Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, former Chief of Staff for Congressman Ron Paul and current President of the Mises Institute https://www.mises.org/, Jeff Deist. Jeff also worked in the private sector as an attorney for private equity. During this interview, Jason asks Jeff about President Trump's first year in office and the positives and negatives Trump has done so...Read More
By Ira EpsteinMetals still show no inflationary pressures.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
China's steel purchasing managers' index (PMI) fell into contraction territory in February after nine months of expansion.The index fell 1.4 points to 49.5 points in comparison with that for January, according to data released by the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing (CFLP) on Wednesday February 28.Business activity in the steel industry thinned...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
There isn't much precedent for a high-ranking White House official meeting with executives of corporations as they are deciding on sizable loans to his businessContinue...Read More
Rachel Lehmann-Haupt is the editor of The ART and Science of Family and author of In Her Own Sweet Time: Egg Freezing and the New Frontiers of Family.Continue...Read More
LONDON, 28 February 2018 - Analysis from BullionVault is quoted today by global data and news providers Bloomberg in a feature on what's driving gold prices in early 2018.Also quoting analysis from global investment bank giants Goldman Sachs and J.P.Morgan, "Gold can rise during rate hike cycles," says Bloomberg, contrasting conventional wisdom with the metal's solid gains during the US Federal Re...Read More
LONDON, 28 February 2018 - Analysis from BullionVault features today in the print edition of London's free financial newspaper, CityAM."As US Treasury prices have sunk and bond yields spiked, gold has held firm versus the Dollar," the paper quotes Adrian Ash, director of research."Resurgent inflation, plus fears that 2018 will mark the big top in equities, only add to gold's attraction as a defenc...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
At the start of this year, the International Monetary Fund upgraded its outlook for global economic growth, forecasting that gross domestic product will expand by 3.9% in 2018 and 2019. This is 0.2% higher than 2017 and accounts for the tailwind given to economic growth by U.S. tax reform and firmer growth in Asia, where the emerging economies of China and India are growing at a rapid pace.The glo...Read More
Although base metals are under pressure in the short term, we have a bullish bias to our 2018 price forecasts given the supportive background of solid global economic growth and the fact that all six base metal markets look set to be in fundamental deficit this year. But each has a slightly different supply-side story and this aspect should be the main differentiator. For example, zinc's narrative...Read More
CALGARY - Statistics Canada says capital spending to extract oil and gas will fall for a fourth straight year in Canada in 2018.The federal agency says a survey of investment intentions in the oilpatch found spending is expected to be about $33.2 billion this year, down 12 per cent from 2017, with the biggest declines in the oilsands sector where spending will fall by a fifth to $10.2 billion.It...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Chris MartensonEarlier in February, volatility made a long-overdue return to the US and global equity markets, but after violent drops and rebounds, they have been steadily rising.Is the danger past, and are the markets safe again? If so, did the markets recover organically? Or were they rescued by The Plunge Protection...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by David StockmanIn June 1970, the US federal debt held by the public was $275 billion. While that number wasn't small, it had taken 188 years to accumulate-Uncle Sam had borrowed an average of $28,000 per week during the 9,776 weeks since Washington was sworn in as the nation's first president.Today, the US Treasury is se...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by David MorganSilver has been money for longer than gold, and silver has created more wealth for individuals than gold. The word 'silver' translates, in many languages around the world, to 'money.' Silver is the peoples' money. It is beautiful, necessary and, above all else, money. Silver was part of the US monetary syste...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Dave SmithChina's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative will be the biggest commercial linking system project in history. It will weave together the economies of over half the world's population via transit corridors of highways, high-speed rail, fiber-optic cables, pipelines, and air and seaport hubs, and will generate an ad...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Egon Von GreyerzAs the modern Pandora's Box is opened, there will be many shocks and problems for the world.There have been many periods in history when a sound economy based on sound principles has been transformed into massive debts, money printing, and war. Some of these cycles have been of a smaller magnitude, but n...Read More