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The ultimate loser here will be the dollar. That’s one more reason for investors to allocate part of their portfolios to assets such as gold.
    Weekend Reading: Bull Market In Complacency
Oct 6, 2017 - 15:33:21 PDT
That explosion has also lead to a surge in the Market Greed/Fear Gauge which comprises different measures of market complacency & bullishness.
As gold commences a historic rise, the dollar will suffer a historic decline in acceptability....
The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
"But however mysterious is nature, however ignorant the doctor, however imperfect the present state of physical science, the patronage and the success of quacks and quackeries are infinitely more wonderful than those of honest and laborious men of science and their careful experiments." - P.T. Barnum
Yes. There are plenty of quacks in the world. And you'll find more than your fair share in the realm of precious metals investing. There are scammers and con artists, and smooth talkers galore out there, eager to separate the unwary from their hard-earned cash.
The price of gold has fallen four straight weeks, primarily driven down by anticipation of Federal Reserve monetary tightening. The kickoff of the Fed's balance sheet normalization program and the expectation of rising interest rates have helped spark a dollar rally. But few people seem to be paying any attention to the pitfalls of quantitative tightening. In fact, the Fed's policy to push interest rates higher could turn out to be a havoc-wrecking juggernaut.
    Third-Quarter GDP Forecasts: GDPNow 2.5%, Nowcast 1.5%
Oct 6, 2017 - 14:04:47 PDT
The volatility of GDPNow vs Nowcast is once again on display in recent weeks. Whereas Nowcast barely moves week to week, a chart of GDPNow shows significantly more volatility.
    The Unemployment Rate as a Recession Indicator
Oct 6, 2017 - 13:48:09 PDT
As the inset table shows, the correlation between the MA troughs and recession starts is remarkably close.
While human analysts are still overwhelmingly bullish on Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc., a new robot analyst at Wells Fargo says it’s time to sell.
Adam's case for an imminent gold rally. It's not just about bleeding the spec longs to bring back the extreme fear needed to fuel the next up-leg, although that is […]
X22 Report interviews Charles Hugh Smith of Of Two Minds
    SDR: The New Global Currency?
Oct 6, 2017 - 11:29:31 PDT
We don’t have to look far to understand why. End of the US Dollar Rally says HSBC’s Bloom, Cuts Forecasts for USD
    Is Gold Getting Ready to Rally?
Oct 6, 2017 - 10:02:05 PDT
Gold's technicals and seasonals are very bullish
Just like in 2016 (where the cash deficit was $1 trillion), this past fiscal year saw no major recession. No full-scale war. No financial crisis or bank bailout.
The U.S. dollar has turned negative against many of its major rivals on Friday after it initially rallied following a hurricane-ridden employment report that showed the first decline in job creation in seven years but better-than-expected wage growth and the lowest unemployment rate in more than a decade.
    Chicago Leads the Nation in Pension Underfunding
Oct 6, 2017 - 09:15:03 PDT
Honolulu Requires 76,121% In Worker Contributions Over 30 Years. Chicago is followed by Phoenix, Dallas & Jersey City....
    Here’s How the Unemployment Rate Dropped Last Month
Oct 6, 2017 - 09:11:50 PDT
While U.S. Lost 33,000 Jobs. This morning’s September jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not actually capture the extent of the economic misery in the U.S. mainland last month.
One wild card for markets who’s still in the running, though, is Taylor, the Stanford University economist known for the monetary-policy rule that bears his name.
    Migration of the Tax Donkeys
Oct 6, 2017 - 08:59:40 PDT
A Great Migration of the Tax Donkeys is underway, still very much under the radar of the mainstream media and conventional economists.
    EU Official Warns War a Possibility in Catalonia
Oct 6, 2017 - 08:21:38 PDT
“The position is very, very alarming. Civil war is conceivable there, in the middle of Europe,” Gunther Oettinger, the Germany EU commissioner