Bill Bonner


Get Ready for Rising Interest Rates…

Up, down. Down, up. Yesterday, the Dow reversed recent declines. It rose 180 points. Gold, too, seems undecided as to what direction to take. It fell $14 an ounce. We'll carry on... trying to figure out what is really going on. The typical post-war boomer has lived with just one complete interest rate cycle. Rates hit a low after...

How the Fed Screws the Middle Class

Middle-class savers, for example, are penalized so that upper class bankers and speculators – no matter how greedy or...

Say a Little Prayer for the Rich

Last week, we attended a conference for the 1%. "Everybody thinks the rich have such easy lives," said a...

Don’t Buy the Rally… or the Fed Hype

How about that? The Dow rose 207 points on Friday. Gold down $32 per ounce. What does it mean?...

Say “Bye-bye” to Bonds

Yesterday, the Dow bounced 80 points. Gold went up too – rising $17 per ounce. Our view is that...

Blocked up With Yucky Stuff

Yesterday, Mr. Bernanke's price-fixing scheme ran over a speed bump. The Dow dropped 216 points. Just a jolt, for...

An Inconvenient Irony: QE Favors the Rich

Small businesses create new jobs and new wealth. But small business can't borrow at today's low rates. They're lucky...