Tag: markets

March 23, 2023

The Achilles’ Heel of Modern Banking

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

February 16, 2023

Gold Takes a Breather, Inflation Stays Hot

Gold falls slightly on dollar strength. Inflation continues to come down, but the data shows signs of an impending wage-price spiral.

February 9, 2023

Quantitative Easing in Disguise?

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

November 2, 2022

Entry Points, Entry Points, Entry Points

Gold trickles down for seven months straight, despite massive demand for coins and bars from central banks and individual investors.

October 13, 2022

The Global Empire of Risk

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

April 5, 2022

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

October 8, 2021

Gold is sluggish, consumer prices are not

Alternative measures of inflation from the Cleveland and Atlanta Fed point to underlying pressures that threaten the “transitory” nature of this inflationary episode.

October 1, 2021

The Fed: stuck between an inflationary rock and a debt-ridden hard place

The U.S. central bank tries to tame persistent inflation without sacrificing the rampaging and uniquely fragile stock market.

September 9, 2021

The Debt Limit, the Stock Market, and Gold

The U.S. stock market surges higher as investors refuse to look at alternatives, even as the government risks defaulting on its debt and jeopardizing the U.S. dollar.

September 3, 2021

The U.S. dollar losing steam?

Gold needs a catalyst to jump out of the $1,800 zone, and U.S. dollar weakness might be the answer.

August 5, 2021

Gold looks strong, but struggles to hold gains

Gold has been stuck in a $40 trading range for over a month, building a base around the $1,800 level and looking toward higher highs.

July 30, 2021

Gold Bounces on U.S. Dollar Weakness

Gold took a $35 jump after struggling to escape the $1,800 range, alongside strength in equities and cryptocurrency markets.

July 9, 2021

Gold Sets the Stage for its Next Rally

As inflation metrics continue to break records, the U.S. dollar could be reaching a breaking point.

July 2, 2021

Bullish Indicators Balance the Bad

In both the stock market and the precious metals markets, investors face a paralyzing collection of bearish and bullish evidence. Everyone is looking for the asset that will emerge as the winner in this new era of finance.

May 13, 2021

Gold Marches Higher Amid the CPI’s Shocking Jump

Gold is continuing its short-term bullish pattern as year-over-year consumer inflation reached a shocking 4.2%.

April 29, 2021

Prepare for a Commodities Breakout

Tag: markets

The Achilles’ Heel of Modern Banking

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

Read more

Gold Takes a Breather, Inflation Stays Hot

Gold falls slightly on dollar strength. Inflation continues to come down, but the data shows signs of an impending wage-price spiral.

Read more

Quantitative Easing in Disguise?

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

Read more

Entry Points, Entry Points, Entry Points

Gold trickles down for seven months straight, despite massive demand for coins and bars from central banks and individual investors.

The Global Empire of Risk

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

Read more

History of Hard Money: Japan’s Lost Decade

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

Gold is sluggish, consumer prices are not

Alternative measures of inflation from the Cleveland and Atlanta Fed point to underlying pressures that threaten the “transitory” nature of this inflationary episode.

The Fed: stuck between an inflationary rock and a debt-ridden hard place

The U.S. central bank tries to tame persistent inflation without sacrificing the rampaging and uniquely fragile stock market.

The Debt Limit, the Stock Market, and Gold

The U.S. stock market surges higher as investors refuse to look at alternatives, even as the government risks defaulting on its debt and jeopardizing the U.S. dollar.

The U.S. dollar losing steam?

Gold needs a catalyst to jump out of the $1,800 zone, and U.S. dollar weakness might be the answer.

Gold looks strong, but struggles to hold gains

Gold has been stuck in a $40 trading range for over a month, building a base around the $1,800 level and looking toward higher highs.

Gold Bounces on U.S. Dollar Weakness

Gold took a $35 jump after struggling to escape the $1,800 range, alongside strength in equities and cryptocurrency markets.

Gold Sets the Stage for its Next Rally

As inflation metrics continue to break records, the U.S. dollar could be reaching a breaking point.

Bullish Indicators Balance the Bad

In both the stock market and the precious metals markets, investors face a paralyzing collection of bearish and bullish evidence. Everyone is looking for the asset that will emerge as the winner in this new era of finance.

Gold Marches Higher Amid the CPI’s Shocking Jump

Gold is continuing its short-term bullish pattern as year-over-year consumer inflation reached a shocking 4.2%.

Prepare for a Commodities Breakout

Commodity prices across the board are surging amid the Fed’s easy-money policies and a skyrocketing monetary supply. Will gold soon catch the wave?

Your bank account balance does not represent the number of dollars stored in a vault somewhere. It represents how much money the bank owes you.

Gold falls slightly on dollar strength. Inflation continues to come down, but the data shows signs of an impending wage-price spiral.

The Fed is headed for an annual operating loss for the first time in 108 years. They will soon be forced to print the money to cover their expenses. A conundrum, indeed!

Gold trickles down for seven months straight, despite massive demand for coins and bars from central banks and individual investors.

Should the Fed pay attention to the IMF’s warnings about global financial risks and deteriorating market conditions? Probably, but more red-hot inflation data means their hands are tied.

Throughout the 1980s, Japan’s economy soared past the rest of the world. The growth that once earned the envy of investors and economists now stands as a dire warning against debt, speculation, and easy money.

Alternative measures of inflation from the Cleveland and Atlanta Fed point to underlying pressures that threaten the “transitory” nature of this inflationary episode.

The U.S. central bank tries to tame persistent inflation without sacrificing the rampaging and uniquely fragile stock market.

The U.S. stock market surges higher as investors refuse to look at alternatives, even as the government risks defaulting on its debt and jeopardizing the U.S. dollar.

Gold needs a catalyst to jump out of the $1,800 zone, and U.S. dollar weakness might be the answer.

Gold has been stuck in a $40 trading range for over a month, building a base around the $1,800 level and looking toward higher highs.

Gold took a $35 jump after struggling to escape the $1,800 range, alongside strength in equities and cryptocurrency markets.

As inflation metrics continue to break records, the U.S. dollar could be reaching a breaking point.

In both the stock market and the precious metals markets, investors face a paralyzing collection of bearish and bullish evidence. Everyone is looking for the asset that will emerge as the winner in this new era of finance.

Gold is continuing its short-term bullish pattern as year-over-year consumer inflation reached a shocking 4.2%.

Commodity prices across the board are surging amid the Fed’s easy-money policies and a skyrocketing monetary supply. Will gold soon catch the wave?

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