by irdadmin | Mar 7, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
Someone last week suggested that Trump sees the stock market as the barometer measuring the success of his Presidency. I think his behavior, tweets, press comments, etc with respect to the stock market validates that assertion. The Dow trended lower all week last...
by irdadmin | Feb 14, 2019 | Financial Markets, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The retail sales report for December – delayed because of the Government shut-down – was released this morning. It showed the largest monthly drop since September 2009. Online sales plunged 3.9%, the steepest drop since November 2008. Not surprisingly,...
by irdadmin | Sep 13, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
“The housing market is 100% a function of the Fed’s money printing. Half the money the Fed printed, $2.2 trillion, went directly into the housing market.” Analysts and financial media meatheads look at the $4.5 trillion created by the Fed and truly...
by irdadmin | Aug 15, 2018 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
In 2008, gold was taken from $1020 to $700 and silver was pounded from $21 to $7 during the period of time that Bear Stearns, Lehman and the U.S. financial system was collapsing. The precious metals were behaving inversely to what would have been expected as the...
by irdadmin | Jun 14, 2018 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The footnotes are the most interesting section of every financial and economic reports. They also happens to be least studied section of these reports. Those who prepare these reports rely on this fact. The monthly headline retail sales is based to a large extent on...
