By John MauldinPowell Was Right but the Fed Is WrongTime for an Emergency Fed MeetingLiving on Island TimeQuick Shots from the FrontlineA winters day,In a deep and dark December..."Wait, it doesn't feel like winter. It's not deep and dark, and it's actually warm, and the sun is shining. Toto Shane, I don't think we're in Kansas Texas anymore."Yes, we have actually moved from Texas to a new locat...Read More
By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAThe "Plunge Protection Team" is the colloquial name for the Working Group on Financial Markets (WGFM). The Working Group was established by the executive order of President Reagan in 1988, in the aftermath of the stock market plunge of October, 1987. The group reports to the President, and the official members of the group include the Secretary of the Treasury, the chair...Read More
By David HaggithThe market's last chaotic day closed in a way that befit the entire year. Up, down, up harder, down harder, and done!It looked like the violence of the day may have come from the Plunge Protection Team attempting to push the market up in the middle of the afternoon, except that the middle of the afternoon doesn't fit the PPT's MO because the birthing-sized push didn't come in the...Read More
Let My Passion Create Your Wealth.I've Been Helping My Subscribers Weather the Current Economic Mess. Now I Invite You to Join My Growing Circle of Successful Investors.The Morgan Report is all about YOU and how you can build and preserve Wealth for generations to come. We know it can sometimes seem a daunting task to protect your assets and preserve or grow your wealth. Over 15 years ago, a sma...Read More
In this week's video update, Chris discusses the volatility of markets and the role Central Banks have played in creating massive financial bubbles throughout the world. Read the latest articles at Peak Prosperity: https://www.peakprosperity.com/Christopher Martenson is a former American biochemical scientist. Currently he is a writer and trend forecaster interested in macro trends regarding the e...Read More
The elite rulers of our country can't seem to get enough endless wars. They seem to thrive upon them. So many political and military leaders want Afghanistan to continue forever, with no end game or goal in site. Same with our involvement in Syria. But President Trump has had enough. He's brining the troops back home and letting the chips fall where they may. No more nation building and endless qu...Read More
The past couple of years have been brutal for precious metals mining stocks. Gold and silver went down a little while the miners went down a lot - four times as much to be exact.Continue...Read More
President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready for dialogue on a "wide-ranging agenda" with the United States, according to a statment made by the Kremlin over the weekend.Continue...Read More
Cyclical Assets vs. GoldIn January of 2018 we noted a cyclical leader (Semiconductor Fab Equipment) in trouble: Semi Canary Still Chirping, But He’s Gonna Croak in 2018. We also ran a series of articles featuring the happy-go-lucky 3 Amigos (of the macro) in order to gauge a point when larger herds of investors would become aware of cyclical issues facing the global (including the US) econom...Read More
This year has seen a lot of volatility in the financial markets, Bitcoin, precious metals and other commodities. Frank Holmes, CEO and CIO of U.S. Global Investors, takes a look back on the lessons he has learned, and also looks ahead to what 2019 may bring.The Gold Report: Frank, thanks for joining us today. Let's start with what lessons you've learned from the markets in the past year. Frank Hol...Read More
There is a disconnection between paper and physical gold prices and the former has to catch up with the latter eventually. Myth or fact? We invite you to read our today’s article about demand for gold coins and bars and find out whether it will save the yellow metal. The best stories are about the conflict between good and evil, or light and dark. In the precious metals market, we also have...Read More
Featured GuestsBob Hoye & David MorganHappy Holidays - Merry Xmas & Happy New Year!Show HighlightsPart II of the discussion with the head of The Morgan Report includes an update on gold. The PMs sector remains at bargain levels, a relative value to virtually every competing asset class and core of every solid investment portfolio. Gold aficionados may be enjoy a sea-change in market sentiment in...Read More
By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA Although yours truly has yet to completely jump on the bull bandwagon (which has revved up recently), I cannot ignore the positive fundamental and technical developments for precious metals. On the fundamental side, the market is essentially pricing in no hikes for 2019 and the start of rate cuts in 2020. For Gold, that is a huge improvement from just a few months...Read More
29 December 2018 -- SaturdayYESTERDAY in GOLD, SILVER, PLATINUM and PALLADIUM By Ed Steer The gold price was up five dollars or by shortly after the London open on their Friday morning. It was sold a bit lower at that juncture, but began to creep higher shortly after London closed -- and gold finished the Friday session in New York, close to its ea...Read More
By John MauldinPowell Was Right but the Fed Is WrongTime for an Emergency Fed MeetingLiving on Island TimeQuick Shots from the FrontlineA winters day,In a deep and dark December..."Wait, it doesn't feel like winter. It's not deep and dark, and it's actually warm, and the sun is shining. Toto Shane, I don't think we're in Kansas Texas anymore."Yes, we have actually moved from Texas to a new locat...Read More
By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAThe "Plunge Protection Team" is the colloquial name for the Working Group on Financial Markets (WGFM). The Working Group was established by the executive order of President Reagan in 1988, in the aftermath of the stock market plunge of October, 1987. The group reports to the President, and the official members of the group include the Secretary of the Treasury, the chair...Read More
By David HaggithThe market's last chaotic day closed in a way that befit the entire year. Up, down, up harder, down harder, and done!It looked like the violence of the day may have come from the Plunge Protection Team attempting to push the market up in the middle of the afternoon, except that the middle of the afternoon doesn't fit the PPT's MO because the birthing-sized push didn't come in the...Read More
Let My Passion Create Your Wealth.I've Been Helping My Subscribers Weather the Current Economic Mess. Now I Invite You to Join My Growing Circle of Successful Investors.The Morgan Report is all about YOU and how you can build and preserve Wealth for generations to come. We know it can sometimes seem a daunting task to protect your assets and preserve or grow your wealth. Over 15 years ago, a sma...Read More
Discussed in this interview:01:19 Why the Fed is slowing rate hikes?08:39 No real economic activity in last 10 years.12:02 End of rate hikes: impact of commodities & gold15:50 Yield curve inversion warning crisis ahead?20:54 Wealth concentrated in upper 10% of households.23:35 Government intervention preventing stock market meltdown28:14 Impact of a market crash on mining stocks.32:58 Chances of T...Read More
While even some of the most dogged bulls are throwing in the towel on their optimistic forecasts for the US (see Goldman taking the axe to its 2019 GDP forecast noted earlier), thereContinue...Read More