By Keith WeinerLast week, we wrote about the concept of discounting. This is how to assess the value of any asset that generates cash flow. You calculate a present value by discounting earnings for each future year. And the discount rate is the market interest rate. We said:"If the Fed can manipulate the rate of interest, then it can manipulate the value of everything......There is no other rate...Read More
Full Article: Gold Miners Are Crushing the Market in the Face of Higher RatesBy: Frank HolmesSummary:Anticipating trouble ahead, fund managers make a historic rotation out of equities into bonds.Gold and gold mining stocks have been the one bright spot this quarter.Tax reform turns one year old. Has it achieved what was expected?Disregarding strong opposition from the likes of DoubleLine Capital...Read More
I know we are in the midst of a joyous time of year, but that doesn't mean the world has stopped turning. And the start of 2019 brings us to a critical moment. We're on the brink of the third wave crash.Let's take a gander at recent history: First, there was the 1980's savings and loan crisis. Then, in 1987, the stock market crashed, and the Dow Jones index lost 23% of its value. The next major ev...Read More
Trump's tariffs aren't exactly working as planned. Nor will they ever. The Peterson Institute for International Economic notes USContinue...Read More
"#TimesSquare tradition rings in the #NewYear by dropping the big ball...if ever needed, we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger."Continue...Read More
Investing legends Casey Research founder Doug Casey and Rick Rule - president and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings - are both Continue...Read More
It's no secret that our Federal debt has more than doubled since the onset of the last recession in late 2007.It's gone from $10.1 trillion to $23.6 trillion. That's an 134% increase in just 11 years!Continue...Read More
When all the tribes of Israel still lived in their holy land, they practiced something called the Jubilee. According to the Book of Leviticus, the Jubilee existed because Continue...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
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