The big macro wheels are turning and everybody better pay very close attention. The Reckoning is coming. Best hope for a substantive China trade deal and a last minute save on Brexit to perhaps del…
US corporate debt, excluding debt by banks – so “nonfinancial” corporate debt – has surged in recent years by all measures and to such an extent that it was featured prominently in the Fed’s Financial Stability Report
The US federal government ran an all-time record deficit of $234 billion in February, according to a Treasury Department report released on Friday.According to Business Insider, the February 2019 deficit topped the previous high of 231.7 billion set in February 2012.
Corporate giants doing business abroad are painting a dreary picture of the world’s economy…This week, top executives...
“Obviously, this is not a matter for Europe alone. The United States needs to get its fiscal house in order as well. U.S.-China trade tensions pose the largest risk to global stability,” Lipton said during a conference in Lisbon.
Russia continues to buy gold as it seeks to minimize exposure to the US dollar.According to information released by the Central Bank of Russia last week, it purchased another 31.1 tons of gold in February, bringing its total reserves to 2,149 tons.
Last year, global physical gold investment was 1,090 mt versus 3,890 mt for silver. Yes, it’s true that physical silver investment demand last year was
Gold prices rose on Monday as investors' appetite for riskier assets faded on concerns about a potential U.S. recession and decelerating global growth, increasing appeal for the bullion alongside yen and bonds.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Monday it was understandable for markets to be nervous when the yield curve flattened, though he was still confident about the U.S. economic growth outlook.
“Bond markets globally, along with dovish central banks, have been telling us a slowdown is on the way,”
“In the longer run, someone has to pay eventually for this so-called ‘kick the can down the road’ plan -- taxpayers and depositors perhaps,”....
The mid-tier miners are holding the line on costs, which means strong, leveraged profits as gold continues to grind higher...
Thus, history repeats itself and we are again at the point when “the final catastrophe” is very near. Egon explains...
What signs & signals of the crash should we be looking for, and what should store before the collapse happens? Here's Lynette's insight...
Rick Rule says, because of how relatively small the gold market is, a small move into gold by the investing public would have a dramatic impact on price...
The question is, where is Gold now? In March 2008, or October 2008? David reviews the data to find out where...
SD Friday Wrap: The day is quickly approaching when the choices we make today, really matter, but if that day comes, and choices have not been made...
Most precious metals investors expect to reap a profit on their gold and silver as a result of higher spot prices. But what if I told you that when selling certain types of coins, you could gain another layer of profit when you sell? A little leverage on the spot price when it rises. It’s entirely possible. Here’s how…
Gold rebounded overnight, moving in a range of $1306.90 - $1313.90. After remaining fairly steady between $1307-10 during Asian hours, gold climbed to its $1313.90 high
The next wave of monetary inflation, required to fund budget deficits and keep banks solvent, will not prevent financial assets suffering a severe bear market...