The United States should expect a "strong slap in the face" if it underestimates Iran's defensive capabilities, a commander of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday, as Tehran concluded war games.
Ninety-nine percent of Russia’s intercontinental ballistic missile launchers are combat-capable, while 96 percent are ready to be used on short notice, ensuring an efficient strategic deterrent, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told MPs.
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
Decades of double-digit defense increases pay off.
Mark Cuban's views on basic income puts him in stark contrast to the growing chorus of major technology CEOs who back such a policy.
An Inflationary FIRESTORM Is Coming:
Russia Gold Buying Is BAACK....
.... That’s going to create significant inflationary pressure, & the US central bank’s rate hikes are going to exacerbate the problem.
They’re selling, a lot. Investors in Japan, the largest holder of Treasuries, culled their stakes in December by 2.39 trillion yen, the most in almost four years. China’s holdings dropped by the most on record during 2016.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday called IMF's Christine Lagarde to provide "candid analysis" of exchange-rate policies in member countries.
Yale's Roach Feels Fed Lacks Guts to Normalise Policy
“Yellen Can’t Halt Trump Gold Rally That Funds Bet Against” – That was the headline in a Bloomberg news report that was released on Sunday afternoon. There’s a lot going on […]
The Bank of England is, for the first time, publishing monthly data revealing the amount of gold it holds on behalf of other central banks.
The price of gold is moving in contradiction to its economic purpose, which is to serve as an investor safe haven against inflation. Shortly after the election, the dollar index spiked as gold prices began a quick decline; however, recently the trend has reversed. Gold is now up around 7% since the Fed’s December rate hike, according to Bloomberg.
No one ever thinks about counterparty risk until it becomes a problem… and by then it’s too late. But counterparty risk becomes a BIG deal, and QUICKLY, when the system […]
"Significant increases in inflation will ultimately increase the price of gold. Investment in gold now is insurance."
Do not leave those shares in Street Name. Take delivery. Even with regard to Gold.
Using an analysis that turns mainly on how much volume is occurring in stocks favored by professional speculators, Novus says liquidity is at an all-time low.
Trump; Don’t believe these phoney jobless rate numbers, “The number is probably 28, 29, as high as 35 [percent]. In fact, I even heard recently 42 percent.”
(Unlawful Taking By Government Withheld) For the moment, the seizing of private property by the Federal government has been upheld by Judge Stein.....