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"It's quite possible the next recession will see the third-worst spread peak in history (behind only the Depression and the GFC) due to these market dynamics."

Keith says the gold community should be screaming "bloody murder" with Basel III. Keith also explains the paper gold vs. physical gold nothingburger...

Central banks, with their policy arsenals limited by debt-laden balance sheets, are slowly but surely warming up to gold as a reserve asset — a development that’s likely to bolster yellow metal prices already on a tear.

Either the global economy is stagnating, forcing central banks to flood the financial system with more liquidity, or growth is resuming...

This was the highest level of net shorts since Jan. 7.

Danielle DiMartino Booth says it's time for people to seek out gold for their own portfolios, not because of inflation, or deflation, but because of this...

Trading volume is up to raids, and CME isn't even releasing inventory movement data because they can't balance their crooked books. Here's an update...

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"Businesses are really on edge and I think it's because of this trade war," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

The OECD cut its economic forecast last month and warned of downside risks that could mean an even worse outcome.

The drop stems from an oversupply of highly priced apartments, a lack of foreign buyers and the new federal tax law that has hit high-tax states.

The conventional wisdom is that demand for gold and silver has been somewhat tepid over the last couple of years. In fact, global gold demand grew by about 4% in 2018 and was in line with the five-year average. Much of that growth was due to a surged in demand through the fourth quarter as stock markets tanked, and concerns about debt and the global economy grew.
We tend to be pretty short-sighted when we look at market trends. Most investors focus on the day-to-day gyrations. As a result, we often completely miss significant long-term trends. For instance, investment demand for gold and silver has increased dramatically in the decade since the financial crisis.

At the height of the sovereign debt crisis, European leaders agreed to move supervision of the region’s most important lenders to the European Central Bank...

Here are not just the ten most important, recent developments that establish market manipulation, but here's also what it means for investors...

Critically, non-defense aircraft and new parts orders plunged 31.1% MoM - and this is before Boeing's impact.

America’s banks could largely weather a major housing downturn, a new Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco analysis finds, and that includes thousands of smaller lenders who typically have higher exposure to real estate.

Raising the minimum wage might be good politics, but it's bad economics - despite what some economists say.
Last week, the Maryland legislature overrode the governor's veto and adopted a $15 per hour minimum wage. It was a major victory for the "Fight for $15" crowd, but it almost certainly won't be for low-skilled workers — at least not the ones who whose maximum wage will be $0 per hour because they cannot find jobs.

Surging labor costs and slower revenue growth likely will lead to a drop this year in corporate profits in the U.S. and other developed economies, according...

Liquidity injections and zero interest rate policies disguise risk and may give a false sense of security.

Starting Monday, sales tax in 51 California cities – including four in the Sacramento area – is increasing.