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December 13, 2015

A perfect example of something completely out of whack, but melded into the new "normal”, are negative interest rates throughout much of the world. These negative interest rates are no longer for only short dated maturities. Rates are negative in some cases out...

At this point, the possibility that the bull market is over is just that: a possibility! But the market should not keep us guessing too long about whether or not this becomes a fact. Many credible economic and geopolitical arguments can be made for it, but we’ll...

Today we are going to review irrefutable evidence that a slow motion train wreck is already well underway across global markets that will end with the last wagons on the train, the S&P500 index and the Dow Jones Industrials, disappearing into the abyss right...

Gold speculator and large futures traders increased their gold bullish positions last week after five straight weeks of declining positions, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on...

Query: Come this Wednesday, 16 December, shall the Policy Statement from the Federal Open Market Committee confirm their having voted to nick the Federal Reserve Bank's overnight lending rate from 0.25% up a notch to 0.50%?

The energy markets are tanking and are at levels that have not been seen since "The Recession" of 2009. Opinions are divided on the effects of the fall. Some say it is good for consumers, whereas, others say it is bad for the global economy.

December 12, 2015

Buying on the Margin Was the Number One Cause of the 1929 Stock Crash! Historical sources show that margin debt was about 8.1% of GDP in late 1929…just prior to the CRASH. Understandably, exuberant and irrational buying shares on the margin sparked and fueled the...

The Rothschild-now-globalist template for gaining control over all money, and now the world, has been create a Problem, let an adverse Reaction develop, then present the desired Solution. On a grander scale, there was the US Civil War to divide the country, then...

Gold sector is on major sell signal. Cycle is down. A recovery is in progress but condition can be very choppy. Silver is on a long-term sell signal and investors should be in cash or short. Short-term is on sell signal. It’s too late to short and too early to buy...

December 11, 2015

The markets have for the most part already priced in a Fed rate hike, which is expected next week. Yesterday Fed Funds futures indicated an 80% chance of a rate hike. It would be the first hike in roughly 9 years. The Fed last began a new hiking cycle in 2004. We...

A geopolitical game of chance seems to have dragged the investing world back into the mire. The current boom was in response or consequence of the series of quantitative easing and loose monetary policies adopted to escape the 2008 financial crash.

The word play in the title is in reference to the ridiculous fuss over COMEX gold inventory and other promotions masquerading as fundamentals put out by cartoons masquerading as analysis.

Gold’s deep new secular lows of recent weeks were fueled by American futures speculators’ overpowering fear of Fed rate hikes. They believe zero-yielding gold is doomed in a higher-rate world, so they dumped gold futures at astounding record rates.

Technical Analysis of the markets via videos

We enter deeper into the process of the Fed’s tightening cycle. How exactly will the Fed normalize its interest rates and what does it mean for the US economy and the gold market?

(CNBC) - Corporate insiders have been selling their shares at near-record levels, and according to some, this could be a sign for outside investors to start selling as well.

Bank ‘bail-ins’ and the new international bail-in regime that impose losses on bank investors, bondholders and even depositors may undermine the confidence of small savers in the banking system, a senior Bank of Italy official warned on Wednesday.

According to popular thinking, not every increase in the supply of money will have an effect on economic activity. For instance, if an increase in supply is matched by a corresponding increase in the demand for money, we are told, then there won’t be any effect on...

Recently, we hosted Andy Hoffman of Miles Franklin on a live call. I mean “we” literally because I polled the community before the Q&A, so that we could focus on your questions.

December 10, 2015

Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the number of initial jobless claims in the week ending December 4 rose by 13,000 to 282,000, missing analysts' forecasts. As a result, the USD Index moved slightly lower, but did it change anything in the...

The Indian government made headlines recently with its attempts to obtain possession of the gold held by its citizens. It claims it is in the national interest to restrict gold imports, which would reduce India’s trade deficit. Accordingly, Indians are being asked...

Every day hundreds of forecasters, investors and technical analysts tell us where the precious metals sector is headed. We are continually bombarded with trading and investment advice on how to trade gold, silver and miners. Unfortunately most of this advice does...

In 2008 the world experienced the worst economic collapse in 80+ years. This collapse triggered a stock market crash that erased $30 trillion in wealth. Since that time, collectively Central Banks have cut interest rates over 600 times and have printed over $15...

Morgan Stanley surprised everyone or, at least, tried to by stating that it was no longer going to be easy to make money in the equity markets. Let’s stop, right there; was it ever really easy. If it were everyone that jumped into the markets would be wealthy,...

We continue on the Fed and the expected interest rate increase in December. We have already said that the gold trade is now about the future path of the hikes. In this article, we analyze how futures markets view rate hikes and what it implies for the gold market....

We are now at the dangerous end-game period of a very bold but very reckless & disappointing experiment with the world’s fiat (unbacked) currencies. If this experiment fails – and we observe it’s in the process of failing – gold will provide one of the best...

Price recently traded down to support outlined in previous analysis before reversing and trading higher in impulsive style. While a turn back up was expected in order for the bear rally to embark on the final leg higher, this move was on the back of the ECB...

Watching the price action in the currency markets it is becoming clearer to me that the Forex crowd has now moved beyond any expected rate hike by the Fed next week and has shifted its focus to “WHAT COMES AFTER THAT?”

December 9, 2015

This morning's Dollar Index (DXY) weakness is pressing towards a test of last Thursday’s (12/03) Draghi-ECB low at 97.59. If violated and sustained, this will increase the likelihood that the Dollar is in the process of establishing a March-December Double Top after...

Many situations around the world now look to be coming to a head. Geopolitically the East/West push and pull has heated up in the Middle East. Iraq now looks to be pivoting toward Mr. Putin and Russia and away from the U.S.

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