February 16, 2025 | Wonks and Eggheads Still Don’t ‘Get’ Trump

Trump promised everything but a cure for cancer during last Thursday’s press conference, and there was no doubting his sincerity or his commitment to helping to shape a better world. Can he do it? One thinks of Teddy Roosevelt, who possessed seemingly limitless energy and zeal for taking on big projects, including building a national […]

February 16, 2025 | Pharmaceutical Marketing – Billions Spent to Make You Sick

  The United States and New Zealand are perhaps the only nations that permit direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising. Big Pharma is permitted to use every marketing tool at its disposal to glamorize medications to consumers, who are then expected to go to their doctors and ask for the latest and greatest pill, treatment, or […]

February 15, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Bob Hoye: Stock Markets, Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, Canadian Dollar.
• Martin Armstrong:  (5:33) 2025 Canadian Report “Can Canada Survive Intact?”, Tariffs, Trump, Corruption.
• Eric Hadik: (32:23) Trading Cycles, Gold, USD, Bitcoin, Oil.
• Martin Straith:  (49:17) Get Politics Out of Your Portfolio, World Outlook Financial Conference. Special Offer!

February 14, 2025 | Higher Inflation Could End Rate Cuts For This Year

Higher inflation returned this week. The numbers for January CPI inflation came in hotter than expected. A significant upturn in Core CPI on a monthly and annual basis raised eyebrows, although the markets were not rattled for long. Is this the end of rate cuts? Will rate hikes be next? The U.S. CPI released on […]

February 14, 2025 | Is March to $3000 Gold Unstoppable?

Have Central Banks ever been able to stop a recession?

February 13, 2025 | China’s Real Estate Bust Leads Other Countries

Anyone who plays Monopoly can experience how quickly real estate holdings drag once cash in hand proves insufficient. Bubbles may seem fun on the way up, but they’re universally brutal in the inevitable deflation stage. China’s stimulus boom helped inflate global demand and real estate prices after the 2008 recession, but mean reversion has been […]

February 13, 2025 | What is the VR Trader Annual Forecast Calling For?

A list of stocks that have been exploding to the upside.  Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

February 13, 2025 | Is Trump’s Goal to Deliberately Boost Inflation?

Will Gold be a safe haven if stock market corrects?

February 12, 2025 | US Total Consumption Falls While Commercial Crude Stocks Rise

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have given Hamas until noon on Saturday to release all remaining hostages (alive and the bodies of the dead) as Hamas has not met the phase one conditions. If the release does not happen then Trump’s ‘All hell is going to break out’ could escalate the fighting in the […]

February 12, 2025 | Is This Time Different?

“We will not have any more crashes in our time.” – John Maynard Keynes, leading British economist, in 1927 “Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. I do not feel there will be soon if ever a 50 or 60 point break from present levels, such as (bears) have predicted. I […]

February 11, 2025 | Trump About to Hit Canada with Category 5 Hurricane – You Won’t See it Coming, Warn Insiders

“Fentanyl is just the cover for what’s really wrong. What’s wrong is massive money laundering by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on a huge scale,” reveals Marc Cohodes, legendary short seller and investor. In a powerful roundtable discussion, Cohodes joins Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper and our own Daniela Cambone to expose the deep-rooted corruption, […]

February 10, 2025 | Cooper: Canada is a Major Fentanyl Portal

Today we’re speaking with Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper, whose deeply researched book Wilful Blindness exposes Canada’s damning role in the opioid trade. This might explain why the Trump administration is going on the offensive with our northern neighbor. Sam’s research uncovers an intricate network where the inputs to make synthetic opioids like fentanyl move […]

February 9, 2025 | China’s Underground Banking Empire: How Drugs & Money Corrupt America | Sam Cooper



February 8, 2025 | Attack Rapidly, Ruthlessly, Viciously, without Rest

QUESTION: Would you comment on Trump’s agenda? Paul ANSWER: Those in Washington have lived a privileged life. During the Mortgaged Backed Security Crisis, when real estate declined, it did not decline by much at all in Washington because the government is like a broken gun without a firing pin – it won’t work, and you can’t fire […]

February 8, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Gold, Bonds
• Robert Campbell: (12:27) US Real Estate, Tariffs, Unemployment, Recession
• Hilliard MacBeth: (55:50) 51st State, Natural Resources

February 8, 2025 | Why Americans Love Bitcoin More than Gold

Platinum, Palladium and Silver catching Gold fever

February 7, 2025 | Exposing the Empire’s Secrets In Real-Time – USAID is just the beginning…

The US political class has created a constellation of taxpayer-funded grifts and sinecures that provide swamp creatures a lifetime of employment for a minimal amount of work. All that’s required is moral flexibility. A graduate of, say, Georgetown University, can build a “career” by cycling through the following entities: Congressional/White House staff Washington think tanks […]

February 7, 2025 | Central Bank Rate Cuts Not Road to Prosperity

California fires boosting insurance rates

February 6, 2025 | Health Prepping: Vitamin D Prevents Tooth Decay

Vitamin D is the gift that keeps on giving. It’s already known to prevent cancer, heart disease, and dementia. And according to new research, it also prevents and/or fixes cavities. Here’s an excerpt from a much longer article on the subject by Dr. Joseph Mercola: Remember that sharp pain while biting down on popcorn? Or the dreaded dentist visit […]

February 6, 2025 | Signals Stock Markets Should Stay Positive

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February 6, 2025 | USAID, WEF, CCP, Tariffs, Stupid People

Fraud, Davos, Interest Rates, Inflationary Depression

February 6, 2025 | US Stock Market Doesn’t Seem to Care About Tariffs

Gold is on an unstoppable charge

February 5, 2025 | WTI Crude Oil Falls Below US$72/b As Trump Tariffs Get Delayed For Now. If WTI Falls Below US$70/b We May See New BUY Signal Triggered

President Trump used his Tariff threats against Mexico and Canada to get support in the battle to keep fentanyl and illegal immigrants outside of the US. Mexico’s team found the right solution of adding 10,000 National Guard soldiers to lock down the border and plan aggressive moves against the cartels. They also accepted Trump’s remain […]

February 4, 2025 | Canadian Insolvencies at 15-Year High and Rising

According to the latest Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals, 2024 saw a 15-year high in Canadian business and consumer insolvencies—about 375 daily. The group expects pressure on companies and consumers to continue in 2025 amid threats from potential tariffs and mortgage renewals. See, Insolvencies in Canada rose 12.1% in 2024, led by business filings: […]