by irdadmin | Dec 6, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Overstock.com stock price has run from $15.95 on August 2nd this year to a 12-year high of $65.70. If closed Monday this week at $46.10. The incredulous run-up in OSTK was ignited when OSTK decided to grab onto the coattails of the cryptocurrency mania. The company...
by irdadmin | Dec 1, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Here is Part 2 of Stewart Dougherty’s “War on Gold” essay. Here’s Part 1 Magicians use distraction, deflection and misdirection to conduct their tricks. They get their audiences to look to the left while they perform their magic undetected on...
by irdadmin | Nov 30, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
IRD is honored to present another guest post from Stewart Dougherty Dictatorship (noun): Definition #3: absolute power or authority (Websters); Def. #2: absolute, imperious or overbearing power or control (Random House); Def. #3: Absolute or despotic control or power...
by irdadmin | Nov 29, 2017 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
This article below is from my Seeking Alpha post earlier this week. I’ve studied AMZN’s financials and business model for several years. I’m probably one of the few analysts who bothers to scour the footnotes of AMZN’s financials. I was taught...
by irdadmin | Nov 26, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Gold is instantly and optically recognizable as money. You dont have to explain it. Bitcoin and Special Drawing Rights (SDR), like a bad joke, have to be explained. There are plenty of sites available that paint it clearly, like bitcoin.com.au, but many...
by irdadmin | Nov 22, 2017 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“The current state of credit card delinquency flows can be an early indicator of future trends and we will closely monitor the degree to which this uptick is predictive of further consumer distress.” – New York Fed official in reference to rising...
