Once again, the Federal Reserve proves that it’s the last one to know everything that we knew already. Today’s stunning announcement: The Philadelphia Fed admits they (“may have”) made the wealthy wealthier and Main Street poorer. Oops. Sorry America. The Philly…
The past six years of expansion have been as illusory as Cinderella’s magic carriage. The clock is about to strike midnight, and our Cinderella economy’s magic carriage will revert to a pumpkin. The magic of the Federal Reserve’s flood-the-fields policies…
So by all means, buy the dip now that the VIX soared in full-blown panic from 12 to 17. One of the more remarkable features of the Bull market in stocks is the ascendancy of complacency and the banishing of…
So by all means, buy the dip now that the VIX soared in full-blown panic from 12 to 17. One of the more remarkable features of the Bull market in stocks is the ascendancy of complacency and the banishing of…
There’s a staggering amount of offensiveness in so few words. First off, he says that: “We should all be prepared for adjusting to a world that is harder.” Who is included in the word “all” here. Certainly not his fellow oligarchs, who already bailed themselves out in…
Can stocks keep hitting new highs even as sales and profits fall? Given that we live in a world where a modest 3% decline in the stock market triggers panicky demands for more quantitative easing (QE 4), few observers expect…
Can stocks keep hitting new highs even as sales and profits fall? Given that we live in a world where a modest 3% decline in the stock market triggers panicky demands for more quantitative easing (QE 4), few observers expect…
Irish Finance Minister Dumps Stocks to Buy Gold – Ireland’s Minister of Finance shifted personal wealth out of stocks and into gold – Minister invested in SPDR Gold Shares ETF, Portuguese government bonds and other ETFs – Maintained holdings in…
Gold Up 11 Per Cent In Euros This Year As Currency Wars Deepen – Gold has risen 11% versus the euro in 2015 – Builds on 12% gains against the euro in 2014 – Sentiment poor despite reasonable performance –…
Deutsche & Santander Fail ‘Stress Tests’ – Risk of Bail-Ins – Largest banks in Germany and Spain fail Federal Reserve’s ‘stress tests’ – Stress tests designed to assess whether lenders can withstand another financial crisis – U.S. subsidiaries fail…
Apple Gold Demand – Bloomberg View Misrepresents GoldCore – Bloomberg View’s Mark Gilbert misrepresents our widely read Apple gold demand – CNBC quoted extensively and favourably from our market update – Gilbert quoted selectively from our piece to misrepresent “gold…
‘BREXIT’ Poses Risks To London Property, FTSE and Sterling Assets Political uncertainty beginning to impact bond and property markets UK bonds and stocks at all time record highs and ‘bubbly’ FTSE looks overvalued and ripe for sharp correction “Air of…
Currency Wars Deepen – IMF Concedes End to Dollar Hegemony – Dollar has declined as reserve currency over past decade from 70% of global reserves to 61% – Chinese yuan is growing in stature as international currency – IMF deputy…
Apple Major New Gold Buyer – Propel Gold Higher? – There is a major new buyer in the gold market – Apple – New Apple watch could use up to one third of total annual gold supply – Apple expects…
A final End Game has begun. The current stage is the global rejection of the USDollar, the once respected revered and resilient currency which has in recent years fallen on its own Third World sword. QE is a Third World…