Magical growth figures of 26% have left all and sundry in the financial world scratching their heads. It looks like Central Bank’s magically printed fiat currency is finding it’s way through Ireland. One thing for sure is that there are…
The Gold price will find its true value and price over $10,000 per ounce. The Silver price will find its true value and price over $300 per ounce. In reaching these levels, the ratio will return to the 30-1 range.…
The shock outcome of the UK referendum on the EU membership (Brexit) resulted in a collective panic, the wave of which reached the majority of investors who dealt with major stock indexes, shares, GBP or EUR related pairs, etc. Due…
We are living in an era of justified general disgust. While this disgust manifests itself in all sorts of unproductive ways, the root cause is completely and entirely justified. People see so-called “elites” as the cause of their suffering and…
The possibility that Japan might launch helicopter money stimulus sent global stock markets soaring in a paroxysm of pleasurable anticipation. But exactly what is helicopter money and what connection does it have to stock valuations, if any? Broadly speaking, helicopter…
Equity markets globally have rebounded to their pre-Brexit levels and volatility in financial markets is the lowest that it has been for a month. Even the precious metals rally has taken a breather. Are the markets suggesting that the fallout…
The ‘First American’ and Founding Father, Ben Franklin said: “A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.” America sure likes it cake, even if that cake is a not so great GMO-corn-syrup ladened sugary…
We talk to John Ackerman, professor, columnist and the Mexican Law Review’s editor-in-chief, about the economic relationship between Mexico and the United States. He has a plan to cut off the flow of funds from America to the Mexican government…
For many, the most direct way of increasing the income of low-wage workers is to raise the minimum wage significantly. Many high-cost states have already passed legislation to raise the minimum wage to $15/hour. Despite the official claims that inflation…
Theresa May is set to become the Prime Minister of Great Britain in the next few days. Will the new PM bring a degree of stability back to turbulent markets in a post-Brexit Britain or what does the future hold…
Here’s an excerpt from a conversation Robert Reich had with a Hillary Clinton adviser: ACQ: “Look, it doesn’t matter what you or I think. The President wants the TPP, and the Party isn’t going to oppose him.” ME: “You mean…
Better than expected employment figures in the US causes gold to take a breather after gaining more than 28% since the beginning of the year. Bloomberg takes a look at the current competing bullish and bearish forces affecting the outlook…
Recently safe haven assets such as precious metals and Treasuries are soaring at the same time that stock markets bounced strongly off the post-Brexit lows. Risk-on assets (stocks) rising at the same time as safe-haven assets is akin to dogs…
We discuss the biggest topics needing a ‘solution’. As the world looks on with fear at the prospect of a Trump presidency, they propose solutions to ‘make America great again’. Maybe better media? Better infrastructure? More political parties and less…