Their bubble is just starting to burst with home values dropping for the first time since Q1 2009. The Canadian housing market is entering into a “housing correction” courtesy of the mega debt our neighbors to the north have taken on. The bubble grew and grew and like most real estate bubbles
GMO's Jeremy Grantham cites an academic paper focusing on something that's an even better indicator: Price acceleration.
The greenback begins 2018 after its worst year since 2003, & analysts at Bank of NY Mellon Corp. & Credit Agricole SA say further declines could mean central banks don’t have to tighten monetary policy as much
It's inevitable that government regulators across the world are beginning to feel the need to take a longer, harder look at what has, up until now, been a fairly unchecked trading environment.
The index is poised for further gains as metals and oil climb higher, supported by supply disruptions, a weaker dollar and improving demand.
A massive "bombogenesis" -- an area of rapidly declining low pressure -- will wreak havoc on the Northeast this week, threatening hurricane-force winter wind gusts and blinding snow.
Keith Weiner says that something unusual happened in the gold and silver market last week. Here's the details...
Straight from the horse's mouth, and it's actually rather impressive and telling. Here's the details...
In analyzing trends, most people tend to focus on averages. But when it comes to stock and bond markets, the averages don't really mean a whole lot. These markets spend most of their time far above or below the mean. This has led Dan Kurz of DK Analytics to say stock and bond markets are "reversion beyond the mean machines."In other words, when markets climb really high above the average, as they have in recent years, they eventually tend to crash to extreme lows far below the average.
Lost in the shadow of gold and cryptocurrency, silver quietly gained over 6% in 2017. Even so, the white metal was considered an underperformer. Gold was up better than 12% on the year. But with silver languishing a bit behind gold, there are strong indications that 2018 could prove to be a big year for the white metal.In fact, according to an article in the Business Standard, mainstream investors have started betting big on silver in anticipation of a big price upswing in 2018.
Germans are investing heavily in gold rising almost 50 percent in 2017.
Dr Warren Coats, former Chief of the SDR with the title Assistant Director of the Monetary and Financial Systems Department at the IMF penned an article on a return to the gold standard in 2013 – A Hard Anchor for the Dollar.
"Most" Back Rate Hikes, "Several" Fear Low Inflation, Financial Stability Risks
Janet's not goin' out without a fight, and she's got the full backing of the cartel to help her do just that. Grab some Pepto and delight in this disgust...
The FOMC will release its meeting minutes from the December 2017 meeting at 2pm ET today. The central bank hiked by 25bps in December, & now sees seven hikes over the forecast horizon vs six previously.
Call it a new golden age.
Silver is back and will be in demand going forward.
Please join Jay Taylor and Michael Oliver as he explains why he is bullish on commodities including precious metals and agricultural commodities in the new year.
Investors ought to consider silver as 2018 kicks off
Factories across the globe warned they are finding it increasingly hard to keep up with demand, potentially forcing them to raise prices as the world economy looks set to enjoy its strongest year since 2011. Source: Bloomberg. By the way, 2011 was the year of the