Category: Economics & Investing

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 ESG scheming of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and other pressure groups. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Gold ETF demand turns positive in May as investors look for safe-haven assets. o  o  o Rick Mills, at Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Revaluation and the Hidden Motive Behind Central Banks’ Gold Buying. …

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 impacts of the raised debt ceiling. Precious Metals: Adam Hamilton, at Gold-Eagle.com: Gold’s Fedspeak Pullback. o  o  o Uganda’s ‘huge’ gold discoveries. Economy & Finance: Trillion-Dollar Treasury Vacuum Coming for Wall Street Rally. o  o  o FHA Floats New Program To Use Taxpayer Cash To Pay Mortgages Of Delinquent Homeowners. o  …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the impact of the pending Federal debt ceiling increase. Precious Metals: Why emerging markets are stocking up on gold. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Debt Ceiling Deal Keeps Dollar Locked in Devaluation Spiral. Economy & Finance: A video linked over at the Whatfinger.com news aggregation site: Dave Brat: Speaker McCarthy’s Debt Limit Deal …

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 May? Gold had a rollercoaster ride again in May, but when all was said and done, it had lost less than 1%. Gold prices hit an intraday high of $2,085 in Europe on May 4th but opened in New York at $2,055. It settled at the same level, marking the closing high for the month in the US. Gold closed above …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, some coverage of the turn in the real estate market. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Egon von Greyerz, over at Gold-Eagle.com: Gold’s Key Indicator. o  o  o Gold Stocks Still Undervalued. Economy & Finance: From CNBC: Mortgage demand drops again as rates cross back over 7%. o  o  o In the Market: Why …

We are in the midst of a system bank run, which is in the greater sense really a bank run on the United States of America, the issuer of the reserve currency of the world. The nations that are providing her with credit are increasingly viewing her as a greater credit risk, and this is reflected in the increase in interest rates on her treasury bonds.

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the risk of additional bank failures. Precious Metals: Price declines for gold, silver as USDX continues climb. o  o  o I missed seeing this, when it was posted back in March: Power cuts, war, and hybrid cars are predicted to cause a platinum price surge in 2023. Economy & Finance: Jamie Dimon …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at investing in discontinued P71 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor cars. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Gold/Silver: How to trade a U.S. default. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Price Suppression, Or Unbroken Confidence By The Herd? Economy & Finance: US Deposit Outflows Accelerated Last Week, Led By Small Banks. JWR’s Comments: …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the impact of high hay prices and subsequently smaller cattle herds. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Gold, silver see price declines at greenback surges. o  o  o Keith Weiner, at Gold-Eagle.com: Did Argentina Just De-Dollarize? Economy & Finance: Our own Tom Christianson mentioned this, published by The Washington Post: Seven doomsday …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, a closer look at the natural gas and propane markets. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Silver prices surprise with a 5% selloff, but its structural bull market remains in place – analysts. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Forecast – Fiscal Crisis and the Next Great Depression by 2030. o  o  o Drainage: China’s …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at inflation and deflation. (See the Inflation/Deflation Watch section.) Precious Metals: Gold to outperform silver this year as recession risks build, says Bloomberg Intelligence. o  o  o A very informative video: Why 90% “Junk” Silver Coin Prices are Out of Control! o  o  o Zimbabwe to issue a redeemable gold-backed digital currency: Buying …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, a further examination of the developing global banking crisis. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Spot silver is looking quite bullish, up more than 5% for the week to $26.29 per Troy ounce, as of Thursday afternoon. o  o  o An interview with Jeffrey Tucker: The Fed is Trapped: This Recession Will Be …

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 April? Gold hit triple-digit gains in March, which allowed April to start off strong. Gold futures gained $122 in March. Spot gold did even better, ending $143 higher. This put prices 7% higher for the month, and up 9% year to date. Gold futures started April by settling at $2,000 per troy ounce on the 3rd. It got a big boost …

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. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at some tax issues. (See the Taxes section.) Precious Metals: You may have noticed that silver is gaining, versus gold. As of Saturday morning, spot silver was at $25.34 per Troy ounce, while gold was at $2,003.30 per Troy ounce.  That is a 78.82-to-1 ratio.  I’m still looking at a ratio under 70-to-1 …