Matt's Publications

In the post-pandemic world, signs of the death of paper money are everywhere, but the deeper one looks, the more evident and painfully predictable it becomes. Central banks are backed into a corner, a...

Matthew Piepenburg / September 2, 2021

Mountains of cash have been printed during the pandemic in the form of fiscal and monetary stimulus. Despite all the talk of public health and safety, these bailouts are about reanimating our sick and...

Matthew Piepenburg / August 27, 2021

Far from being the result of a jobs report or expected Fed rate hikes, Monday's "flash crash" in the gold market was a deliberate and orchestrated manipulation of the markets, kneecapping gold like a...

Matthew Piepenburg / August 13, 2021

Recent movements in gold markets, comments by former Vice Chair of the Fed Stanley Fischer, and moves toward Central Bank Digital Currencies show a glimpse into the minds of central bankers and offer...

Matthew Piepenburg / August 9, 2021

The Federal Reserve, we are told, is "independent" from political pressures and forces. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The Fed is increasingly another branch of the White house, and our econ...

Matthew Piepenburg / July 30, 2021

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