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 again look at Dollar-Euro parity. (See the Forex & Cryptos section.)
Precious Metals:
Alasdair Macleod: Gold and the Upcoming Recession.
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Gold could see a relief rally if Fed raises rates by 75 basis points – Standard Chartered.
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Zimbabwe goes for the gold — coin, that is — to fight high inflation.
Economy & Finance:
Federal Reserve announces a 75 basis point jump in the benchmark overnight rate. This is their fourth rate increase since March. This probably won’t be enough to slow down the rate of inflation, but it will be enough to torpedo the real estate market and trigger a deep and possibly lengthy recession.
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At QTR: Delusional White House Economists Argue Two Quarters Of Negative GDP Doesn’t Mean Recession Anymore.
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H.L. flagged this, from the Twitter-sphere: Dollar-denominated debt crisis in Developing Nations?
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Catherine Austin Fitts’ “Financial Rebellion”: Where To Stash Your Cash In 2022. (Video)