Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, and derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the quirky “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor):
Precious Metals:
First of all, let’s look at our recommended metals market analysis: CPM Precious Metals Outlook of May, 2017
Commodities Economics:
Next, over at The Business Standard: Commodity Picks: 8 May, 2017
Forex:
On to the foreign exchange (Forex) news: Dollar Higher But Sensitive to Growth of US Economy in Q1
Global Stocks:
Moving on to stocks: Macron handily wins French presidential election—seen as an upbeat sign for the stock market
Debt Bubble:
And over at Zero Hedge, Tyler Durden reports: “The Crisis Has Become Pandemic” – System To Collect Defaulted Student Loans Is No Longer Functioning
Economy:
Next, the Editor at Zacks Equity Research mentioned that The U-6 read (sometimes referred to as ‘real unemployment,’) fell to 8.6%, the lowest since November or 2007. He went on to note: “This speaks to a growing number of Americans satisfied with their employment situation, whether moving from part-time to full-time work, finding jobs in their chosen field, etc.” And he also mentioned: “The long-term unemployed rate has fallen to 22.6…”
Tangibles Investing:
Finally, I found this piece on tangibles: Owning cars, watches or art – directly or via a fund – is an investing option
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