Category: Economics & Investing

Here it comes, just as JWR predicted: Fed to raise rates as Trump economy looms. o o o From the desk of Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: Black market cash in India – There are so many ways around this. o o o Bitcoin Users Who Evade Taxes Are Sought by the I.R.S. – H.L. o o o Venezuela Orders Largest Bills Turned in Ahead of New Bank Notes – G.P. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Carrying Cash? Be Ready to Lose It – B.B. o o o China Faces Off Against World on Open Global Markets o o o Raging Stocks, Fed Fears Trigger ‘Dislocation’ in Global Markets o o o There Is Trouble Brewing Below The Surface o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Market Insanity Reaches Record Highs As Investors Flock Into The Biggest Bubble In History o o o Gold-Futures Selling Exhausting o o o Silver Manipulation Case Growing; Plaintiffs Wanting To Add More Banks To Lawsuit o o o The McRib and Economic Calculation o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Simbi– Welcome to the Symbiotic Economy – Barter system online. – G.P. o o o Oil Markets Not Convinced OPEC Deal Can Kill The Glut. Oil markets are less convinced that the recently reached OPEC deal can actively reduce the glut as hedging increases and the contango is shrinking o o o Dallas Police and Fire Pension Halts Withdrawals in Solvency Crisis, Lawsuits Await o o o California is land to the $100k minimum wage state worker: 220,000 highly-compensated state employees cost the public $35 billion. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. …

Buy Silver…As It May Replace Gold As Money In India o o o Video: Gold & Silver Investors: Will We See Windfall Profit Taxes Or Confiscation? Mike Maloney o o o Finding Risk in All the Wrong Places as Trump Era Begins (Bear in mind that this is from a fairly liberal news outlet.) o o o Forget Robots—People Skills Are the Future of American Jobs o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

The biggest gold heist of all time o o o Amazon introduces next major job killer to face Americans – DSV (I’m not sure this is a “job killer” any more than ATMs were, but it will interesting to see how this plays out.) o o o Time Magazine Promotes Illegal Nonsense: Don’t Pay Taxes (If You Didn’t Vote for Trump) o o o A Dire Warning From An Insider o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

The Warren Buffett War on US Pipelines – P.M. o o o The Problem Is A Single Central Bank…Not A Single Currency o o o Dakota Pipeline Project Halted as Obama Administration Denies Permit for Last Leg o o o Don’t Hold Your Breath on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

The Wider Ramifications Of The OPEC Deal – The OPEC deal has had an immediate impact on markets, sending oil prices soaring, but the long-term ramifications of the deal are less clear. o o o This has an all-too-familiar ring: Venezuela to issue larger bill as currency continues to melt o o o Great Timing Award: Wolfgang Schäuble Says “Greece Must Reform or Leave Eurozone” o o o Swiss Economy Unexpectedly Stalls on Weak Domestic Demand o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Investors Push Gold Eagle Sales To Record High & Commentary On Precious Metals Sentiment o o o Deutsche Bank Pays $60 Million To Settle Gold-Manipulation Lawsuit o o o 125 Housing Metro Areas Compared: How Much Does California Skew National Averages? o o o Fed Should Lead Global Rate Rise, Former BOC Governor Says o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

Hugh, I’ve read for years about how banks raise their eyebrows concerning large cash withdraws. I am beginning to think this is more hype than substance. I have been a contractor for 20+ years and have never once been questioned about large cash withdraws. Over the life of my business, I have restructured three times– sole proprietor, partnership, and finally in 2003 an “S” corporation. As any decent responsible person does, I pay my taxes. But I also don’t leave money in the bank after my obligations have been met. A typical transaction for me goes like this: My customers …

10 to 15 law schools could close if enrollment keeps shrinking, higher-ed market analyst says o o o Russia Says Foreign Spy Agencies Preparing Cyberattacks on Banks o o o Americans Not In The Labor Force Soar To Record 95.1 Million: Jump By 446,000 In One Month o o o Everyone Welcome, Competition Not Allowed o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

As Auto Lending Rises, So Do Delinquencies – J.S. o o o Silver Prices and Interest Rates o o o After a War on Cash, can the War on Gold be far behind? – DSV o o o GAO Assails Department Of Education’s Cost Estimates Of Income-Driven Student Loans, Projects 39% ($137 Billion) Of 1995-2017 Loans Will Not Be Repaid – CLP o o o OMV reverses earlier announcement, will accept cash for most transactions – D.R. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.

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 the price action of gold and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. What Did Gold Do in November? Gold was riding high to start the month, but after Donald Trump’s thrashing of Hillary Clinton in the Presidential election, investors bailed from safe havens like gold and bonds to join the party in stocks. By November 3rd, gold was trading above $1,300 an ounce. Factors Affecting Gold This Month There was one overriding factor …