The Economy Almost Always Does Worse During A President's Second Term
The economic performance of American presidents tends to deteriorate during their second termTHE economic auguries for Barack Obama’s second term are not good. By comparing the changes across eight...
View ArticleThe Fed Just Doubled-Down On A Plan That Led Us Into The Financial Crisis
The wrong medicine is being applied to America’s economy.Having misdiagnosed the ailment, policymakers have prescribed untested experimental medicine with potentially grave side effects.The patient is...
View ArticleSilver Has Experienced A Bullish ‘Golden Cross’
Gold edged up on Tuesday, nearing the 11 month high hit in the prior session. Gold and silver are being bolstered by concerns about the dollar, the euro and fiat currencies.Many analysts predict more...
View ArticleChina Wants To Wean Itself Off The Dollar, But Risks Destroying Chinese Wealth
Alan Wheatley, Global Economics Correspondent for Reuters has written a very interesting article, 'Analysis: China's currency foray augurs geopolitical strains’ where he emphasizes China’s desire to...
View ArticleTurkey & Syria Clash and Asians Take a Shine to Silver
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,790.00, EUR 1,375.55, and GBP 1,105.69 per ounce.Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,786.50, EUR 1,380.92 and GBP 1,109.01 per ounce.Silver is trading at $34.91/oz, €26.95/oz and...
View ArticleAmericans Really Are Using Less Gas
The call to conserve resources and use less gasoline has been around for years. So it is interesting to get to see the actual data, and find out that we are using less.This week's chart looks at the...
View ArticleThe 'PERC Methodology' Might Be The Cure For Today's Global Economy
A little over two years ago, I wrote an article for Business Insider explaining the difference between finance, economics, and my new discipline called Globalnomics. In that Insider article I explained...
View ArticleGold And Silver Fall On Open In Asia As October Correction Continues
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,747.25, EUR 1,347.56, and GBP 1,086.87 per ounce.Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,767.00, EUR 1,362.80 and GBP 1,101.35 per ounce.Silver is trading at $33.28/oz, €25.78/oz and...
View ArticleArchitecture Billings Index says Q3 GDP should be muted
The preliminary report of 3rd quarter GDP for the U.S. is due out on Friday, Oct. 26, and so far the consensus expectation is for a rise of 1.9%. But my analysis of the data from the American...
View ArticleThe Rest Of The Year Should Be Great For Gold
NOTE: This post was originally published at 7:30 AM.Gold edged down early Friday, on track for its third week of declines as the US dollar strengthened and momentum traders continued to exit positions...
View ArticleGold and Silver Worth $1.4 Billion Carried In Baggage From Turkey To Iran,...
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,679.00, EUR 1,313.05, and GBP 1,050.82 per ounce. Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,708.25, EUR 1,325.77, and GBP 1,061.29 per ounce.Silver is trading at $31.05/oz, €24.39/oz and...
View ArticleUK Royal Mint Plans To Offer Gold Bullion Storage
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,691.75, EUR 1,321.58, and GBP 1,058.80 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,679.00, EUR 1,313.05, and GBP 1,050.82 per ounce.Silver is trading at $31.39/oz, €24.60/oz and...
View ArticlePrecious Metals Set For Higher Weekly Close And Seasonal Year End Rally
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,732.75, EUR 1,362.23, and GBP 1,085.55 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,715.00, EUR 1,347.42, and GBP 1,075.84 per ounce. Silver is trading at $32.19/oz, €25.42/oz and...
View ArticleLBMA: Chairman Says Chinese Gold Allocation To Rise; SGE To Launch Interbank...
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,735.75, EUR 1,365.44, and GBP 1,091.39 per ounce. Friday’s AM fix was USD 1,732.75, EUR 1,362.23, and GBP 1,085.55 per ounce.Silver is trading at $32.65/oz, €25.80/oz and...
View ArticleDiversify With Silver As Set To 'Increase 400% In 3 Years'
Today’s AM fix was USD 1,724.75, EUR 1,360.86, and GBP 1,085.23 per ounce. Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,735.75, EUR 1,365.44, and GBP 1,091.39 per ounce.Silver is trading at $32.63/oz, €25.76/oz and...
View ArticleThe Smart Money will be Selling into Tuesday`s Rally
By EconMattersNot a Bear in SightEverybody and their uncle is long this market right now, and equities have had a nice run with no pullbacks. The smart money will be selling into the rally to maximize...
View ArticleBIDzilla!
This is what happens when traders try and game a correction of overbought conditions and there are no real sellers. BIDzilla as in Godzilla!Here’s what we said after the first trading day of the new...
View ArticleTrannies Leading Crude Oil Higher
We’ve posted (see here) how the Dow Jones Transportation Index can be a leading indicator for the downside direction of crude. It makes sense as the transportation sector consumes over 70 percent of...
View ArticleThe Last Remaining Store Of Real Wealth
Yeah, The Last Remaining Store Of Real Wealth is somewhat tongue in cheek. I'm talking about pensions here, and despite the fact that hundreds of millions of people, especially in the west world, count...
View ArticleStratfor: China’s Expanding Maritime Claims
This is really good stuff and what we see as the biggest swan risk of 2013“China is using its presence to make a case in any future international mediation that possession is nine- tenths of the law...
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