Rand Paul was the only senator with the guts to stand up against this travesty of a bill that will seal the fate of the Republican Party, and unfortunately the United States as well.Read More
We've received many comments and questions from our members over the past few days regarding the recent US market crisis asking what to expect next. Is this the start of something bigger? Deeper? What should I do with my open long positions? What should I do to prepare for anything in the future? All of these are valid questions. So, we wanted to help our members and all of our followers...Read More
By Marin KatusaOn Monday, February 5th, 2018 we experienced 'Volmageddon' (Volume Armageddon) where the low volatility indexes got crushed.During Volmageddon, we experienced the largest one-day point drop ever for the S&P 500 at 113.19 points, but an overall drop of 124.21 points within 24 hours.February 5th was the largest one-day point drop, it was nowhere near the all-time largest decline in...Read More
Long ago in a distant galaxy called "2017," stock prices rose every day. And the people were happy. With paper profits in hand they maxed out their credit cards and bank lines to buy flat-screen TVs and cars and cover their student loans.Then one day a darkness began to spread. Stocks began to move in an unfamiliar way that felt profoundly wrong. They went "down" instead of up, and paper profits b...Read More
The unnaturally-tranquil stock markets suddenly plunged over this past week. Volatility skyrocketed out of the blue and shattered years of artificial calm conjured by extreme central-bank distortions. This was a huge shock to the legions of hyper-complacent traders, who are realizing stocks don't rally forever. With stock selling unleashed again, herd psychology will start shifting back to...Read More
After a 25-year wait, China is about to trade Yuan Oil Futures. Expect to see and hear a lot of hype over this event.Continue...Read More
By Market AnthropologyBesides death and taxes - whose ultimatums we continue to try and cheat - the only two things you can truly depend on showing up on a regular basis are gravity and greed. Over the past week, the two collided in the equity markets in rather spectacular fashion, with gravity taking the day. Granted, it's been a while since equity traders felt the strange sensation of gravity....Read More
By Gary ChristensonGlobal stock and bond markets: Watch out below!I discussed over-priced markets here and here and here.2017 was an outstanding year in many markets. DOW up 24.7%NASDAQ 100 up 31% (Wow!)Nikkei up 19%DAX up 12%Gold up 13.6%Silver up 7.1%XAU (gold mining stocks) Index up 8%Dollar Index DOWN 10%We can be certain of the following:Death, Taxes and Politics.When markets move too far a...Read More
By BullionStarhttps://www.bullionstar.com/As market turmoil hits both equities and cryptocurrencies, the heightened volatility in these assets underscores gold's unique role as a safe haven, store of value and portfolio diversifier.Stock Market SelloffsWith major US stock indices falling again sharply on Thursday (DJIA - 4.02%, NASDAQ - 4.08%, S&P -3.41%), last Monday's equity market selloff and...Read More
- Brexit uncertainty deepens as UK government in disarray- BOE warns of earlier and larger rate hikes for Brexit-hit UK- UK property prices fall second month in row, London property under pressure- No deal Brexit estimated to cost UK ?80bn according to government analysis- Transition period causing major uncertainty for UK and pound- Pound expected to fall as Brexit fears remain into 2018Editor:...Read More
By Mining JournalNorthern Vertex Mining (CN:NEE) is on the cusp of being the US's next gold and silver producer and has started stacking ore on the new leach pad at its Moss mine in Arizona. Commissioning is continuing and production is ramping up to an initial stacking rate of 2,500 tonnes per day before building to 5,000t/day. The company said to the best of its knowledge, Northern Vertex wa...Read More
This week's "flash crash" has inflicted some technical damage on the market but nothing too serious, for the moment. However, some caution is warranted.To gauge where the markets go from here I believe it important to focus on how the Dow Transport Index behaves, as it is the weaker of the two main Dow Indices (as was the case in 1998 and 1999, just before the tech crash of 2000). Currently, it is...Read More
Private Blog Posts have been Made Available on Gold & the Euro for Today’s ClosingPrivate blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.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
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 economy, energy composition and environment. He is the founder of PeakProsperity.com. As one of the early econobloggers who forecasted the housing market collapse and stoc...Read More
The Pentagon is considering deploying Marine Expeditionary Units to Asia to reassure Asian allies and deter Chinese influence in the region.Continue...Read More
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that the largest buyers of risky corporate loans are now exempt from post-crisis rules that would haveContinue...Read More
James G. Rickards joins Remy Blaire in the aftermath of the 'Gold vs. Bitcoin' debate with James Altucher at the Stand Up NY comedy club. Rickards weighs in on the outlook for commodities and cryptocurrencies in "the year of living dangerously.Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Chief Global Strategist at...Read More
Markets were up and down like a yo-yo today, but the Dow closed today up 330 points. Since last Thursday we'd seen a triple meltdown in bonds, stocks and Continue...Read More
On Monday, February 5th, 2018 we experienced 'Volmageddon' (Volume Armageddon) where the low volatility indexes got crushed.Continue...Read More