In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers.
Economics & Investing Links of Interest
- The resumption of hostilities with Iran boosted crude oil prices to above $100 per barrel and triggered a rebound in precious metals prices last week. Take note that the silver-to-gold price ratio shot up to 70-to-1. So this is a good juncture for ratio trading out of gold and into physical silver, to better balance your portfolio. For most middle-class investors I now recommend a precious metals portfolio of 8% gold, 12% platinum, and 80% silver, with all of it in physical form, personally held. (No ETFs or other abstractions, and no third party storage) – JWR
- At ZeroHedge: Finland & Spain Have The Highest Unemployment Rates, Japan The Lowest.
- Five tech giants are hiding $1.65tn in AI debt, using the trick that toppled Enron. JWR’s Comment: It is noteworthy that one of the companies is Oracle Corporation, which we warned about in SurvivalBlog last week. The next break in the tech stocks bull market could make the 2000 “Dot-Bomb” crash seem small, in comparison.
- One type of Social Security adjustment could cut the 75-year shortfall in half.
- Armstrong Economics: Wars End With An Invoice – IMF Drops Global Growth Forecast.
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