GOP lawmakers are expecting President Trump to withdraw his nomination of Judy Shelton to serve on the Federal Reserve Board following what The Hill describes as bipartisan resistance over her controversial Continue...Read More
"I think it's time to stop the tweeting about Department of Justice criminal cases." "I cannot do my job here at the department with a constant background commentary that undercuts me."Continue...Read More
Michael discusses his expectations for the commodity market and outlines why the Fed needs to inflate to reduce debt obligations. He expects the commodity to market to take off at some point. There is tremendous liquidity in the world today and he cautions that history tends to move in leaps, and there will likely be some unexpected black swans along the way. For that reason, it's essential to tak...Read More
"This whole idea that inflation is low - if you fit a precise mold, maybe - but if you fit other molds, it might 20 percent or more."Mike "Mish" Shedlock is a registered investment advisor and representative for Sitka Pacific Capital Management. His articles about the the economy and investing online can be found at Mish Talk. Read More
0:15 Introduction3:50 Discussing silver's future price rise8:49 Analyzing silver miners' cost of production10:41 Cause of silver's future price rise13:40 How Steve views silver price manipulation17:38 Peak oil?21:10 Peak silver?23:17 Steve's view on silver stocks25:42 Steve's view on silver royalty companies27:51 Concluding thoughtsIndependent researcher Steve St. Angelo (SRSrocco.com) started to...Read More
The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to move ahead with large-scale censorship of the internet, effectively creating Continue...Read More
A nervous democratic socialist in first class. #FeelTheBernContinue...Read More
The U.S. Treasury sold $19 billion of 30-year bonds with a yield of 2.061 percent on Thursday. That is the lowest ever recorded for such a long-term bond.Continue...Read More
Five months ago I wrote that I had been very closely following the case of John Edmonds, the JPMorgan banker accused of manipulatingContinue...Read More
A booming stock market and a strong dollar usually mean bad news for gold bugs. Jordan Roy-Byrne, editor of the Daily Gold and a Chartered Market Technician, makes the case for optimism in the long run. He argues the main driver of precious metals is real interest rates and that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates in the coming months, leading to a breakout in gold prices.Jordan Roy-Byrne,...Read More
Former GOP congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul joins Larry with his take on Donald Trump's foreign policy and Senate acquittal. Plus, why he still thinks Tulsi Gabbard is the best candidate in the 2020 race.Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bes...Read More
*This interview was recorded on February 13, 2020Grant's Interest Rate Observer's James Grant and CNBC's Rick Santelli discuss liquidity and Fed policy.James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Its...Read More
As the aerospace giant continues to see its issues pile up, some officials in the U.S. government now say that Boeing's troubles could weigh on the entire economy. We break it all down with Peter Schiff of Euro Pacific Capital and Todd Horwitz of Bubba Trading.Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his...Read More
Trump officials - including Trump himself today - have been steadily pulling back from initial claims after the January 3rd assassination of Iranian top general Soleimani that he was killed because of "imminent threats" of attack led by the Iranian. New evidence is emerging that the kill order had been given seven months ago and according to Israeli media, Netanyahu was directly involved in plotti...Read More
The hypocrisy is unbelievable. In order to comply with United States sanctions on Iran, Facebook's thought police have taken to censorship on behalf of the government. At the same timeContinue...Read More
The Wikileaks founder is being held at a maximum-security jail and was recently transported from his cell this morning in what was described by his lawyer as "uncomfortable journey."Read More
That QE2 and QE3 did not stimulate the economy at all; this has been the weakest economic expansion in U.S. history. All QE did was create asset bubbles in stocks, bonds and real estate Continue...Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
"Not QE", Repo Bailouts & more: Where does it end and why is it necessary to start with?Reconciling improved unemployment reports with Jeff's criticisms of CB policyDistinguishing R* from true Economic PotentialThe real causes of slack in the economy and underperformance against economic potentialRead More
All I am prepared to say publicly is that the solution is beyond the powers of all the central banks combined. The solution is not attainable Continue...Read More