The yield curve inversion just got more pronounced. Not only the spread between 10-year and 3-month Treasuries, now also the spread between 10-year and 2-year turned negative. That sends a warning signal about the state of the real economy. About a recession on the horizon. So...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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August 15, 2019
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The pandemic continues to spread: Germany is now facing a complete lockdown. Meanwhile, there is good news from the vaccine and drug manufacturers. There are several vaccines available, and from 2021 onwards, vaccination programs are to be implemented rapidly in all industrial...
Nico Popp
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December 9, 2020
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Yesterday we wrote about Draghi , so today Powell is our hero. Only one week separates us from the pivotal FOMC meeting. What should gold investors expect? First Fed Cut Since 2008 In a week, the Fed may deliver its first interest rate cut since 2008. Given the mark...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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July 24, 2019
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Yesterday, the Fed trimmed down the interest rates. This was widely expected – yet a blunt ruling out of an extended easing cycle wasn’t. The price of gold profoundly declined. Looking beneath the headline, what happened exactly? Fed Cuts Interest Rates by 2...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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August 1, 2019
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I was looking over the charts last night (over a fine Merlot and some fava beans), trying desperately to avoid the temptation of attending that embarrassment of capitalism called PDAC. The mining conference held annually in Toronto has transformed from an industrial showc...
Streetwise Reports
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March 11, 2019
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What company made more profit last year than Exxon, Apple, Amazon and Facebook combined? Is it General Electric, Ford or Canopy Growth? No – it’s Saudi Aramco . Over the last several years, Saudi Aramco has been responsible for 1 out of 8 barrels of oil...
Marin Katusa
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April 5, 2019
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Tractor titan Deere & Company ( NYSE: DE , Stock Forum ) kicked off the week with an optimistic analyst note, with Wells Fargo upgrading the stock to "outperform" from "market perform." Furthermore, the analysts said the company's construction and forestry segments should...
Andrea Kramer
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October 28, 2012
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Within a month, the U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate recorded two first-of-a-kind events. First, it fell below zero on April 20. Then, it soared up so high it is about to book its best month ever, CNBC's Pippa Stevens noted in a recent commentary. Still, many ...
Irina Slav
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May 28, 2020
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Few people know the risks in today’s economy and marketplace as much as David Rosenberg, chief economist and strategist at Canadian wealth management firm Gluskin Sheff & Associates. For years he’s educated investors with his popular “Break...
Frank Holmes
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April 8, 2019
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Commodities were on mostly sound footing in the first half of 2019. The S&P GSCI returned more than 13 percent as of June 30, one of the best first six months in recent memory. It was not without its challenges, though. In a repeat of last year, crude oil was the top...
Frank Holmes
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July 17, 2019
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