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. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at investing in discontinued Colt Python Revolvers. (See the Tangibles Investing section at the end of this column.) Precious Metals: Why Is Gold Up When The U.S. Economy Grew 3.2%? Dive Deeper, Say Analysts o  o  o Washington State Politicians Drop Cynical Attempt to Impose …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at various way to make money in reselling retail tangibles–everything from Legos, to sports cars, to whiskey. (See the Tangibles Investing section at the end of this column.)   Precious Metals: Gold: Is $1280 A Floor Or A Sponge? o  o  o Silver Shortages are …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at investing in discontinued Browning stainless steel guns. (See the Tangibles Investing section at the end of this column.)   Precious Metals: Gold To Peak At $1,400 On Risk Aversion By Year-End — Capital Economics o  o  o Gold Price Forecast: Gold Lower Even As …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at investing in Sand Color PMAGs. (See the Tangibles Investing section.)   Precious Metals: A Recession, Debt Crisis Would Be Good For Gold – VanEck o  o  o Arkadiusz Sieroń: Will Powell’s Dovish Turn Support Gold? Economy & Finance: H.L. spotted this, over at Wolf …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at investing in light sabers. (See the Tangibles Investing section at the end of this column.)   Precious Metals: Gold Still To React To U.S. Dollar Weakness, Watch For A Move Higher — Analysts o  o  o A good market fundamentals article by Stefan Gleason, …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look eBay items –that is, the things to look for, to re-sell. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: What Happens When Gold Stocks Diverge From The Bullion o  o  o Silver Demand Hit A 3-Year High In 2018 – World Silver Survey . A snippet: “People …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we focus on investing in discontinued Glock 19C pistols. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Just as I predicted, the super-heated spot price of Palladium has broken down.  Never buy at the top, folks! o  o  o Would Gold Rocket In The Event Of A Fiat …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at gun auction realized prices. (See the Tangibles Investing section.) Precious Metals: Citi: Gold to Hit $1,400 on China, Central Bank Buying o  o  o Russia Dumps U.S. Dollars And Buys Gold As “Safety Metal”. A pericope: “Vladimir Putin’s quest to break Russia’s reliance on …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we further examine the Western World Real Estate Decline. . Precious Metals: We’ll start off with this at Zero Hedge: “It Belongs To The People, Not The Bankers” – Italy Moves To Seize Gold From Central Bank o  o  o Gold Cycle And Stock Market Update Western …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we focus on investing implications of the nascent recession. Precious Metals: Tyler Durden, at Zero Hedge: Why Russia Is Dumping Dollars And Buying Gold At The Fastest Pace In Decades. o  o  o SurvivalBlog reader “Doc Savage” wrote to offer two prescient observations: “For those who are considering …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the economic storm clouds on the horizon. Precious Metals: Gold Prices Struggle To Hold $1,300 As U.S. ISM Manufacturing Rises In March o  o  o And for those in the chartist camp: Gold Cycles Down Into Late-Spring, Up Into Summer Economy & Finance: Erik …

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. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we focus on housing bubbles. Precious Metals: We’ll start today with this from Frank Holmes: Gold Mining Stocks Are Surging On Global Economic Fears o  o  o Are We Running Out Of Gold? o  o  o And for the chartist believers, there is this from Clive Maund: …