by irdadmin | Jan 2, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The parabolic move in the stock market, housing prices and the U.S. dollar, while touted by the media and Wall Street as evidence that “all is well and getting better,” is perhaps the most visible signals that the U.S. financial and economic system...
by irdadmin | Dec 30, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
A guest post from Stewart Dougherty. Stewart included some thoughts in his email to me that I thought should be shared as a preface to his essay: ——————– Hi Dave: Some pretty heady stuff, particularly the part about the...
by irdadmin | Dec 26, 2016 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Wall Street’s best contrarian indicator has spoken. Jim Cramer issued a strong buy on the Dow last Wednesday. He references the “generals” that are “leading the charge” higher in the stock market. He sees no end in sight to current move in market leaders....
by irdadmin | Dec 21, 2016 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
I’m going to have to throw a flag on the existing home sales report for November published today by the National Association of Realtors. The NAR would have us believe that home sales occurred in November at 5.6mm annualized rate for the month, up 15.4% from...
by irdadmin | Dec 20, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
ETF flows tend to be a good contrary indicator when they become extreme, so the buying frenzy doesn’t bode well for U.S. equities. – David Santschi, CEO of TrimTabs If the Federal Reserve were a private corporation and did not have a money tree, it would be...
by irdadmin | Dec 19, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, U.S. Economy
Hillary and her supporters have vehemently asserted that “seventeen intelligence agencies” agree with the assessment that Russia hacked the election. It might be greater news to the American people to hear that there actually are seventeen such agencies...