by irdadmin | Jun 21, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
The falling price of oil did not garner any mainstream financial media attention until today, when U.S. market participants woke up to see oil (both WTI and Brent) down nearly $2. WTI briefly dropped below $43. The falling price of oil reflects both supply and demand...
by irdadmin | Jun 20, 2017 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
As with all other highly manipulated data, the financial media has a blind bias toward the “bullish” story attached to the housing market. Understandable, as the National Association of Realtors spends more on special interest interest lobbying in Congress...
by irdadmin | Jun 18, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Phil Kennedy of Kennedy Financial invited me onto his podcast to discuss the latest FOMC comedy show, gold, silver, mining stocks, cryptocurrencies and the housing market. Share...
by irdadmin | Jun 16, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Many of you have contacted me about the sell-off in GDXJ and upcoming re-balancing that will occur at the end of this week (I think). First of all, thank you for your inquiries and please feel free to email me with questions/ideas. The only “dumb” question...
by irdadmin | Jun 15, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The answer is debatable but it depends on, exactly, to which rates you are referring. The Fed has “raised,” more like “nudged,” the Fed Funds target rate about 50 basis points (one-half of one percent) this year. That is, the Fed’s...
