by irdadmin | Mar 26, 2024 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized
The commentary below is the opening commentary in the latest issue of my short seller’s newsletter. You can learn more about here – also profile Arbor Realty (ABR), which underwrites loans for the worst type of CRE garbage: Short Seller’s Journal...
by irdadmin | Mar 22, 2024 | Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized
This chart is from John Williams’ Shadow Government Statistics newsletter. It shows the price of gold, CPI and predecessor measures and Shadow Stats alternative CPI (John removes the statistical gimmicks used by the BLS to mute inflation) from 1665 to present:...
by irdadmin | Jan 16, 2024 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized
I find it quite amusing that the market believes inflation is tied to rates – the propagandists at the Fed did their job there. Distract while creating bank reserves (print money) out of plain sight. The Monetary Base is up over 7% since March. M2 is also a bit...
by irdadmin | Aug 2, 2022 | Financial Markets, Uncategorized
The analysis below is from the latest issue of the Short Seller’s Journal. This is a weekly subscription newsletter that offers economic commentary and short-sell ideas based on fundamental analysis, as well a ideas for using puts to express a bearish view on...
by irdadmin | Jul 24, 2022 | Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, Uncategorized
“Back in the day, you remember when we started in the industry, the talk of gold manipulation was really…like, you couldn’t talk about it. It was like an underground thing. You were seen as a conspiracy person if you did speak about it, and now...
by irdadmin | May 2, 2022 | Financial Markets, U.S. Economy, Uncategorized
Back in 2004, I was chatting with the person who dragged me kicking and screaming into the precious metals sector in 2001. The problem with diving into the world of precious metals is that it’s the equivalent of involuntarily taking the “red pill.” ...