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The Fed doesn't actively manage its interest rate exposure on its over $4 trillion balance sheet. Yet it purchases and sells Treasury Notes/Bonds and Agency Mortgage-backed Securities (AgMBS) in a measured way to impact interest rates.
States balk at new IDs & data sharing as a danger to privacy, but the federal government could bar their residents from travel if they don’t comply.
Bitcoin slumped as much as 17 percent, helping to drag down smaller rivals such as ripple & litecoin, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency continues to be whipsawed by concerns about regulation and demand from Asia.
Central planning still doesn't work, and the sooner we move to sound money the better.
Keith Weiner says that since Christmas and continuing in the New Year, there has been a quantum rise in gold demand. Here's the details...
I have previously reported that about 50% of German municipalities are insolvent. This is a global trend & we are witnessing it in the U.S. as well.
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda keeps saying that the BOJ would “patiently” maintain its ultra-easy monetary policy
Stiffened capital controls help.
China is constructing its second overseas military base in Pakistan as part of a push for greater power projection capabilities along strategic sea routes.
The aftermath of such sharp credit accumulation – credit busts – tends to be associated with depressed economic growth, sometimes for a prolonged period.
Gold & Silver At A Critical Juncture As Both The Fed And The Cartel Get Busy With Their Prep WorkJanuary 8, 2018
SD Outlook: The Fed and the cartel may be busy in the kitchen doing their prep work all week long. Here's why...
Venezuela is issuing $5.9 billion in petro, its state cryptocurrency, in the hopes that it will drive the country out of economic downfall amid US sanctions. The petro is backed by the country's oil, diamond and gold reserves.
Mobs of Venezuelans gathered outside some Caracas supermarkets on Saturday after President Nicolas Maduro's government forced shops to slash prices, the latest unrest in the country's food shortage crisis.
Investors should get ready for potential risks this year, warns Deutsche Bank. They include stock market corrections, the collapse of cryptocurrencies and housing bubbles.
The Federal Reserve won’t need to pick up the pace of its planned interest-rate increases in response to the recently-passed tax overhaul package, White House chief economist Kevin Hassett said.
Skepticism about the Phillips Curve is significant because the Fed and other major central banks are counting on declines in unemployment to foster faster wage increases and lift inflation that they deem to be too low.
Republicans & Democrats in Congress are once again far apart on a government spending bill with just days to go before a partial shutdown.
Michael Ballanger: I Still Expect A Strong January For Gold But This Could Turn South In A HeartbeatJanuary 8, 2018
Michael says "a close above $1,320 January on 15th and a subsequent higher close at month-end would be a superb..." Here's why...
Crypto and stock prices grabbed most of the investment headlines in 2017. But by the end of 2018, a different asset class is bound to spark investor’s attention.There are multiple reasons for that, starting with the fact that no trend or bull market lasts forever. But it’s about more than just the prolonged run in equities and runaway prices in cryptos.There are three specific developments I’ve been tracking that all point to 2018 being the year for a decisive breakout in gold…Gold Should’ve Fallen in 2017—Instead It Built a Base
Adam shows that 2018 has the potential to be a very big year for gold investment demand. Here's the details...