The Transportation Index, a common measure of economic optimism or pessimism, collapsed very early in trading after the Martin Luther King holiday (January 20, 22020). We found this very informative because a rotation like this suggests optimism may be waning by global investo...
Chris Vermeulen
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January 22, 2020
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The U.S. has formally removed China as a currency manipulator, just ahead of the signing of the ‘Phase 1’ deal. Given its past record, will China really change its ways? Kenny Fisher There was another positive develop...
FX Empire
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January 14, 2020
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For those of you that have followed my raves and rants over the years, you are undisputedly aware of all of my biases when it comes to almost everything: bankers, politicians, invasive species, free market suppression, entitled Millennials, and finally, the utility of p...
Streetwise Reports
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August 29, 2019
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After a great start into 2020 bitcoin crashed together with all other markets during the corona panic. Now bitcoin has full recovered from these dark moments in mid of march and has just yesterday crossed the US$10,000 level once again. While central bankers around the world a...
Florian Grummes
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May 9, 2020
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I like to read. I read fast and that helps. I can't quite come to grips with all these guys now coming out with 25-minute videos they insist we watch instead of reading. Do they really believe that everyone has so much free time that they can pay attention to someone ch...
Streetwise Reports
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May 4, 2020
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Streetwise Reports : Let's start with gold, which has seen an impressive rise in the last few months as the broader markets have declined on the back of the coronavirus pandemic. What do you think is ahead for the metal? Frank Holmes: There is a short-term view and a...
Streetwise Reports
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May 8, 2020
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Ximen Mining: Ready to go? The novel coronavirus is spreading fear and panic on a global scale. Over the last few days, the Dow Jones Index crashed almost 3,000 points lower. Yesterday alone, the leading stock market index lost 1,190.96 points (-4.42%), making ...
Stephan Bogner
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February 28, 2020
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Stocks and oil were crashing and the price of gold was rallying last week. The financial markets went full risk-off following corona virus scare. This week we will have some quite important releases including Friday’s U.S. monthly jobs report, but will the econ...
Paul Rejczak
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March 2, 2020
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It is reasonably well known that many Roman emperors debased their currency (coinage). This was a very bad practice, since it is really a reflection of the debasement of the value of the kingdom (empire or country); going from a honest and just society to a corrupt and unjust ...
Hubert Moolman
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April 29, 2020
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Mattress stuffers or bullion holders? Who fares better in a crisis? North American investors are divided between those who believe the decade-long stock market bull is going to keep running into the 2020s, and investors who, wary of something terrible happening, are hoarding...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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December 20, 2019
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