But Increases Floating-rate Note (FRN) and TIP Holdings By $3.84 Billion (Paranoid About Inflation?)
Fed Raises Rates And “Unwinds” $4.4 Trillion Balance Sheet. Deutsche Bank AG strategist thinks that Contagion Risk (correlation among asset classes) is bad news...
Investing in precious metals isn’t just about gold and silver. We look at the merits of platinum vs. palladium and whether they should be in your portfolio.
Following The Conference Board's better-than-expected higher print (driven by 'hope'), UMich saw confidence drop to its lowest since September as current economic conditions slumped to weakest since the election.
"Just like 2007, this is another economic boom fuelled by an unsustainable credit bubble that will inevitably blow up."
"Higher inflation expectations may soon be a recipe for higher volatility and lower risk asset prices."
"That would be a shock wave. It would set off panic buying in gold, and..."
A recent working paper from the IMF titled “ Credit Booms – Is China Different? ” provides a good summary of many of the key issues facing China’s economy. Rapid credit growth since the global financial crisis is record setting for both its total expansion and its duration.
U.S. stocks opened sharply lower on Friday after a stronger-than-expected jobs report sent interest rates higher.
"The outlook for the dollar looks to stay grim."
Nearly $2,000,000,000 of gold "sold" in two minutes, and silver hammered under $17. Here's an update...
Russia has almost caught up with China in total gold reserves.
European shares fell on Friday & were set for their biggest weekly loss in six months as a slump in Deutsche Bank after a bigger-than-expected loss hit the heavyweight banking sector.
Kuroda is losing kontrol.
New cryptocurrency mining viruses have lately spread to infect Windows computers as virtual currency-related malware becomes popular and profitable among cyber criminals.
Bitcoin, ethereum and ripple all saw their prices tank.
The dollar nursed losses against a basket of currencies on Friday and was on track for a weekly fall as investors focused on renewed economic strength in the eurozone.
The fastest-ever rotation into stocks from Treasuries and high-yield debt has strengthened Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s contrarian sell signal, as risk-hungry investors shrug off the global equity selloff.
Talk of central bank policy tightening & expectations of higher inflation boosted borrowing costs globally, sparked a sell-off in shares.
"We warned weeks ago about this cycle top in gold and how it should rotate lower and move to near $1300 before finding support. This move has just started..."