Posts by James G. Rickards

For those unfamiliar with United Nations jargon, “COP” stands for Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. COP28 is the 28th general convention of the parties. It recently concluded a major global conference in Dubai with over 70,000 attendees including heads of state, climate czars, UN officials, NGOs, media, and…

When Hunter Biden was indicted recently on felony tax charges among other crimes, many Americans felt that at last some justice was being done in the case of the Biden Crime Family and Hunter in particular. Don’t be so sure. This indictment is really just part of the continuing cover-up of Biden crimes. Here’s why: Regardless of…

I should begin this article with the disclosure that I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1977. I was still 25 at the time, fairly young for a graduating law student. Many of the faculty were in their 50s and 60s and had carved out distinguished careers as scholars, litigators, authors of…

The Fed rate remained unchanged as a result of the FOMC meeting last week. But what does the future look like? Today, I’ll explain what happened in terms of policy moves, what Fed Chair Jay Powell believes will happen next, and what will actually happen. The difference between Powell’s expectations and market expectations creates opportunities…

This is our most unusual link yet and one we hope you enjoy. It’s not a link to an article; it’s a link to an interactive graphic. It shows a circle divided into different colored slices that represent the major reserve currencies of the day for the past 100 years. The slices expand and contract, depending on…

The FBI likes to tout its relentless efforts to put terrorists under surveillance and to prevent terrorist attacks in the U.S. Fine. But who exactly are the “terrorists” as the FBI sees it? Unfortunately, the term terrorist seems not to include the millions of Arabs and Muslims crossing the U.S. southern border without inspection or…

Psychologists have long identified a mental condition called projection. The idea is simple. Those who engage in erratic, neurotic, or other mentally imbalanced behavior rationalize their behavior by projecting it onto others. If someone is a pathological liar, they will call others liars. If they are paranoid, they will accuse others of paranoia. And if…

What goes around, comes around. There’s a lot of truth in that old expression. The Democratic party is about to discover just how true the expression is. For the past three years, the Democrats have opened the border to the detriment of law and order and national security. They have de-funded the police in many…

This story provides detailed evidence that there was significant insider trading in advance of the October 7, 2023 massacre of Jews by Hamas. The parties who conducted the insider trading are not yet identified, but it would come as no surprise to find that they were members of Hamas itself or perhaps senior royals in Qatar who…

I continually remind gold investors, whether in bullion or mining shares, not to get too euphoric when gold rallies and not to get too depressed when the dollar price retreats. Gold is still the best form of money and proves valuable to investors over time. This is true whether inflation or deflation prevails. The key…