it’s worth noting that the gold posts garnered more interest than our bitcoin & blockchain posts in this year of cryptocurrency craze.
In this crazy debt-based fiat money system, the debt must perpetually increase or the whole financial system breaks down.
There are two charts that put it into perspective for investors who find themselves in the same boat as pension managers looking for returns in a world nearly devoid of them.
Commodities relative to Equities long-term cycle TROUGH 15.5-year cycle.Please click on the image below to see a larger view;
I keep reading articles claiming that inflation is nowhere to be found. If that is true, explain the following four charts. Copper has broken out of a 10-year downtrend. This chart suggests that Copper will be retesting its 2011 highs. Another inflationary industrial metal (steel) is posting a similar pattern. There is literally NOTHING bearish
Enjoy the good times while you can because when the economy BLOWS UP this next time, there is no plan B. Sure, we could see massive monetary printing by Central Banks to continue the madness a bit longer after the market crashes, but this won't be a long-term solution.
Global debt rose to a record $233 trillion in the third quarter of 2017, more than $16 trillion higher from end-2016, according to an analysis by the Institute of International Finance. Private non-financial sector debt hit all-time highs in Canada, France, Hong Kong, South Korea, Switzerland and Turkey.
(Will Take 700 Weeks or 13.46 Years To Unwind) The Fed continued to unwind its $4.4 TRILLION balance sheet. The bad news? The Fed is shrinking it at sloth-like speed. As an example, the latest SOMA report from the Fed on New York saw a $6 billion decline in the Fed balance sheet. That is only 0.14% per week. At this…
China’s economic figures for 2016 have been revised down by 54.2 billion yuan (US$8.34 billion) to 74.36 trillion yuan following a routine verification of the numbers, the National Statistics...
Harvey says that despite a rise in open interest, and despite the good amount of silver standing for delivery, the short covering is on. Here's more...
The cash-strapped government of Venezuela offered to trade gold, diamonds and coltan, a rare metal used in cell phones, to pharmaceutical companies the country owes $5 billion in exchange for medicine
Puerto Rico’s biggest metropolitan area is losing workers far faster than anywhere else in the U.S., adding to questions about how the bankrupt and storm-ravaged island can turn around its moribund economy and fix its finances.
In what can only be described as a huge miss, here's a look at the December Nonfarm Payrolls Report and the subsequent action in gold, silver and the dollar...
So much for that 200K+ whisper number for December payrolls,
It will soon go from the most wonderful time of the year to the most dreaded for some U.S. retailers. That’s because January is the industry’s peak season for bankruptcy filings
Sears Holdings, the parent company of Sears and Kmart stores, told its employees on Thursday that it will be closing more than 100 more stores.
Macy's is planning 5,000 job cuts, including closure of seven previously unidentified stores & other cuts at remaining locations, as it seeks stability in a tumultuous climate for physical retail.
Roads, highways, bridges, water systems, schools & transportation systems collectively need $4.59 trillion in investment by 2025
Apple Inc. said all Mac computers & iOS devices, like iPhones &iPads, are affected by chip security flaws unearthed this week, but the company stressed there are no known exploits impacting users.
Gary Christenson explains how the fiscal and monetary disasters are unfolding in real-time, but thankfully, he also shares what we can do about it...