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Prices in New York City condo market, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle down to early 2018 levels. Chicago nearly flat from year ago. Other markets rise. Phoenix, Tampa, Charlotte surge.
Many of SchiffGold clients hold silver patiently waiting for a drop in the silver to gold ratio. I am very much one of these patient holders of silver.For those who aren’t familiar, the silver to gold ratio is exactly as it sounds: the price of gold stated in ounces of silver.Today the silver to gold ratio is trading at about 87:1. In simple terms, this means it takes 87 ounces of silver to buy one ounce of gold.
The global stash of gold in exchange-traded funds hit the highest level in seven years as the impact of the novel coronavirus on markets and sentiment reinforced demand for havens at a time of low interest rates, and the addition of just a few more tons would lift the total to a record.The
Gold rose on Wednesday, propped up by lingering concerns over the economic impact of a coronavirus outbreak in China, while investors awaited a policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve later in the day.
A closely watched bond market phenomenon has again flashed yellow, but investors are loathe to give it much weight.
Unthinkable doesn't mean unsinkable.
The CBO projects the federal government will run massive budget deficits into the foreseeable future and says the ballooning nationals debt poses "significant risk" to the economy and financial system.According to the CBO, the federal budget shortfall will hit $1.02 trillion in FY 2020 and rise into the foreseeable future. Deficits will average $1.3 trillion per year between 2021 and 2030 and top $1.5 trillion by the end of the decade. The CBO projects cumulative deficits over the next decade to total $13.1 trillion.
China's Coronavirus Overtake SARS, Economic Impact Could Be 'More Severe'Jan 29, 2020 - 05:18:58 PST
Still, “the scale of the current slowdown and timing of the recovery are mainly determined by the unfolding coronavirus, which remains uncertain,” Nomura said.
The Fed is not expected to make any move on interest rates in its first policy-setting of 2020, which could shift attention to the central bank's balance sheet.
Bank lending to euro zone companies dropped to a two-year low last month while household lending expanded to a post-financial-crisis high, suggesting a widening rift in the bloc’s economy...
“The BOJ is buying ETFs as part of its monetary policy steps. Specific means on how it buys is left to the central bank to decide,” Abe told parliament.
A generation of Americans who were entering adolescence when the financial crisis struck is showing little fear of debt. Members of Generation Z are more likely to run up their credit cards than the Millennials who came before them...
The share of corporate taxes as % of Federal tax revenue has fallen to well below 10%!
A report released by the bipartisan Congressional Budget Office confirms we're at risk of a fiscal crisis.
Stolen credit card data has exploded in the Amazon and Alibaba-like markets on the dark web in recent months.
“Worrisome.” “Dangerous and aggressive.” “Abuse of documentation.” “Peak greed.”These are just a few of the ways investors and analysts have described the riskiest corners of the debt markets in the past few days.
The consumer unit includes the credit-card, deposit, home and auto lending businesses, and makes for about half of the bank's revenue.
Coronavirus live: Chinese health officials say death toll has risen to 132Jan 29, 2020 - 03:37:38 PST
6:00 pm: CCTV reports that confirmed cases rise to more than 6,000. This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below in Beijing time, beginning on Wednesday.
"In human history, we have been chasing infectious diseases one after another," says Zhou, "but bats appear to be a 'super-mammal' to these deadly viruses."
China's President Xi: Containing the Virus Remains a Grim & Complex TaskJan 29, 2020 - 03:28:07 PST
by Reuters, Wednesday, 29 January 2020 11:16 GMT CHINA-HEALTH/PRESIDENT (URGENT):China's President Xi says containing the virus remains a grim and complex task, the state television reported.