The huge rally in gold and the monstrous decline that followed provided a sign of epic proportions. Gold price’s huge-volume reversal is the last thing that anyone even remotely interested in the precious metals market should ignore. The Gold price was just soaring to new highs like there was no tomorrow, and then it happened.
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold passes $2,100 to post a new all-time high, the only two solutions to the global debt crisis aren’t applicable, and a recent government study returns some very rough inflation data.
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Despite President Biden’s insistence that the U.S. is experiencing the “greatest economic recovery ever,” the evidence suggests otherwise. In fact, the U.S. economy could be heading for one of the most painful periods of economic turmoil of the last 15 years. And it’s all thanks to the disastrous policies known as “Bidenomics.”
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A minority of citizens say American dream “still holds true” as half of Americans earn less than $3,400 per month. As inflation soared in 2022 and the Federal Reserve set about the task of reining price pressures in with a singular, surgical focus on raising interest rates, sentiment among consumers struggled in the face of those headwinds…
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The USD Index is soaring today, so let’s start today’s free analysis with this market. You can probably already tell that it’s likely that today’s (0.6+) rally is the start of something bigger and not just a one-day event. Let’s check why – starting with my previous comments on this market as they remain up-to-date…
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold’s downside doesn’t sound so bad these days, where we are on the 1970s track, and gold demand surging as Indian buying returns to pre-pandemic levels.
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Americans might be well served to contemplate how safe cash really is. Money market funds aren’t going to keep pace with inflation over the long run. Nor are they immune from credit risk, which could manifest at any time. Bullion investors would like to see some of this capital pour into the gold and silver markets.
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Silver just shot up, and given what the stock market is doing, it makes perfect sense. Namely, it’s most likely the final part of the rally in them both, and the same is the case for gold and mining stocks. Starting with the stock market, it’s still the case that the shares are following their early-2022 path.
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Are Americans being unduly gloomy, and unreasonable in their unwillingness to accept the beneficial reality they’re actually living? Or are they entirely justified in their pessimism over what they see as an economy growing increasingly less responsive?
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As markets reopen following the Thanksgiving holiday, investors are feeling thankful that interest rates are no longer rising. Stocks, bonds, and precious metals have all gained ground in recent days as long-term rates have come down. Meanwhile, expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark short-term rate in 2024 have risen.
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With all of the unanswered questions floating around in today’s economy (like “When will the recession start?), one thing is fairly certain – Today’s economic uncertainty is likely to stick around for a while. With that in mind, at some point you might wonder if you’ve saved enough to enjoy a comfortable and stress-free retirement in the face of that uncertainty…
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Silver production is failing to keep up with rising demand. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at the silver price. Phillips Baker, CEO of Hecla Mining and Chairman of the Silver Institute, the metal’s most prominent industry trade group, recently made a presentation at the London Bullion Market Association Global Precious Metals conference in Spain…
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold as sentiment-driven as ever, $34 silver soon, and U.S. Mint’s gold sales have already outpaced last year’s figures. The U.S. federal government is indebted by over $33 trillion, and it matters…
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Let’s drill down on the spending that’s helped fuel the economy. It might interest you to know that real wage growth (earnings after inflation and taxes) has declined in each of the last three months. So, from where have Americans been getting the money for all the spending that sends GDP growth ever higher?
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What a powerful bearish confirmation! Not only did our profits increase yesterday, but we got this precious gift, too! What gift, you ask? The powerful bearish confirmation, of course! Did you see the… Rally in gold? The yellow precious metals moved higher by $12.50 yesterday. It happened on low volume, indicating that it was just a breather, but still…
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Savvy investors are always on the lookout for the next big thing – a dominant theme that drives headlines and creates profit opportunities in markets. The problem is that by the time everyone is talking about it, it’s often too late to invest – at least at attractive prices. The big investment story-line of 2023 has been artificial intelligence.
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Experts forecast a shaky dollar will send gold to $2,500 next year. This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold forecasts ahead of the election, Powell feints as U.S. economy crumbles, and Kuwait bolsters its place on the list of gold consumers.
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Coming right out of the gate in January, the federal debt ran up against the debt ceiling, which at the time was $31.4 trillion. A months-long and highly combative back and forth ensued between Democrats and Republicans…one that wasn’t finally resolved until the very beginning of June and just a few days before “X Date,” when the government would have had no choice but…
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First it was the COVID economic panic that started in March of 2020. Then it was Biden’s disastrous mishandling of the military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Almost immediately following that disaster, the Biden administration went on a multi-trillion-dollar deficit spending spree that dramatically worsened inflation. Not long after, Biden led …
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If you want to build a house that can withstand the test of time, you can’t have a weak foundation. So you have to build a solid foundation. The same idea holds true for your financial “house.” Your retirement savings plan has to be built on a strong foundation. Don’t spend money you don’t have – Live within your means!
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Central bank gold buying on track to shatter last year’s record, a different take on gold’s price and who wants a gold token instead of physical gold? 2023 may set another new record for central bank gold buying
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According to a Harris poll conducted for Bloomberg News, a whole lot of middle-class Americans are worried about the economy. In fact, the number who say they are worried about the economy has grown over the past year, even though inflation has steadily declined at the same time. 44% of middle-class Americans are “stressed” about the economy
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Gold didn’t just invalidate the move above $2,000. It moved even lower – that’s how we know the invalidation is real. And so are its consequences. After gold’s suspicious rally, we see a very real decline. And the decline in silver and mining stocks is even bigger.
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold doesn’t want to leave $2,000, how the U.S. government has indebted you by around $100,000, and Canada releases 2023 coin from single-source mine, while firms like Citi are resuming the purchase of Russian metals
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Gold prices are flirting with all-time highs once again and investors are wondering if this time might be different. Perhaps gold (and silver) can finally break out of the range where they have been mired over the past 3-½ years? A breakout to higher prices is, in our view, both overdue and inevitable, however, the timing of a breakout remains impossible to predict
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Despite ongoing risks to the world economy posed by ongoing inflation and interest-rate challenges, there is another risk on the radar screen that experts suggest could be the most formidable of all through the foreseeable future: geopolitical tension. J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon sounded the geopolitical “alarm,” suggesting tensions are set to impact global economy.
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Gold bugs hold a different definition of risk free, but for most of Wall Street and the investing public the assumption has been that there’s zero chance the U.S. government will ever default on its debt. The truth is finally dawning on this crowd. There is more than one way for the U.S. to default. The government might not welch on payments, but…
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Theoretically, it’s not really important to pick the exact top – it’s good to be just near it when making transactions. And to be 100% precise, all that matters is that the exit price is more favorable than the entry price for a given trade. And if the annualized rate of return is better than the risk-free rate of return (one that bonds provide), then it’s already very good.
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