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 | Jun 10, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“April 2021 money supply and monetary base growth continued to explode” – John Williams, Shadowstats.com Williams is referencing the “base” monetary aggregates which are compiled monthly. The Fed’s balance sheet grows by the week,...
by irdadmin | May 17, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The precious metals market may be starting to figure out that price inflation caused by Central Bank money printing in the last year – with the Fed leading the charge – is going to become an uncontrollable problem. It will become even worse once the stock...
by irdadmin | Apr 14, 2021 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The “beta” for long/short equity hedge funds has more than tripled vs the average beta since at least December 2018. Beta is the most common measure of stock or portfolio volatility relative to a broad equity index. Technically, beta is the percentage...
by irdadmin | Jun 14, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The footnotes are the most interesting section of every financial and economic reports. They also happens to be least studied section of these reports. Those who prepare these reports rely on this fact. The monthly headline retail sales is based to a large extent on...