Congress has a stake in the dollar’s integrity
Wall Street Journal/Judy Shelton/5-17-2022 USAGOLD note: In this editorial, Judy Shelton explores two interrelated questions. First, who is responsible for a sound dollar, Congress or […]
Month: May 2022
Surging dollar stirs markets buzz of 1980s-style Plaza Accord
Bloomberg/Ruth Carson and Amelia Pollard/5-18-2022 “Through that agreement which France, Japan, the UK, US and West Germany agreed to weaken the dollar — a stance […]
Crazy markets are shedding Wall Street stock and bond forecasts
Bloomberg/Lu Wang and Liz McCormick/5-13-2022 “Another stormy week has left investors groping when it comes to the direction of stocks and bonds. Expecting to be […]
By a wide margin, Americans view inflation as the top problem facing the country
Pew Research Center/Carrol Doherty and Vianney Gomex/5-13-2022 “The public views inflation as the top problem facing the United States – and no other concern comes […]
Consumer sentiment falls on inflation concerns – University of Michigan
MarketWatch/Xavier Fontdegloria/5-13-2022 “The deterioration in consumer sentiment reverses the improvement registered in April, which came after three consecutive months of drops as inflation has weighed […]
Big Banks Call for Recession and Possible Stock Market Crash
Welcome to this week’s Market Wrap Podcast, I’m Mike Gleason. The converging forces of price inflation and economic contraction continue to weigh on asset markets. […]
Comex Countdown: Gold Shows Strength while Silver Sees Cash Settlement
This analysis focuses on gold and silver physical delivery on the Comex. See the article What is the Comex for more detail. Silver: Recent Delivery Month Silver […]
You Spin Me Right Round! SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap May 20, 2022
There is a lot of spin out there when it comes to economic news. You get spin from the corporate media, You get spin from […]
“Real innovation and progress happen beyond Big Tech”
Over the last decade, we’ve seen a rapid acceleration in the consolidation of “Big Tech”, resulting in… by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Interview with Bernd Rodler Those […]
Nickel: How Government Alchemists Turned a Base Money Hard and Now Are Expected to Kill It
The final act in the illustrative monetary career of the nickel is expected to be extinction, as with the penny, as inflation… by Mark Thornton […]