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This week's recommendations: • What do Fortune & Freedom readers think about Covid vaccines?    • Manipulation breakdown in gold   • If Narrative Economics works, what's the next narrative?   • Nigel's Bill of Rights… • Breaking the code of history   • Crypto, copper and Covid chaos

What do Fortune & Freedom readers think about Covid vaccines?   Last week, we published a reader email about the Covid vaccines. A few of you responded. And, happily, the responses were just as thoughtful as the original comments by A.S.   To be clear, we're not endorsing or verifying any of the views below. But they are interesting… Read more here

Manipulation breakdown in gold   The gold price is a politically sensitive subject, and for good reason. Gold is the historical opt-out asset from the financial system. So, a rising gold price suggests a lack of faith in that financial system.    This goes right back to the days when money was redeemable for gold. Calling on this promise by exchanging your money for the underlying gold reflected a lack of faith in the institution issuing that money. Did they really have the precious metals in their vaults, or were they issuing more notes than they could redeem? Would the value of the notes soon fall, leaving holders better off in gold? Read more here

If Narrative Economics works, what's the next narrative?   My friend Jim Rickards recently published an analysis of "narrative economics" and how to use it in your investment process. Narrative economics is a theory proposed by the economist Robert Shiller about how stories, true or not, can move markets. The belief in the idea, ideology or theory is enough to fulfill its promise because it affects our actions.   The UK's fuel shortage is looking like a textbook case. Depending on which newspaper you read, tax changes, Brexit, the DVLA or just newspaper reports about a shortage caused a shortage. The fact that there are several convenient narratives – and the vehemency with which we do or don't believe them – is the point. Not to mention that there was a shortage as a result of our beliefs. Read more here

Nigel's Bill of Rights… Do you believe in the right to speak freely?   Do you think it right for you and I to have different views?   Do you believe you have the right to challenge those in power?   If you’ve nodded yes so far, you might also be interested in this right too – the right to create wealth… and control your own financial destiny.   Nigel Farage has spent a total of 20 years in the City… and 17 in the corridors of political power… practising what he preaches.   Now he’s even put together a ‘blueprint’ to help put you in your own financial driving seat.     Follow this link and he’ll tell you all about it personally.   Capital at risk.

Breaking the code of history   A short while ago, I heard about a book containing some radical ideas.   Intrigued, I got my hands on a copy and began to study it.   The ambition of this book is as bold as it simple: to break down human history into a formula that can be used to predict the future.   … and it does a very compelling job of it. Read more here

Crypto, copper and Covid chaos   Whether it's cryptocurrencies, vaccines, lockdowns or copper, governments are strangling both freedoms and the free market with their interventions. And the results are plain to see.   Indeed, cryptocurrencies are booming, the copper market is in a bizarre mess, supply chains are creaking or outright snapping, and Covid is back with a vengeance vaccine.   Find out why Nigel Farage believes these are not unrelated trends, in this video…

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