"The United States Deep State feels entitled to intervene, manipulate, meddle or control the domestic politics within any country on the planet."Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic range of timely topics: finance, housing, Asia, energy, long-term trends, social issues, health/diet/fitness and sustainability. From its humble beginnings in May 2005, Of Two Minds...Read More
Arbitrary Interest RatesIn the past few weeks, we have argued that interest rates will not rise. We have made our arguments based on observable cases of soft credit demand that falls with rising rates, and analysis of the incentives on creditors and debtors. Ours is a case that rates can't go up much, for long, because demand for credit won't chase rates up. In the postwar period up to 1981, borro...Read More
Inflationary pressures have been on the rise since 2016. The U.S. Inflation Rate currently sits at 2.20 percent up from 1 percent in early 2016.Increasing economic growth both globally and domestically have aided the rise of inflationary pressures. The rise or fall in commodity prices are a good reliable gauge on inflation.But the biggest driver of natural resource prices appears to be the U.S. do...Read More
Fred Hickey, frequent cited expert on Bloomberg News and Barron's Roundtable, has been publishing his author extremely well-respected investment newsletter, The High-Tech Strategist, for 31 years. And he is more worried about the state of the financial markets today than he's ever been.While his primary focus has been on analyzing Tech stocks, over the years he has expanded into macro trend analys...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Financial letter writer Clive Maund still can't bear the thought that central banks might be interfering with his technical analysis of the gold market.In his "Gold Market Update" posted at GoldSeek today --http://news.goldseek.com/CliveMaund/1519050780.php-- Maund writes: "There has been much grumbling and muttering within the gold community about how 'The Cartel' a...Read More
As a technical trader, I like it when multiple charts, indicators, and asset classes agree with each other for trade setups. This short article is to show you some of the things I look at which provide a buy signal for gold stocks.One of the key trading tips I learned years ago, is that average a sharp price reversal and surge in price, we as traders can buy into the first pullback with a high pro...Read More
"The fiscal expansion should boost growth by around 0.7pp in 2018 and 0.6pp in 2019, but will likely come to an end after that"Continue...Read More
By Daniel R. Amerman, CFAFor most retirees age 65 and over, the spending power which they rely on from government retirement programs is their Social Security benefits after their Medicare Part B premiums have been withheld. Because Social Security is in theory supposed to be fully inflation indexed, many people believe their standards of living in retirement will be fully protected from inflati...Read More
Current Position of the MarketSPX: Long-term trend - The bull market is continuing with a top expected in the low 3000s.Intermediate trend - An intermediate correction from 2872 is currently underway.Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. It is an important adjunct to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which discusses the course of longer mar...Read More
By Avi GilburtFor those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA:GDX), which I analyze as a proxy for the metals mining market. I believe that GDX can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun, and I still think we can see it in occur in 2018. This week, I will provide an...Read More
- Trade war between two superpowers continues to escalate- White House likely to impose steep tariffs on aluminium and steel imports on 'national security grounds'- US may impose global tariff of at least 24% on imports of steel and 7.7% on aluminium- China "will certainly take necessary measures to protect our legitimate rights."- China is USA's largest trading partner, fastest-growing market f...Read More
By Keith WeinerArbitrary Interest RatesIn the past few weeks, we have argued that interest rates will not rise. We have made our arguments based on observable cases of soft credit demand that falls with rising rates, and analysis of the incentives on creditors and debtors. Ours is a case that rates can't go up much, for long, because demand for credit won't chase rates up. In the postwar period...Read More
Feb 20, 2018 Guest(s): Peter Schiff CEO, Euro Pacific Capital Overly optimistic sentiment in the financial markets may reverse trends and cause investors to rush into gold, said Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital. Speaking on the recent euphoria in equity markets, "I think they've more than priced in benefits of the tax cuts," Schiff told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Vancouver Resou...Read More
Join Mike Maloney in Acapulco for an update on the gold/silver ratio, which has recently hit extreme levels. How does Mike trade this to his advantage? Watch the video to find out.Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sales/storage and one of the world's most highly regarded investment...Read More
For the last twenty years and more, London's property market has behaved like a giant Ponzi scheme played on a global scale. Continue...Read More
Continue...James Turk has specialized in international banking, finance and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics. His career began at Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), which included assignments in Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong. He subsequently joined the investment and trading company of a pro...Read More
"Hey, Morgan, can you tell who has organized this rally?...Is there someone in charge here?"Continue...Read More
Veteran commodities investor and chairman for Rogers Holdings Jim Rogers shares his insights on factors that are working for and against commodity markets, key pockets of growth in Asia, and the role that potential market disruptors might play in commodities the future.Jim Rogers co-founded the Quantum Fund with George Soros in 1973, helping to steer the fund to a 4200% return before "retiring" at...Read More
Story developed using data from Mining Intelligence. Learn more and schedule a demo.Drill results are important indicators not only for mining and exploration companies, but nearly all stakeholders involved, including existing shareholders and potential investors.While high-grade drill intersects are generally exciting and promising news, a conservative and very rigorous approach is recommended...Read More
* Dollar manages to hold above 3-yr lows after Friday's bounce* Bids for greenback come back after rapid, sharp slide last wk* Longer term outlook for dollar still bearish (Adds details and quotes, updates prices)By Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - The dollar found some traction on Monday following last week's steep fall and managed to hold above a three-year low against a basket of curr...Read More