The economic costs of severe financial stress are so high and so long lasting that developed-world policymakers will still be pursuing financial repression as a way to contain the consequences for ...

The debasement trade started in 2025 with the spike in precious metals after the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium due to the fears of financial repression. In 2026, the debasement trade could spread to ...

Gold’s surge signals global doubts about debt sustainability and fiat stability. Central banks increasingly buy gold, diversifying away from traditional currencies. Financial repression and currency ...

Pension funds are feeling pressure on both sides of their balance sheets as a result of the sustained period of low rates. Squeezed yields have undermined returns and, perhaps more importantly, low ...

Hundreds of activists around the world use bitcoin for its censorship resistance properties — rather than speculative trading. From Nigeria to Russia, activists across the globe see bitcoin as a tool ...

Financial repression is what happens when the government needs to make its $37 trillion debt disappear without actually paying it back. I've been telling MarketWatch readers to buy gold, silver and ...

Markets have rallied hard, but with valuations stretched, I'm being more selective. Now's the time to focus on smart, income-generating moves. If we enter financial repression, quality dividend stocks ...

A cautious Federal Reserve kept policy rates unchanged during the first half of 2025. It was trying to ascertain whether the Trump administration’s protectionist measures would result in a one-time ...

Twelve human rights and humanitarian organizations launch the Bitcoin Humanitarian Alliance, uniting efforts to use Bitcoin for civil resistance, cross-border aid, and financial freedom. Today, twelve ...

When it comes to financing our $37 trillion national debt, a dose of financial repression could be just what the doctor ordered. Read Full Article » Related Topics: Karishma Vanjani, financial ...

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Monday that cryptocurrencies can be part of a diversified portfolio. "Crypto assets have risks surrounding high volatility, but through building an ...