After the recent bullish advance in the gold and silver markets, one analyst asks a fascinating question: Could the price of silver really be set to surge 214% in just 8 months? Analyst David P. out of Europe: “Finally, some extremely good news for silver investors. The MACD-indicator on the silver chart has recently turned to a buy signal for the first time since late 2011 MACD Turns... read more
We are living in a time of earthquakes that could crush the walls of your portfolio and leave your wealth in ruins. Tragically, major earthquakes have struck in recent days in Japan and Ecuador, causing death and destruction. We’re concerned about these, but we’re also concerned with financial earthquakes, which are also happening everywhere. Financial earthquakes are just as dangerou... read more
In debating whether or not to break up the big banks, there is a key misconception that has to be put to rest by both sides: another financial crisis will occur, regardless. Financial crises are part of the economic framework of capitalism, whether they are based on Dutch tulip mania in the 1600s, the Panic of 1907 with runs on banks and trusts, the savings and loan debacle of the 1980s, or the... read more
Taking the petro out of the dollar April 28, 2016 by Alasdair Macleod Saudi Arabia has been in the news recently for several interconnected reasons. Underlying it all is a spendthrift country that is rapidly becoming insolvent. While the House of Saud remains strongly resistant to change, a mixture of reality and power-play is likely to dominate domestic politics in the coming years... read more
. The Sad Truth About the State of the Financial System Today For seven years, the world has operated under a complete delusion that Central Banks somehow fixed the 2008 Crisis. All of the arguments claiming this defied common sense. A 5th grader would tell you that you cannot solve a debt problem by issuing more debt. If the below chart was a problem BEFORE 2008… there... read more
Summary •Gold has seen a reversal of fortune - last time this happened it rallied for 10 years. •The dollar is toast - get ready for gold to rally strongly. •Central banks and hedge funds are buying - why aren't you? Of all the commodities I watch, gold is perhaps the most interesting. The reason I'm drawn to the commodity as an investment vehicle is due to the sh... read more
Today one of the top money managers in the world told King World News that gold and silver are destined for a historic mania! Stephen Leeb: “Right now I am focused on gold and silver, particularly gold and silver stocks. Many of these stocks have already tripled in price and some have gone up much more than that. I understand that the massive gains in the high quality mining companies g... read more
With gold surging more than $20 and silver up more than 30 cents, today Peter Boockvar asks the all-important question to investors, “Got gold?” Peter Boockvar: So let me get this straight, on January 29th the BoJ surprised markets by moving to a negative interest rate of .1% on bank deposits and the move completely back fires as the yen goes from 121 to 108 in the following months. The... read more