Is Stagflation Already Here? A Mortgage Veteran Says Yes — and Explains Why

A 40-year banking veteran says stagflation isn’t coming, it’s already here. Christopher Whalen explains the falling-home-value data, a shaky Fed, and why he holds gold in his own sock drawer.
China Just Broke Its Own Gold-Buying Record. Then Broke It Again.

China’s central bank hasn’t missed a monthly gold purchase in 22 months, and August’s addition was its biggest yet. Here’s what the streak, and where the metal went next, signals about the world’s reserve system and what individual holders should take from it.
