Category: Economics & Investing

July, 2023 in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance and the factors that affected gold prices. What Did Gold Do in July? We expected continued central bank policies of putting the inflation fight above the job market and preventing inflation would have put gold on the back foot, making traditionally weak summer gold demand worse. That isn’t exactly what happened. August gold futures started July at $1,929 an ounce, with spot prices starting at $1,919. Prices peaked on the 18th, with August …


Using Pop Culture to Teach Survival and Civics, by M.J.

This short article does not teach any particular skills, tactics, or procedures. My only objective here is to offer some suggestions for using pop culture to get children or teenagers to start thinking about survival and to learn about civics. While most pop culture ranges from fluff to downright destructive, there are some gems we can pull out of the trash heap. Some of the examples here are irreverent and some have bad language; that’s the point. Books and sober lectures aren’t always the best way to get people’s attention. Note that I am labeling anything with vulgarity or profane …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at base metals prices. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Why is The US Treasury’s Silver Eagle Mandate Not Being Honored? : Analyst. o  o  o At Kitco.com: U.S. focus on green energy transition is working and silver continues to be the biggest beneficiary – Bank of America. Economy & Finance: Reported back …


Globalists Suggest ‘Finance Shock’ and Climate Controls, by Brandon Smith

At the end of June government leaders and think-tank power brokers from around the world met at the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris. Participants include United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and World Bank President Ajay Banga. The supposed purpose of the summit was to find financial solutions to the goals of tackling poverty while simultaneously curbing “planet-heating emissions.” As with all climate change related events the discussion in Paris inevitably turned to international centralization of power and the formation of a global consortium to fix the …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at some warnings from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Millennials are hoarding more gold than boomers and Gen X-ers. o  o  o Why a Texas Gold-Backed Currency Is a Stand Against the Fed. Economy & Finance: JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Lists a Number of …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the faltering Chinese economy. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Kennedy Shows Crypto Chops – Vows To Back USD With Precious Metal, Bitcoin If Elected. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: BRICs – Gold Convertibility Is The Key. o  o  o Gold Versus Silver – Which Is the Wisest Investment? Economy …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, some analysis of the recent jump in spot silver. (See the Precious Metals section.) Precious Metals: Gold/Silver: A new leg higher or a bull trap? o  o  o Morris Hubbart, at Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Surges & Silver Surges More. Economy & Finance: I missed seeing this, when it was posted back in March: Analysis of the President’s …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we cover the announcement of a planned new BRICS Gold-Backed Currency. (See the Forex & Cryptos section.) Precious Metals: Spot silver jumped nearly 4.5% in one day on Wednesday, to $24.39 per Troy ounce. Meanwhile gold was up 1.33% to $1,971 per Troy ounce.  I hope that my readers have been paying attention to the …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at strategic metals. (See the Commodities section. Pictured above is a Germanium Diode in a GFDL photo by Aomorikuma.) Precious Metals: Gold faces 10 months of headwinds from hawkish Fed while silver gets strong support from Europe – Heraeus. o  o  o Mark Lundeen, at Gold-Eagle.com: The Price of Gold in Foreign Currencies. …


The American Redoubt: America’s Empty Quarter

A major part of my consulting work revolves around relocation and retreat property selection, for my clients. When I have conversations with clients from the eastern United States, they often have difficulty grasping just how empty The American Redoubt is. Their view of “The West” is often skewed by the teeming masses of California that they see on television. I’d like to quantify, describe, and anecdotally illustrate the American Redoubt in this brief article.  As our friend Joerg Sprave would say: “Let me tell you about its features.” Vast and Lightly-Populated First, let’s discuss basic geography. The American Redoubt consists …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at base metals prices signaling a recession. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: First up, from Matthew Piepenburg: Solid Gold In a Broken World. o  o  o Linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: The apocalyptic 8000-tonne gold miscalculation. o  o  o Something for the chartists out there, at Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Forecast – …


June 2023 in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance and the factors that affect gold prices. What Did Gold Do in June? Central banks, inflation, and diverging economies around the world magnified the usual summer weakness in gold for June. COMEX gold futures topped out early, hitting $1,995.50 on June 1st. Prices oscillated lower through the rest of the month, bottoming $78 lower at $1,917.90 on the 29th. Spot gold followed much the same trajectory in June, notching a monthly high of …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at American consumer debt. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Some market analysis by Frank Holmes: Gold SWOT: Barrick Gold has become noticeably fixated on copper. o  o  o Kelsey Williams, at Gold-Eagle.com: It Was Never About Gold – Always About the Dollar. Economy & Finance: Living in the red: Average American …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, some more coverage of Blackrock. Precious Metals: The spot price of silver dropped to $22.70 per Troy ounce on Friday evening (June 23, 2023.) This brings the silver-to-gold ratio back above 85.1-to-1. Ratio traders should take heed. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Forecast – This Could Be the Last Opportunity to Buy Gold Below …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. In today’s column, a special look at Overseas Investing and Expatriation. Precious Metals: Spot gold and silver both saw declines this week.  Silver was hit particularly hard, in trading on Thursday.  It was at $22.74 per Troy ounce when I last checked. This could be a good buying opportunity for folks who like to buy on …