by irdadmin | Dec 3, 2020 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The appointment of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary fully removes the “Chinese Wall” that is supposed to separate the Fed and the Government. I believe her appointment signals a decision to transition monetary policy into the unfettered implementation of...
by irdadmin | Mar 12, 2019 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
James Kunstler summarized it perfectly. So rather than reinventing the wheel, here’s an excerpt from his Monday commentary: Jerome Powell [was] wheeled out on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday night, like a cigar store Indian at an antique fair, so vividly sculpted and...
by irdadmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
Analysts who advocate a monetary policy that targets “low inflation” are the equivalent of chickens in the barnyard rooting for Colonel Sanders to succeed. This idea that a low level of inflation being good for the economy is beyond moronic. The fiat...
by irdadmin | Jun 15, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Housing Market, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals, U.S. Economy
The answer is debatable but it depends on, exactly, to which rates you are referring. The Fed has “raised,” more like “nudged,” the Fed Funds target rate about 50 basis points (one-half of one percent) this year. That is, the Fed’s...
by irdadmin | Feb 25, 2017 | Financial Markets, Gold, Market Manipulation, Precious Metals
Ding ding ding ding…It was reported yesterday that Trump has appointed the co-author of the book “Dow 36,000,” Kevin Hassett, as the Chief of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors (LINK). “Dow 36,000” was published a few...
