Wall Street Bears Are Nearly Extinct While Main Street’s Faith in Gold Wobbles—And Inflation’s Just Getting Started

I grew up watching my old man wrench on trucks in a dirt-floor garage, and he’d always say, “Son, you can polish a junk car all you want, but it’s still junk.” That’s how I feel about this so-called “stability” in the markets right now. Sure, gold danced around the $3,300–$3,370 range all week. But if you look past the headlines, you’ll see the engine’s already smoking. Here’s what actually happened: Gold’s Choppy Week: Calm Before the Storm Gold started the week around $3,338 per ounce. It popped up as traders came back from the holiday weekend, shot to $3,345, then slid back down under $3,300 as European and Asian traders took profits. This back-and-forth kept repeating, like a tug…