Commodities and Gold a Good Hedge Against Central Bank Risks, Says State Street
es Lawrence, senior investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors, says that trying to predict monetary policy outcomes now is like “trying to steer a...
Markets are signaling an easing cycle has already started with the Fed now behind the curve on inflation, says a Wall Street chief strategist
MarketsInsider/Brian Evans/8-13-2022 “I don’t really care what the Fed is going to do because the Fed isn’t driving this ship. If I look at what’s...
The Russian Fat Lady Getting Ready To Sing For The LBMA
It is necessary to create a new international standard of the precious metals market – Moscow World Standard (MWS), which will become an alternative to...
Alan Greenspan’s genius at the Federal Reserve was in hiding how little he knew
Forbes/John Tamny/8-14-2022 “In reality, all Greenspan’s alleged mystery revealed was an implicit acknowledgement on his part that he too lacked a clue about the future....
MBA Mortgage Purchase Applications Down 2% WoW, Down 18% YoY (Refi Apps Down 5% WoW, Down 82% WoW) – Confounded Interest – Anthony B. Sanders
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China to send troops to Russia for joint military exercise
Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military exercises led by the host and including India, Belarus, Mongolia, Tajikistan and other...
China Increasing Nuclear Arsenal, With ‘Largest Military Buildup in History’: US Indo-Pacific Commander
The U.S. Indo-Pacific commander has warned that China’s growing nuclear arsenal poses a threat to the region’s stability, with Beijing pursuing “the largest military buildup...
Gas markets leap on both sides of Atlantic as traders search for supplies
Financial Times/David Sheppard and Derek Brower/8-16-2022 “The global energy crisis deepened on Tuesday as a further surge in natural gas prices in Europe and the...
Dinner Party with Marc Faber, David Morgan and Jim Rickards
Imagine you could throw a dinner party with some of the great minds of the gold and silver world. Who would you invite? What would...
An Inauspicious Anniversary: Nixon Slams Shut the Gold Window
August 17, 2022 by Michael Maharrey 0 0 Fifty-one years ago this week, President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window” and eliminated the last vestige of the...