by irdadmin | Dec 11, 2016 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
If the Fed were to reverse the portion of its QE in which it injected trillions onto big bank balance sheets as well as fomented a mortgage/housing bubble, the Too Big To Fails – including Goldman Sachs – would collapse. Make no mistake, it would...
by irdadmin | Dec 9, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
At -1.3 percent, disappointing restaurant sales growth in November was the ninth consecutive month of negative same-store sales; and the worst sales growth since July…Same-store sales for third and fourth quarters, at the end of November, are both -1.1 percent....
by irdadmin | Dec 5, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“I read Atlas Shrugged, Brave New World (+ Brave New World Revisited) and 1984 every ten years or so. Each time they are closer to reality.” That comment was emailed in from a listener who offered the suggestion that the websites identified by Jeff...
by irdadmin | Dec 2, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“Fake news” accusations, preposterously manipulated Government economic reports (like today’s employment report), stock market intervention, interest rate and precious metals manipulation – these are all varying forms of propaganda tools that...
by irdadmin | Dec 2, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Note: I exchanged emails earlier this week with Dr. Roberts. We had a good chuckle over Jeff Bezos’ accusations per PropOrNot.com that our websites were conduits for Russian propaganda. We also chatted about Trump and his appointments so far, to which I...
by irdadmin | Nov 29, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Black Friday and “Black Friday” weekend have largely become irrelevant. Every retailer in the U.S., from auto dealers to furniture stores to online tennis apparel shops have been advertising “Black Friday” sales since November 1st. We have no...