by irdadmin | May 10, 2016 | Financial Markets, Market Manipulation, U.S. Economy
The western media – especially any mainstream U.S. news source – has made it a habit to blame the world’s problems on Russia and China. The U.S. economy is aces – when the U.S. stock market drops it’s China’s fault. Bloomberg...
by irdadmin | Apr 21, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
The boom cannot continue indefinitely. There are two alternatives. Either the banks continue the credit expansion without restriction and thus cause constantly mounting price increases and an ever-growing orgy of speculation – which, as in all other cases of unlimited...
by irdadmin | Mar 28, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Since 1971, when the world officially abandoned the gold standard, economic growth has been stimulated through vigorous applications of aggressive Central Banking monetary policies: the imposition of artificially low nominal interest and boundlessly unrestrained...
by irdadmin | Mar 24, 2016 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The economic reports released this morning added to the near-continuous flow of information reflecting a U.S. economy that is likely contracting, for the most part. Perhaps the only “fundamental” variable not contracting is the hot air coming from the...
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...