Kevin McElroy: The end of the dollar’s supremacy as “world reserve currency” is on an irreversible path towards destruction. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

Kevin McElroy: The good news is that stocks are up. You don’t have to read the newspaper very closely or listen to the shills on TV or radio to come to this realization. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UUP

Kevin McElroy: In New York huge lots of commodities get traded every day on the COMEX (Commodity Exchange) between market makers, speculators, producers and consumers. Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:ZSL, PSLV

Kevin McElroy: There’s one thing for sure: the U.S. government is printing money like mad. If you require proof, all you have to do is look at this graph below, which comes from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank – straight from the horse’s mouth: Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

Kevin McElroy: Starting today, two of the world’s superpowers will begin to abandon the dollar as the world’s reserve currency. That’s a big deal, because for the past 70+ years nearly all of the business conducted across borders, between countries, Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP

Kevin McElroy:  Owning gold (NYSEARCA:GLD) is my favorite way to benefit from the goofy problems caused by our feckless leadership. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:TBT, NYSE:TLT, NYSE:UUP

Kevin McElroy:  I’m back in Vermont from my trip to the annual mining conference hosted in Toronto by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). Read more…

NYSE:UNG

Kevin McElroy:  It’s bad enough that Greeks are losing their sovereignty. When officials from Germany, Belgium and other north-European states can come in and tell Greeks how to run their government it’s simply wrong. Read more…

NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SGOL, PHYS

Kevin McElroy: “It’s likely, and possible, for silver to eventually make new modern-era inflation adjusted highs. According to my most conservative calculations, that would mean a silver price above about $130 an ounce – or 300% higher than current prices. That’s right, when silver makes a new Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:SIL, NYSE:SIVR, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:ZSL

Kevin McElory: In 2011, for the first time ever, more corn (NYSEArca:CORN) was made into ethanol than consumed as food (for humans) or feed (for animals) in the United States. Read more…

NYSE:CORN, NYSE:CROP, NYSE:DBA, NYSE:MOO, NYSE:UGA

Kevin McElroy: Does the market feel calm to you? Probably. The fastest way to measure “fear” in the market is to look at the Volatility Index – usually abbreviated VIX. Read more…

NYSE:TVIX, NYSE:VXX, NYSE:VXZ, NYSE:XIV, NYSE:ZIV

Kevin McElroy: There’s no question about it! Natural gas is stunningly cheap right now. I’ve written many times over the past couple years about cheap natural gas. I usually wait until it’s at or under $4 Read more…

NYSE:FCG, NYSE:GAZ, NYSE:UNG

Kevin McElroy: Which precious metal should you buy today?  Before I get into it, I think if you’re serious about getting the best price on your precious metals investments, you should be averaging in Read more…

NYSE:AGQ, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:SLV, PPLT

Kevin McElroy: Everyone knows that European countries (NYSE:VGK) are broke. And many of their banks are broke too. The European financial system is tied together in a multi-cord knot pulled taut between the European Central Bank (ECB), individual country banks and commercial banks in Read more…

NYSE:EWQ, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:VGK

Kevin McElroy: The commodity bull market will end. All bull markets end. And when it does end, it will be replaced by another bull market – probably in stocks. Read more…

NYSE:DZZ, NYSE:GDX, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:IAU, NYSE:USO