There seems to be an inability of Central Banks to generate inflation. Take Mario Draghi and the European Central Bank. This morning, ECB head honcho "Super" Mario Draghi pulled a Captain Obvious press conference. (Bloomberg) -- Mario Draghi signaled the European Central Bank probably won’t stop its quantitative-easing program without tapering it first, indicating that the…
Roy Friedman, President of US Mint Authorized Purchaser Manfra, Tordella, & Brookes (MTB) joins Silver Doctors to discuss how the recent pullback in the precious metals markets is impacting wholesale […]
The risk of a US recession next year is rising fast. The Federal Reserve has no margin for error.
We get a lot of central banker hyperbole about the apparent effectiveness of their policies. One subject they skip is why more than 7 years down the road we need ever more of it!?
Stocks sold off last week, but the sell-off had nothing to do with the presidential election - & everything to do with the establishment.
Adjusted for inflation, real growth in the US economy — as measured by actual tax collections rather than the feds’ squirrelly statistics — is falling.
"We should be really worried about what those worst-case scenarios are and then work with that kind of urgency before we have one of those worst-case scenarios,"
Having hit 43 year lows last week, this week's bounce is like a fart in a hurricane, but still, it's a potential trende change (as Ford shutters 4 factories)
Slowing global economic prospects are a likely suspect not to mention a slowing US economy. Currency crush indeed!
"Wall Street was uniformly unprepared for this kind of a drop."
Central banks as a class were “selling UST’s”, and though China contributed perhaps a majority it was others across Asia but especially Japan that suggested widespread funding problems tied to the eurodollar that were being directed toward the Far East
The world is brimming with individuals and institutions determined to put it out of its misery.
CHINA UNLEASHES MASSIVE STIMULUS EQUAL TO $ 1/4 TRILLION!
Russia has begun its biggest surface deployment since the end of the Cold War as it aims to effectively end the war in Syria on the eve of the US election, Nato officials warned last night.
The slower agony of economic decay and a rebellion against Big Brother may be less appetizing, but in my view, it is unavoidable.
ECB marginally upped its economic growth outlook for the euro zone for 2016 but lowered it for 2017 and 2018
The European Central Bank kept its quantitative-easing program and interest rates unchanged as suspense builds up over a possible extension of bond-buying later this year.
Draghi needs to reassure market players that the ECB has more ammunition as well as laying to rest the taper talk that spooked bond markets this month.
Fractional reserve banking, central banks creating more currency, and politicians who spend governments deeper into debt each year… but this article isn’t about why.
This chart shows demand for US Gold Eagles is rising, despite a drop in the price of gold. It would appear that investors like a bargain.