By Harris KuppermanFrom time to time, the investment world takes something as accepted wisdom and just runs with it. For whatever reason, investors seem convinced that the US Dollar is destined to go higher. I've heard lots of smart opinions why; interest rate differentials, GDP growth rate differentials, "The Dollar Milkshake Theory," "Prettiest Body in the Morgue" and the "Fear Trade." Over th...Read More
Precious metals markets are off to a strong start in 2019. Gold and silver both closed Thursday at multi-month highs as the stock market reversed sharply to the downside.Investors were disappointed by manufacturing data showing a slowdown in industrial output. They dumped economically sensitive stocks and bid the U.S. dollar lower on foreign currency exchanges. Markets now expect the Federal Res...Read More
By Marin KatusaOn Wednesday, January 2nd, CEO Tim Cook halted Apple stock and stated that the company's earnings would fall well short of analysts' expectations.A key reason behind the revenue miss was slowing Chinese demand.Tim Cook made the shortfall about the "trade wall" but he forgot to mention that iPhones aren't even a top 5 phone in China.Maybe Apple's overpriced products aren't what the...Read More
By Gary TanashianI was going to look around to see if I could find a media article out there (complete with a TA trying to sound really important) that would be appropriate to be made fun of in our little Men Who Stare at Charts series. But then I decided to create my own chart, stare at it a little, post it and talk about it (hopefully not too self-importantly).Introducing an all too busy long-...Read More
- Gold over 6-month high at $1,300 on global slowdown fears- Bullion surges 5% in December and consolidates on gains this week- Gold surges to all time record highs in Australian dollars ($1,871)- Safe haven demand for safe havens as risk assets sold- Apple's poor outlook sees stocks fall; Markets now wagering on Fed rate cut- "2019 is already getting off to a volatile start and we expect to s...Read More
Full Article: End of EmpireBy: W K DarcyAs I previously detailed in 2018, Washington Wall Street (W^2) is coming to the END OF EMPIRE just as Rome, France and Germany (not to mention Britain and a host of other wanna-be "masters of the world") met their demise.Forever wars depleting the treasury, a parasitic aristocracy subjugating and impoverishing the peasants, bread and circuses now ru...Read More
*If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the video playerHarry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends. He has a free daily newsletter a...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
"But once you get to the tippie tops, on your $10 millionth, sometimes you see tax rates as high as 60% or 70%. That doesn't mean all $10 million are taxed at Continue...Read More
On Wednesday, January 2nd, CEO Tim Cook halted Apple stock and stated that the company's earnings would fall well short of analysts' expectations. A key reason behind Continue...Read More
Yesterday, January 3rd 2019, US Congressman Thomas Massie http://www.thomasmassie.com/ of Kentucky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_... went on Fox News with Shannon Bream for 4 minutes total but less than 2 minutes to talk about how he now has bipartisan support and a 2/3 majority in the US House of Representatives for another "Audit The Fed" bill.See the interview here: https://youtu.be/Z3_2...Read More
"It's important for what it does, it's important for the confidence it gives people that their voices, their concerns, are heard," Continue...Read More
Remember when it was a January ritual to fill in the new year on your blank checks? If you're under 50, probably not. That we can now avoid that chore is one of life's unsung Continue...Read More
President Trump is pulling troops out of Afghanistan and Syria. And frankly, it's about damn time. After all, the U.S. government has already wasted more than $1 trillion fightingContinue...Read More
Continue...Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. He has a background as a stockbroker, banker and economist. Read More
Even people who don't follow the stock market closely are aware that the global economy is weakening and appears to be heading into recession.Continue...Read More
For the past two months, the sound of wailing and gnashing of teeth about the Fed's QE unwind has been deafening. The Fed started the QE unwind in October 2017. As I covered it Continue...Read More
Markets paced the floor this morning… like a man condemned awaiting word on his final appeal.For the December unemployment report was due out at 8:30.A poor jobs report would send stocks spiraling down the greasy pole - again.The market staggered into 2019 off its worst December since the Great Depression. It is also off to its worst start in 19 years.Could it absorb another blow?Economists...Read More
Vancouver, British Columbia (January 4, 2019) - PRIZE MINING CORPORATION ("Prize" or the "Company") (TSXV:PRZ) (OTCQB:PRZFF) (MQSP:GR:FRANKFURT) wishes to advise that the Alberta Securities Commission (the "ASC") filed a Notice of Application dated December 21, 2018 for an application on January 3, 2019 seeking an interim order pursuant to section 33 and 198 of the Securities Act (Alberta), whic...Read More
LONDON, 4 January 2019 - Analysis from BullionVault of gold's historic price patterns across the year features online today at France's leading personal finance magazine, Capital."The transition to the New Year is usually most promising for gold prices," Capital says. "The phenomenon is partly attributable to the demand coming from the asset managers," the magazine quotes "expert" Adrian Ash, r...Read More