by irdadmin | Dec 19, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The Census Bureau reported that its advance estimates of retail sales for November show a .1% gain from October and a 3.8% gain over November 2015. Wall St. was forecasting a .4% gain. Oops. But there’s a bigger problem with that headline report of a .1%...
by irdadmin | Nov 22, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, U.S. Economy
Posted from St. Martin (the French side, of course!). I kind of expected this to happen, as close friends and colleagues can attest. Trump is not only NOT going “drain the swamp,” he’s populating it with a different breed of swamp monster. His...
by irdadmin | Oct 19, 2016 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Technically, the move in the stock market that began in March 2009, when the stock market bottomed after the 2008 financial market de facto collapse, should not be termed a “bull market” because it required several trillions of Central Bank and Government...
by irdadmin | Oct 13, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense – perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire – that gold and economic freedom are...
by irdadmin | Oct 7, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
One of the biggest benefits I get from writing newsletters (Mining Stock and Short Seller’s Journal) is that I get “grassroots Main Street” intel from subscribers. This has led to some invavluable insights into the housing market and the general...
