By Jeff Thomas
International Man
February 11, 2026
The image above shows a one-kilo bar of gold (worth roughly $150,000 at present).
Although my associate was joking when he placed one in his back pocket once, the gesture serves as a reminder of a basic principle of gold ownership:
Keep your bullion in a place where you maximise your control over your ownership of it, whilst minimising the control others (such as banks and governments) have over it.
By Charles Hugh Smith
OfTwoMinds.com
February 11, 2026
This isn't "Capitalism," it's Model Collapse ushering in the inevitable conflagration.
One of the most peculiar hyper-normalized hallucinations about "Capitalism" is that markets and the economy "should always go up" and if they don't, something is terribly wrong and somebody better do something to fix it.
Remarkably, this hyper-normalized hallucination is the exact opposite of real-world "Capitalism," which relies on the periodic clearing of excesses of debt, leverage and speculation as its essential mechanism of self-correction and adaptation.
© RIA NOVOSTI Source: Sputnik
Le drapeau national allemand flotte au-dessus du bâtiment du Bundestag à Berlin.
Depuis 2020, l'économie allemande a accumulé des pertes estimées à près de 1 000 milliards d'euros. Confrontée à une série de chocs - pandémie mondiale, conflit ukrainien, tensions commerciales avec Washington - l'Allemagne n'est jamais parvenue à retrouver une dynamique stable.
SchiffGold.com
February 9, 2026
On his latest appearance with Glenn Diesen, Peter lays out a sober case for why investors should consider gold as a primary hedge against a coming dollar and sovereign debt crisis. He walks through what he sees as the consequences of prolonged credit expansion, a bloated housing market, misdirected trade and military policies, and the political fallout that could follow.
Des lingots d'or empilés (à gauche) et le bâtiment de la Banque centrale de Russie à Moscou (à droite), symbole de la stratégie financière nationale axée sur les réserves d'or.
Portée par la flambée mondiale du prix de l'or, la Russie est parvenue à reconstituer la quasi-totalité des actifs gelés par les pays occidentaux depuis 2022.
By George F. Smith
February 7, 2026
Gary North's article focuses mostly on Woodrow Wilson's influence on the inaugural addresses of Eisenhower and Kennedy and their meaning in the world of 2008. As he observed, we have had "one long war since 1917," with Fed fiat money playing an indispensable supporting role.
Everything the government does costs money, and it produces nothing with which to acquire it.
By Jim Quinn
The Burning Platform
February 7, 2026
My government overlords and their legacy media propaganda outlets tell me the economy is booming because GDP is between 4% and 5%, the stock market is near all-time highs, inflation is declining, unemployment is low, and AI is going to transform our world for the better. According to their narrative, All is Well. Meanwhile, all hell is breaking loose in every facet of our everyday lives.
© Ilya Naimushin / RIA Novosti
Un lingot d'or pur à 99,99 % dans une usine de Krasnoïarsk, le 26 juin 2025. [Photo d'illustration]
Selon les chiffres de la Banque de Russie, la valeur des réserves russes d'or était de 402,7 milliards de dollars américains au 1er février 2026, un chiffre en hausse de plus de 23 % depuis le 1er
par Serge Savigny
Les pays des BRICS prévoient de créer leur propre plateforme de paiement basée sur les monnaies nationales. Ils entendent ainsi affaiblir les sanctions occidentales et réduire leur dépendance au dollar. Cette initiative pourrait frapper durement le système financier mondial actuel. Une révolution financière est-elle imminente ?
Les pays des BRICS pourraient très bien franchir cette année une étape décisive vers la restructuration de l'architecture financière mondiale avec l'introduction prévue d'une plateforme de paiement commune, provisoirement nommée BRICS Pay.
By Paul Craig Roberts
PaulCraigRoberts.org
February 5, 2026
The Florida legislature has begun to move legislation to enact their prior approval for gold and silver coins to be legal tender in Florida.
This legislation will exempt gold and silver coins from sales tax in Florida. It also means that within Florida, there will be a means of payment independent of digital money created by governments for the purpose of controlling the population, it's behavior, and it's expressed views, in order that governments can rule via official narratives.
SchiffGold.com
February 5, 2026
Gold and silver just experienced one of the most violent paper selloffs in history-but does it actually change the bull market ? In this special Sunday night edition of the Schiff Gold Market Wrap, Peter Schiff explains why this crash was driven by coordinated futures selling, not fundamentals, and why it represents an opportunity rather than a turning point.
Peter breaks down what caused the sudden collapse, why physical demand for gold and silver is increasing even as paper prices fall, and why premiums are already rising.