la demande, notamment en Chin
Eduardo Vasco
Todo lo que Trump ha dicho sobre la guerra con Irán es pura mentira o al menos una gran distorsión de los hechos.
Escríbenos: infostrategic-culture.su
Todo lo que Trump ha dicho sobre la guerra con Irán es pura mentira o al menos una gran distorsión de los hechos. A mediados de esta semana se jactó de haber supuestamente destruido prácticamente toda la infraestructura de defensa del país, incluyendo su flota naval, la fuerza aérea y la capacidad de misiles.
Eduardo Vasco
Everything Trump has said about the war with Iran is pure lie or at least a major distortion of the facts.
Everything Trump has said about the war with Iran is pure lie or at least a major distortion of the facts. In the middle of this week he boasted that he had supposedly destroyed virtually the entire defense infrastructure of the country, including its naval fleet, air force, and missile capabilities.
By David Stockman
David Stockman's Contra Corner
March 14, 2026
Under the Fed's superintendency of the nation's currency after it opened its doors for business in 1914, the purchasing power of the dollar has declined by 97%.
That's surely a screaming failure by every pre-1980s notion of the role of the central bank because in those halcyon times maintaining the integrity of the currency ranked high above all other considerations.
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Un homme marche le long du rivage tandis que des pétroliers et des cargos sont alignés dans le détroit d'Ormuz, le 11 mars 2026.
Les prix du pétrole ont reculé le 13 mars après la sortie d'un pétrolier indien du détroit d'Ormuz. Le Brent a perdu 0,9 %, désormais à 99,54 dollars, mais reste en hausse sur la semaine.
par Gary Wilson
La guerre lancée par Washington contre l'Iran le 28 février avec l'offensive américano-israélienne baptisée Opération Epic Fury a débuté par une explosion de dépenses. Rien que durant les 100 premières heures, le Pentagone a englouti environ 3,7 milliards de dollars en missiles, opérations aériennes et systèmes d'interception, la majeure partie de ces dépenses n'étant pas prévue au budget initial.
By Doug Casey
International Man
March 13, 2026
International Man: The war with Iran is dominating the headlines, but what most people aren't considering is the economics of warfare and what it means in the bigger picture.
When a $35,000 Iranian drone can force the US or Israel to fire interceptors costing millions, what does that say about the economics of modern war, and who really benefits in a conflict defined by that kind of asymmetry?
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
March 13, 2026
If conditions change beneath the surface, the folks behind the curtain will be powerless to do anything but make it worse.
This just in: predicting is hard, especially about the future. One solution is ambiguity: couch predictions in poetic allusions that are open to interpretation.
What's hard is making an unambiguous prediction that turn out to be correct.
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Champ pétrolifère. [Photo d'illustration]
L'AIE a annoncé la libération record de 400 millions de barils pour stabiliser le marché. Malgré cette mesure, le prix du Brent dépasse les 100 dollars en raison des tensions régionales. La menace sur le détroit d'Ormuz alimente les craintes d'une crise énergétique mondiale.
par German Gorraiz Lopez
Shakespeare, par la voix d'un Henri IV effrayé, exprime la peur et l'impuissance de l'humanité face au chaos du changement : "Ô Dieu, si nous avions le choix de lire dans le livre du destin et de voir les révolutions du temps, de voir comment le hasard se moque et comment le changement remplit la coupe trouble de mille couleurs !"
Par chaos, nous entendons quelque chose d'imprévisible qui dépasse la vision myope que nos yeux ne peuvent qu'esquisser face à des événements qui sortent de l'ordinaire.
par Toscin
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Le fonds BlackRock limite les retraits alors que les rachats ébranlent le crédit privé
BlackRock BLK.N a déclaré vendredi qu'il avait limité les retraits d'un fonds de dette phare après une augmentation des demandes de rachat, alors que les inquiétudes des investisseurs s'accroissent autour de l'indu
SchiffGold.com
March 12, 2026
In his latest interview with Glenn Diesen, Peter focuses on the economic fallout from the recent war and what it means for jobs, inflation, and the dollar. He argues policymakers are stampeding toward more debt and money printing at exactly the wrong time, which makes gold and silver an increasingly sensible hedge for savers who want real, sound money. The conversation ranges from weak jobs data to oil chokepoints, tariff effects, and the inevitable winners and losers when nations go to war.