by irdadmin | Aug 29, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“There are no markets, only interventions” – Chris Powell, Treasurer and Director of GATA To refer to the trading of stocks as a “market” is not only an insult to any dictionary in the world that carries the definition of...
by irdadmin | Aug 27, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I had not noticed until I looked mid-day today (Thursday, Aug 24th) and saw that the HUI index was above 200. It ended up closing just above 200. I want to see it hold above 200 dma and move higher from there before I get excited. But the chart has become mildly...
by irdadmin | Aug 24, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
A concocted public relations scheme – an event which resembled the annual Punxsutawney ground-hog viewing tradition – in which the Treasury Secretary emerges from Ft Knox and proclaims, “the gold is safe” does not provide any evidence...
by irdadmin | Aug 21, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Precious Metals
While I will maintain, until proven wrong by the test of time, that Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies are nothing more than a temporary fad, investing with a long term outlook (20-30 years) gives the investor the best probability of generating life-style changing wealth....
by irdadmin | Aug 18, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I started observing the slow-motion train-wreck in process in 2001 – a year removed from my perch as a junk bond trader on Wall Street and living several thousand miles away from NYC and DC in the Mile High City, where the view is a lot more clear than from...
by irdadmin | Aug 15, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
As a quick aside, I got an email today from a colleague, a self-admitted “very small fish,” who told me he was now getting cold calls from Goldman Sachs brokers offering “very interesting structured products.” I told him the last time I heard...
