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March 7, 2013
Question: Yet, in the meantime, should inflation surface, say in the latter part of the decade, (before a total collapse), wouldn’t gold be the place to be? Or perhaps I should phrase the question “will inflation precede a total collapse?” Inflation is typically defined as the rise in prices of goods and services. This is […]
March 7, 2013
I have received a lot of inquiries about the jobless recovery. Some questions ranging from what is going on to others asking advice to give children for a career. The economy is evolving like a child. People do not understand the evolutionary process nor does government. The economy is never stagnant albeit unions have tried […]
March 6, 2013
One reader asks: I found fascinating your understanding of the correlation between interest rates and real estate. By your definition the slashing of interest rates by the Fed to all time low mortgage rates did not put a floor to real estate prices but exacerbated the low in real estate. Essentially you are saying that if the […]
March 6, 2013
The Republican-controlled House today approved legislation that will prevent a government shutdown on March 27 and blunt the impact of newly imposed spending cuts on the Defense Department. The vote was 267-151 and the Senate Democrats now hope to give additional Cabinet agencies similar flexibility in implementing their shares of the $85 billion in spending cuts […]
March 6, 2013
Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, began a truly old-school filibuster, speak-until-you-drop on Wednesday just before noon. This truly a historic day when only ONE Senator will stand up for the Constitution. Remember prosecuting American soldiers for shooting civilians in Vietnam? It was called a massacre. To think that nobody else in Washington will stand […]
March 6, 2013
We have to keep in mind that the world economy has not fully recovered. Trading volume on a global scale is about half of what it was in 2007. The Dow is ONLY making new highs in dollar yet. The low volume is actually bullish from the standpoint it is not OVERBOUGHT. We will see […]
March 6, 2013
The Exchange Traded Funds were dumping gold significantly with the largest outflow to date. This is good for reducing the long-positions opens the door to future buyers. Just holding and never selling is what the Japanese did and we see what that has produced. Those who only advocate buying are not analysts. Anyone can always […]
March 6, 2013
During the Great Depression, there were countless suicides. People jumping out of buildings because they lost everything and could not face a future that was destitute. The photographs of such scenes will live forever. The same is taking place throughout Southern Europe today and it is a cry for fiscal responsibility upon government. In Italy, […]
March 6, 2013
The Gold backwardation has been distorted as all sorts of reasons for everything. Normally, this is the market condition wherein the price of a forward or futures contract is trading below the expected spot price at contract maturity. Consequently, the resulting futures or forward curve is “inverted” whereby it is negative because gold is trading […]
March 6, 2013
The SHANGHAI Daily has reported one of the greatest problems with taxation. China has been trying to curb real estate speculation. In Singapore, the passed legislation that you cannot borrow for a mortgage that would not be paid-off by the age of 65. That is at least more direct. China has imposed a 20% tax […]