The Fed Can’t Fool Gold – A Record of What Things are Worth
The feds can fool some of the people some of the time, and they can fool stock market investors almost all the time. But they can’t fool gold. Gold is real money. Over time, it…
Global Markets
The Aussie market tends to follow global markets, particularly the US. For that reason, The Rum Rebellion will regularly keep you up to date with what’s happening in the world’s major markets.
Global politics is also at a critical juncture. There is a big-picture arm wrestle happening between the forces of globalism and those who believe in the pre-eminence of national sovereignty.
You can see this in the British peoples’ desire to escape from the stifling regulation of the European Union. You can see it in the increasing support Trump is getting for his ‘Make America Great Again’ stance, despite around the clock criticism and lies from the establishment media.
The Rum Rebellion stands for individual freedom. Decentralisation of power is the key to this. Globalisation, on the other hand, is a force for the centralisation of power and the slow and covert imposition of rule by unelected elites.
Our comments on global politics will rail against globalisation and rule by technocrats. It will include calling out fake news, as the establishment media is a key player in the globalisation movement.
Mr Market Will Shut This Party Down – A Bear Market Buyers Will Regret
Stocks rose 311 points on the Dow yesterday. This is typical bear market action; sell-offs are followed by about a 50% bounce. If it really is a bear market, the buyers will regret it. They…
Kidnapping Benjamin – Negative Interest Rates Corrupt the Value of Money
Negative rates act kind of like a tax on your wealth. Having savings in the bank will lose you money instead of paying your interest. Low interest rates have pushed up asset prices, and punishes…
The Biggest Mistake in Fed History – US Interest Rate Cuts
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve whittled down its key lending rate by 25 basis points, in what was probably the biggest mistake in Fed history. As you know, the Fed only makes mistakes. It does this…
The Middle in a Muddle – China’s Economic Growth Slows Down
The reason China’s economic growth is slowing is the same reason as it was in Japan and is in the rest of the developed world. China’s debt in 2007 was US$7 trillion, With GDP of…
The Australian Stock Market Finally Did It – Champagne and Valium
Pop the champagne everyone (or a valium, if you’re a bear) the Australian stock market finally did it! Yesterday, the ASX 200 closed at a new, all-time high of 6,845.1 points, up 0.3% on the…
King US Dollar Refuses to Break Down
Trump is clearly concerned about a strong US dollar as we move into a slower growth global environment. The thing is, the US is the best of a bad bunch when it comes to a…
The Surprising Achilles Heel of This Economic Bubble
I want to tell you about the Achilles heel of this economic bubble. It’s emerging world debt! Listen to my video today to find out why world debt may be the last straw to burst…
What ‘Power to the People’ Really Means
Centralisation is the enemy of individual freedom and a key tool of the totalitarian state. Turning people against each other is another tool. Knowledge is power = power to the people…
Get Ready for Change – A Paradigm Shift is Coming
We are quickly reaching the end of the line with low rates and this ‘paradigm’. It could be why gold is starting to move. Things are changing. And I get it, change can be daunting…