Matt's Publications

Centralized government control has resulted in distortion of the reality of our economy and our future. Conditions will further unravel as the truth continues to be suppressed.

Matthew Piepenburg / July 25, 2021

Recent news of Wells Fargo suspending personal lines of credit and continued volatility in the repo market portend a coming liquidity crisis. In an era when deep cracks in the financial system are ban...

Matthew Piepenburg / July 16, 2021

For informed investors who have successfully traversed the tired Bitcoin vs. Gold debate and recognized the critical importance of owning physical (as opposed to paper/ETF) gold as an obvious antidote...

Matthew Piepenburg / July 12, 2021

June 28th has come and gone, which means the much-anticipated Basel III “macro prudential regulation” to make so-called “safe” banks “safer” has officially kicked off in the European Union (as it will...

Matthew Piepenburg / July 1, 2021

Fact checking politicos, headlines and central bankers is one thing. Putting their “facts” into context is another. Toward that end, it’s critical to place so-called “economic growth,” Treasury market...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 21, 2021

Given the increasingly politicized interplay (cancer) of central bank policy and so-called free market price discovery, it’s becoming increasingly more important to track the actions of central banker...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 14, 2021

History is a funny thing, almost as funny as human nature. The policy makers, including their latest meme of “transitory inflation,” are no exception to such psychological tragi-comedy. In short, we d...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 7, 2021

Sensationalism, like central bankers and policy makers, has many faces, views and voices. This may explain why so many want to hold their ears, hug their knees and beg the heavens for a beacon of guid...

Matthew Piepenburg / May 30, 2021

Below we look at the dark corner in which the Fed has placed themselves and investors: A one-way path toward tanking markets or crippling inflation. Alas: Pick your poison. For us, the antidote is as...

Matthew Piepenburg / May 24, 2021

We’ve written elsewhere about the ironic over-use of logic to justify otherwise illogical biases. As Swiss-based precious metals professionals who see physical gold and silver as currency protection...

Matthew Piepenburg / May 17, 2021