by irdadmin | Nov 30, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Note: New homes sales, based on the seasonally adjusted annualized rate metric, are down over 23% from their peak in November 2017. Pending home sales, which translate into existing home sales less canceled contracts (typically failed financing), are down on a...
by irdadmin | Nov 28, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Housing and auto sales appear to have hit a wall over the last 8-12 weeks. To be sure, online holiday sales jumped significantly year over year, but brick-n-mortar sales were flat. The problem there: e-commerce is only about 10% of total retail sales. We...
by irdadmin | Nov 23, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“I don’t know how this whole thing is going unwind – I just think it’s not going to be pleasant for any of us, even if you own gold and silver. I think owning gold and silver gives you a chance to survive financially and see what it’s...
by irdadmin | Nov 18, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“People have to remember, mining stocks are like tech stocks where everybody and their car or Uber driver piles into them when they’re moving higher. It’s not a well-followed, well-understood sector which is what I like about it because it means...
by irdadmin | Nov 7, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.” – “The Sun Also Rises” – Hemingway Zillow Group stock plunged 24% this morning after reporting Q3 numbers that missed revenue and net income estimates....
by irdadmin | Nov 1, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, U.S. Economy
One of the proprietors of StockBoardAsset.com tweeted about two weeks ago wondering when the stock market was going to start pricing in a slow-down in the economy. To that I responded by pointing out that the DJ Home Construction index is starting to price in a...
