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. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the developing economic downturn, that may turn into a trainwreck. (See the Economy & Finance section.)
Precious Metals:
We’ll start off with this video from Mike Maloney: The Trigger For a Post Dollar World.
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Gold Forecast: Prices Could Weaken Further Before Bottoming in September.
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The Gold-to-Silver ratio is still out of whack. If you haven’t done so already, if you are heavy on gold, then trade some of it for a stack of silver!
Economy & Finance:
Reader C.B. spotted this: Amazon to close, scrap plans for dozens of warehouses amid slowing sales growth: report.
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Bank of America again warns of ‘recession shock’ as Fed doubles down on inflation fight. Here is an excerpt:
“In a Friday analyst note, strategists led by Michael Hartnett predicted a “fast inflation shock, slow recession shock” as the economy continues to confront surging consumer prices, high household savings, billions in fiscal stimulus and the impact of the war in Ukraine.
Hartnett said he expects ‘new highs in yields’ and ‘new lows in stocks,’ after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s keynote speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, last week, where he hinted at an increasingly hawkish central bank that is determined to wrestle inflation closer to its 2% goal, regardless of the potential economic fallout.”
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Report: Reshoring of American Manufacturing Jobs at ‘Record High’.
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Goldman, BofA Now Expect 75bps ECB Rate Hike After European Inflation Comes Record Hot.
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IRS Sent Over $1 Billion In Stimulus Checks To Locked Up Criminals, Including Murderers.
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In the WSJ: Fast Food Wages Could Increase to $22 an Hour in California.