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In July 1974, a former bond trader turned politician named William Simon boarded a private plane out of Andrews Air Force Base for a two-week tour of Europe and the Middle East.
Have you heard that war is good for the economy?
In the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, Rod Steiger plays Sol Nazerman, a Holocaust survivor who operates a pawnshop in Harlem. In one memorable scene, his young assistant asks him what he believes in. "Money," he answers.
Felix Nikolas Prehn, economist and former investment banker, explains what really happened when a company claimed it can make gold from mercury using nuclear fusion, why the maths behind the scare does not work, and what the people who actually print
The systematic erosion of purchasing power over the last few decades has coincided directly with a devastating decline in living standards for middle-class wage earners and prudent savers alike.
Over The Past 55 Years The Standard Of Living Of American Workers Has Fallen Much More Than Most People Realize
Markets have been volatile over the last several weeks, with selling pressure spreading across tech stocks and speculative assets.
The Supreme Court Just Denied Your Constitutional Rights
Ever since the launch of ChatGPT in 2022, a torrent of money has flowed into building out data centers to power the AI boom.
Private market discipline is dynamic: prices adjust continuously as participants update their perceptions.
So far this week on Fringe Finance, I've tried to keep shining a light on the lesser known side of some of Wall Street's favorite narratives: that housing is fine, that AI valuations are justified, and that buying every dip is foolproof.
The 2026 edition of "Freedom in the 50 States" ranks US states on their support for and protection of both economic freedom and personal freedom across a wide range of issues.
Funds Keep Buying Gold, So Why Is Price Falling
How the free market gets blamed for cronyism.
Adam Kokesh...
The AI Bubble Is a War between the Productive and the Unproductive
Martin Armstrong, Founder of Armstrong Economics and creator of the Economic Confidence Model, about the growing risks in sovereign debt, global capital flows, geopolitical conflict, and what his models signal for the years ahead.
Game of Money explores the history of money and the financial systems that shape modern society.
In Wednesday's episode of his podcast, Peter walks through the self-reinforcing cycle of deficits, inflation, and interest rates that he believes is cornering the U.S. economy, and explains why rising inflation numbers should be sending investors i
Bright Videos News, Oct 16, 2026 - AI Investment Bubble Starts to Crack as Open Source Developers Build Revolutionary New Inference Engines (full interview)
Decentralize.TV - Episode 166 – Oct 15, 2026 - Chris Sullivan on Asset Tokenization and the Digital Control Grid, Making Gold Productive Outside the Banks, Engineered Oil Scarcity and the AI Bubble
In 1938 the airline business was brand new-- only 35 years had passed since the Wright brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk.
In his latest podcast, Peter pokes holes in President Trump's latest economic narrative, contrasting it with the reality consumers are feeling on the ground.
The economy is bound to eventually reach a point where it can no longer tolerate the interest rates required to keep inflation and debt under control, and some of the loudest warnings are coming from the bond market.
In his writings, Milton Friedman blamed the Federal Reserve for causing the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Although gold is recognized as an essential monetary asset, it is also a dead asset, just sitting on a ledger;
Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire. Many people think that's terrible. They're wrong.
Economic distress is on almost everyone's mind lately. Inflation, high prices, stagnant wages, declining purchasing power, inequality, and recurring financial crises are often treated as separate problems requiring separate government solutions.
The United States has about 80 means-tested welfare programs that limit benefits or payments based on the beneficiary's income or assets.
Meet Felix Nikolas Prehn: I'm your host, Felix Nikolas Prehn -- economist and former investment banker.
