by irdadmin | Aug 1, 2022 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, U.S. Economy
After a decade of deranged monetary policies that ultimately amplified speculation beyond 1929 and 2000 extremes, we are so far from “normal’ that arriving anywhere near that neighborhood will be a journey. The recent market decline has simply retraced the frothiest...
by irdadmin | Jun 10, 2022 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Inflation is something that happens to balloons. In this context it is an increase in the combined quantity of money, currency, and credit, which will tend to increase prices all else being equal. – Alasdair Macleod, Inflation Defined NOTE: The commentary below...
by irdadmin | May 20, 2022 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“We’ve seen a downturn in the price as expressed in the paper derivatives precious metals’ price. There hasn’t been any large scale physical selling of gold or silver. Coin dealers sell gold and silver on a daily basis to retail buyers and the...
by irdadmin | May 9, 2022 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
I’m starting to believe that the housing market may have hit a wall in April. The graphic below is my reconstitution of the two charts sourced from Reventure Consulting (RC). It’s self-explanatory: Amusingly, I’ve noticed articles in the mainstream...
by irdadmin | Jun 27, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
“We are confident we can produce further improvement in our results in the second half of this year” – KB Homes CEO in reference to its “returns-focused” growth model “Returns-Focused Growth Model.” Has a nice ring to it,...
