by irdadmin | May 17, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The dollar is said to be “soaring,” though I take issue with that characterization for now (see the chart below); 10-yr Treasury yields are also rising, though the yield on the 10-yr is only up about 67 basis points if you measure from January 1, 2017. ...
by irdadmin | May 7, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
This analysis is an excerpt from the opening market commentary in my April 19th issue of the Mining Stock Journal. I was looking at some charts with a colleague two weeks ago and was startled to discover that a very quiet bull move has begun in the miners. Like the...
by irdadmin | May 6, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Since the beginning of 2018, gold has been stuck in a trading range between $1310 and $1360. Silver has ranged between $16.20 and $17.50, though primarily between $16.80 and $16.25 since February. So what’s next? While most analysts base their views largely...
by irdadmin | May 1, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, U.S. Economy
Some big investors see warning signs ahead for markets but are holding their positions. Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is taking action: He’s put half of his $5.7 billion net worth into gold. He said in an interview Monday that he believes gold prices will...
by irdadmin | Apr 24, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The stock market (per the Dow), after an initial spike up at the open, has sold off continuously today. The sell-off began to accelerate just before 2 p.m. EST on no specific news or event catalysts. So what the heck happened? To begin with, the stock market jumps...
by irdadmin | Apr 23, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Furthermore, in the main, historians educated as Keynesians and monetarists do not understand the economic history of money, let alone the difference between a gold standard and a gold-exchange standard. These similar sounding monetary systems must be defined...
