by irdadmin | Sep 24, 2018 | Financial Markets, U.S. Economy
“THE conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power...
by irdadmin | Mar 20, 2018 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Deteriorating real economic fundamentals – The most important economic report out last week was retail sales for February, which showed at 0.1% decline from January. This was a surprise to Wall Street’s brain trust, which was expecting a 0.4% gain. Keep in...
by irdadmin | Feb 13, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Paul Craig Roberts, Dave Kranzler, Michael Hudson For many decades the Federal Reserve has rigged the bond market by its purchases. And for about a century, central banks have set interest rates (mainly to stabilize their currency’s exchange rate) with collateral...
by irdadmin | Jul 21, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
To begin with, this statement by the Bank of Japan’s Kuroda validates my blog post yesterday about Japan’s monetary pivot to gold and to the east: “no need and no possibility for helicopter money.” My best guess is that the only productive...
by irdadmin | Mar 22, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
I said half-facetiously in early 2004 that if a small nuke detonated in Times Square that the Dow would probably shoot up 200 points. Today I reiterate that assertion with full sincerity. All of the markets, but especially the stock market, are now openly...