Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR [1]. Today, we look again at the silver-to-gold ratio.
Precious Metals:
Russia’s “soft” invasion of Ukraine of course boosted the prices of gold and silver. We have yet to see the inevitable sorting of those markets. The silver-to-gold ratio is back out-of-whack, at close to 79-to-1. I expect to see it revert closer to 65-to-1, within a few weeks. So for anyone who is feeling as if they “missed the boat” on gold, it is not too late. Just buy silver, and you will be rewarded for it.
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Gold Price Forecast: Ukraine in the eye of the storm, fears boost safe-haven assets [2].
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Clive Maund: Gold And Silver Set To Soar As Bank Accounts And Crypto Wallets Come Under Threat… [3]
Economy & Finance:
Economic Consequences of an Invasion of Ukraine [4].
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At Zero Hedge: Pre-Amble To WW3 Sends Stocks & Bonds Lower; Gold & Crude Higher [5].
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Over at Hedgeweek: Allianz nearing settlements with investors in Structured Alpha hedge funds [6].
Commodities:
“Bronco Ice Mountain”: Thousands Of Ford Broncos Are Stacking Up In A Michigan Lot [7].
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OilPrice News reports: Oil Prices Climb On A Bounty Of Bullish Catalysts [8].
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Soaring Battery Demand And Ukraine Conflict Sends Nickel Prices To Decade High [9].
Inflation Watch:
At Wolf Street: Even in Services, the Wholesale Price-Spike Is Now Relentlessly Red-Hot [10].
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Here’s where to keep your cash amid high inflation and rising interest rates [11].
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Food prices have surged from inflation — and could be slow to improve [12].
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A website in Buenos Aires reports: Unbridled inflation: vegetables, fuel and schools put a floor of 3.8% in February [13].
Forex & Cryptos:
“I’m In Shock”: Russians Scramble To Pull Money From ATMs As Bank Runs Begin [14].
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Markets Unsure How to React after Putin Sends Troops into Breakaway Regions of Eastern Ukraine [15].
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Dollar dips in choppy trade as investors weigh Ukraine scenarios [16].
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Bitcoin Bloodbath Continues, Bears Grip Put in Extreme Fear Territory [17].
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Jameson Lopp: Satoshi Roundtable VIII Recap [18].
Tangibles Investing:
Pulse: In 2022, Most Want to Buy Land to Live On [19].
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Palmetto State Armory [20] (one of our affiliate advertisers) is continuing their President’s Day sale on D&H 5.56 30rd Aluminum Alloy AR Magazines. These are current full mil-spec black Teflon-coated mags. Just $8.99 each. It might be a good idea to set aside a case of 100. At their site, search for: SKU 8416.
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News Tips:
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