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The ZIRP Decade: SmallCap Debt Has Increased 400%, Earnings Only FranctionallyJan 17, 2019 - 04:59:16 PST
"Small-caps have traditionally acted as a canary in the coal mine for the larger market, as they tend to be more sensitive to growth worries and usually show signs of fatigue before their big-cap counterparts."
"From 2005 to 2014, the percentage in that group owning homes dropped from 45 percent to 36 percent, 20 percent of which likely came from education debt burden."
"The credit default index sank in the fourth quarter to the most negative reading in more than nine years, worsening sharply from the prior quarter and indicating a broad-based call for rising debt defaults over the next 12 months."
Bloomberg: Tariffs Making US Government, Costing US Businesses and Consumers, BillionsJan 17, 2019 - 04:36:51 PST
"Trade economists say U.S. importers of record are responsible for the duties, and ultimately U.S. businesses and consumers could pay through higher costs."
"Beijing has hamstrung future growth with misguided policies."
Jan 17, 2019 - 04:30:25 PST
As automation increasingly eliminates jobs that do not require a college degree, the cost of a college degree continues to skyrocket, leaving new graduates with entry-level jobs crushed under six figures of debt.
"We think the reason for these headlines is that profitability may have deteriorated further in the fourth quarter."
Lynette says that gold will not be used for backing national currencies until the debt and derivatives are dealt with on a global scale. Here's why...
Venezuela and Turkey are working on a deal to ship tonnes of gold to refine and certify in the Turkish city of Corum this year. Here are the details...
With their recent tight trading ranges, when will silver and gold break-out, and in which direction will they break? Here's Matt with some insight...
Tom Cloud provides another update on the top precious metals for 2019. He discusses the platinum, palladium, gold and silver markets. While palladium has seen its price rise considerably over the past year, Tom believes it may be topping... I agree. He also talks about how the Russian and Chinese Central Banks continue to acquire...
Mises: Behind the Scenes at the Central Banks that Created our Modern Monetary SystemJan 16, 2019 - 12:31:08 PST
"The crucial issue here is not the prominence of one currency or another, but that this prominence was engineered to speed up the renunciation of the gold standard, and greatly enlarge the freedom of all central banks to inflate money supplies."
Jan 16, 2019 - 10:40:08 PST
"The stock market today has rarely, if ever, been more expensive (Robert Shiller’s CAPE ratio current stands at 30). At the same time, it has just recently entered a new downtrend."
Stewart Thomson: Resistance At $1300 Is Just A Pit-Stop For Gold On The Road To $1392January 16, 2019
Stewart also explains how if this certain thing happens in 2019, it would usher in a new target price of gold at $1750...
"We talk about fear and wealth in gold and you have the fear factor- you look at economic uncertainty in China, in the U.S. right now, it's off the chart."
"Erroneous monetary policy, unbridled political spending and the extractive bureaucracy and taxation make the country a promise that always seems to be a disappointment because of internal factors."
Michael is bullish on gold for 2019, and thankfully, Michael has taken the time to explain what's going to be like "rocket fuel" for the precious metals...
Stock markets appear to have stabilized after a "December to remember." But in his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said we're really just in the eye of a financial hurricane.The selloff began after the September Fed rate hike. At the time, Peter called it the hike that broke the camel's back. The market plunged in October and Wall Street ended up having its worst December since 1931. But over the last few weeks, things have calmed as we entered the eye of the storm.
"Using the dollar gold price, as most of us do, has disguised what is actually quite a powerful bull market. If my memory serves me right, we saw the same phenomenon - a stealth rally in minor currencies - ahead of the last major gold bull run (in dollars) in the late 1990’s."
Bedlam in Britain as Theresa May's Leadership in Jeopardy, Brexit Deal in TattersJan 16, 2019 - 05:26:24 PST
"The prime minister said she will start cross-party talks this week to try to reach a consensus, but in such a febrile atmosphere they may already be doomed. Corbyn dismissed her offer as too little, too late."