You Can Find Bargain Projects on Secondary Markets Sometimes it’s just easier to go through the back door. I regularly write to you about NFTs, the non-fungible token cryptocurrencies that have exploded onto the scene over the last year. They started out as nothing more than digitized and pixelated art. They have since morphed into [Read More] …
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Why You Need to Own Gold Coins…and 2 Coins to Consider Buying
It’s been a minute since I last wrote to you about collectible gold coins. And with gold having recently hit an all-time high near $2,080 per ounce, now seems a good moment to rectify this. To catch you up: I am a collector of gold and silver coins. I tend to grab them when I [Read More] …
Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don’t… The Fed’s Impossible Decision on Interest Rates
Will they or won’t they? That is the question of the week. The Federal Reserve meets today and tomorrow and has basically pinkie sworn and told the world they will raise interest rates for the first time since Abraham Lincoln was president—“cross my heart, hope to die, stick a needle in my eye.” That’s not [Read More] …
Video: What the Ban on Russian Oil Means for Our Wallets
Yesterday, the Biden administration unveiled a blanket ban on Russian oil imports. Not long after, Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would respond by restricting certain commodity exports. These measures have, in effect, launched a new Cold War. And the impacts will be massive and wide-ranging (think gas at $5 per gallon). So, earlier today, I [Read More] …
Weekly Digest: India Prepares to Launch a Central Bank Digital Currency
Plus, Chinese Banks Can’t Save Russia From Western Sanctions Welcome to your Sunday digest…my weekly breakdown of the things we’re thinking about and talking about in the Global Intelligence world. The Russia-Ukraine conflict continues to dominate global headlines and we’ll come to some news stories about that in a moment. But first this week, we’re [Read More] …