There used to be 3 things you could be certain of: Death, taxes and the US Dollar as the world’s reserve currency. But is the US Dollar’s recent weakness the beginning of the end? Many “YouTube experts”, investors that can fog a mirror and self-proclaimed gurus have jumped on this bandwagon. But like with cannabis… Read More
For a very long time we have been warned that a U.S. economic collapse was inevitably coming, and now it is here. Fear of COVID-19 and unprecedented civil unrest in our major cities have combined to plunge us into a historic economic downturn, and nobody is exactly sure what is going to happen next. On… Read More
Another big week for precious metals markets as gold prices catapulted to new record highs. Gold’s record-setting rise has been driven by Federal Reserve stimulus, dollar weakness, and strong safe-haven investment demand.
Here Are The Top Highlights From Ghislaine Maxwell’s Unsealed Court Records Tyler Durden Thu, 07/30/2020 – 23:40 Dozens of exhibits related to Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were unsealed on Thursday evening, providing insight into allegations against the financier and his purported ‘madam,’ as well as other high-profile individuals, including Bill Clinton, Alan Dershowitz and… Read More
The world-renowned investor Dennis Gartman has gone from “it’s time to own gold” to “gold is too crowded” in just a few months. However, he has not become a gold pessimist; rather, he is waiting on the sidelines for the inevitable correction to start buying again. Expansionary monetary policies have driven people to gold, and… Read More
Gold passes the all time highs setting a new record at $1980 as silver rose above $25 as precious metals news reaches the mainstream. Where are the metals heading from here and what will the second half of the year look like? We will cover the rapid price movements of gold and silver in context… Read More
“Como vengo diciendo desde hace tiempo (desde entonces, de paso, la plata que recomendamos subió más de 60%, demasiado) el optimismo de los mercados es exagerado porque las consecuencias de las represiones a los mercados por parte de los gobiernos -cuarentenas y demás- eran peores de lo calculado y claramente no están dispuestos a desandar el camino con tanta… Read More
Has “Settle For Biden” Become The Official Democratic Campaign Slogan For 2020? Tyler Durden Thu, 07/30/2020 – 11:05 What better way to get the Democratic party “fired up” for what is increasingly looking like Hillary 2.0 than to put up a website encouraging them to “settle” for the party’s nominee? Enter the folks at Settle For… Read More
After years of talking about abandoning the US dollar, Russia and China are doing it for real. In the first quarter of 2020, the share of the dollar in trade between the countries fell below 50 percent for the first time. Source: silverbullion.com.sg
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Chinese Banks Bar Clients From Buying Precious Metals Tyler Durden Wed, 07/29/2020 – 19:45 In an attempt to avoid another retail-driven momentum meltup similar to what happened with Chinese stocks earlier this month when government-media first encouraged Chinese investors to buy stocks only to backtrack days later when local markets soared sparking fears of another… Read More
Ecuador’s Navy On High Alert As 260-Strong Chinese Fishing Fleet Encroaches On Protected Galapagos Tyler Durden Wed, 07/29/2020 – 19:25 Months ago we highlighted how Argentina has long sought to push a massive fleet of foreign fishing vessels, mostly Chinese, out of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which are eager to at night illegally sweep up… Read More
Russia Hopes To Register World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine By Aug. 12 Tyler Durden Wed, 07/29/2020 – 14:45 As the English-language science and financial press focuses on vaccine candidates created by Moderna, Pfizer and BioNTech or AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, we’ve seen surprisingly little reported about a Russian vaccine candidate that has already been… Read More
Is China’s Massive Three Gorges Dam On The Edge Of Failure? Tyler Durden Wed, 07/29/2020 – 05:00 Authored by Bruce Wilds via Advancing Time blog, The massive flooding taking place in China continues, for some reason, this story has been widely ignored by mainstream media. It is important because China’s massive Three Gorges Dam is… Read More
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Gartman: “I’m Getting Out Of Gold” Tyler Durden Tue, 07/28/2020 – 14:40 Ever since Dennis Gartman quit the newsletter business on Dec 31, 2019, there has been a distinct void in the markets, with algos, daytraders and institutions alike unsure how to trade and what to do now that there is no “sure thing” to… Read More
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States will resume as soon as the stimulus checks stop flowing. For Lyn Alden, an independent financial researcher and publisher, the federal government’s response has the potential to trigger inflation. Unlike the 2008-2009 financial crisis, the stimulus is ending up on Main Street and massively… Read More
Nadler Calls Antifa Violence A ‘Myth’ In Stunning Example Of DC Disconnect Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2020 – 10:29 In a perfect example of the disconnect between Ivory tower Democrats and reality, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) gave a shocking answer when writer-producer Austen Fletcher asked him if he would disavow Antifa violence in cities like Portland.… Read More
Key Events In The Coming Week: Peak Earnings, Fed And GDP Tyler Durden Mon, 07/27/2020 – 10:00 Looking to the week ahead, and just after the biggest two week fall in the Nasdaq (-2.39%) since the turmoil in mid March, DB’s Jim Reid writes that one of the most interesting things this week will be… Read More
“Como vengo diciendo –además de que hay que desoír a los gurús argentinos como verá si lee la nota hasta el final- , la exagerada emisión por parte de la Fed ha “inflacionado” a Wall Street, pero la semana pasada ya cerró con descensos por las bajas en los sectores salud, tecnología, e industria. El Dow Jones Industrial cayó 0,76%, el S&P 500 dejaba… Read More