Editor's Note: Matthew Beller is a former employee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He currently works for a private investment firm in Los Angeles, California

There’s been a heated debate in the financial press regarding the prospects for hyperinflation or deflation, with most pundits usually siding strongly with one camp or the other. Nowhere has th

One thing I like about Janet Yellen is that unlike Bernanke and Greenspan, she speaks understandable English and isn’t prone to sugar-coating everything. I disagree with much of what she says,

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Back on May 15, in Gold to Rise Before a Fall, I mentioned that although I was bearish a longer term basis, I felt gold would undergo an important transition that was constructive in the short term.

Dear Professor Lewis,To me, the massive inverse H&S formation is readily apparent in gold - and a breakout from there measures to $1300 or so, similar in size to the moves made after the August&n

The US economy may produce modest growth late this year, but could slip into a “double-dip” recession if high government spending and a weak dollar spark fears of inflation, The Conferenc

In a fiat world, money is printed into existence by the central bank - the Fed, in the case of the US. Given there’s nothing backing up this money, it’s inherently worthless. However, one

Whoa, we're halfway there Livin' on a prayer Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear Livin' on a prayer Jon Bon Jovi, Livin' on a PrayerIt’s often said that “hope is a poor roadmap to su

Senator Barack Obama is a either a naïf or a ninny. Based on his tax proposals, the key to any economic program, the nincompoop out-points the naïf. Here’s why: Obama proposes to rais