Brookings Institution

• Gold tops $5,000, silver soars as 'breathtaking and profoundly scary' rally continues - Gold hits $5,000 for the first time in history in a stunning precious metals rally.
• Gold rises after topping $5,000 for the first time in 'breathtaking and profoundly scary' rally - Gold hits $5,000 for the first time in history in a stunning precious metals rally.
• Gold tops $5,000 for the first time in 'breathtaking and profoundly scary' rally - Gold hits $5,000 for the first time in history in a stunning precious metals rally.
• How We Became ‘Half in Love With Easeful Death’ - Apocalyptic predictions may actually serve as comforting fantasies, at which point our future freakouts become an excuse for inaction.