Sprott Money's blog

People are scared, the market is uncertain and the world is for all intents and purposes in a constant state of turmoil and flux.

Once you examine the finer details, it quickly becomes clear that there are five key reasons that the Fed is unlikely to raise rates anytime soon.

There’s no reason to sweat a drop in the gold price or cheer a rise.

It's 2000 meters undersea.

There is “a barbarous relic” in our global monetary system. It is the U.S. dollar: the worthless, monetary relic of an empire in decline.

Those who choose to distance themselves (and their wealth – however large or small) geographically from the centre of the hurricane will fare best.

History tells us that empires are rarely defeated, by any external rival. 

Over the past decade; our markets have ceased to behave like “markets”, at all. 

"This industry has committed “hari kari” as far as I'm concerned."

This is not legitimate. This is not a market. It is more, systemic crime.

Time and time again, I’m hearing the same sticking points for failing to prepare – for failing to assure a more promising future for themselves and their families.

Where is the “hyperinflation”?

Gold’s biggest enemy is a brilliant Nobel Prize winning economist, university professor and columnist for the New York Times. Sadly, he is also a con man. 

For years, a rather pointless argument has been ongoing amongst economists - that of inflation vs. deflation.

Consumer debt culture has completely and utterly taken over the West.