Gold surged on Monday after a spike in coronavirus cases worldwide dashed hopes of a quick economic recovery. Within 24-hours the number of infections globally rose 183,020, a new record, the World Health Organization reported, Reuters said the US saw a 25% increase in new...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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June 23, 2020
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How close to its end is this S&P 500 consolidation are we – will the rebound meet its spark? Yesterday's session carries signs of the upcoming move, which I think will be higher. As said yesterday – in the battle of narratives, the corona second wave fears still play second fi...
Monica Kingsley
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June 19, 2020
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Today’s extensive article will evaluate the week that just passed, and examine the health of the S&P 500 advance. We’ll look both at various credit market metrics, and at the key S&P 500 sectors and ratios. Putting the pieces of the puzzle toget...
Monica Kingsley
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April 20, 2020
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As a child, I used to get quite excited at the prospect of having my English "Gran" read me the Hans Christian Andersen book "The Emperor's New Clothes." I found the tale fiendishly amusing, as the charlatan tailor uses lethal doses of flattery and mystery to beguile t...
Streetwise Reports
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April 7, 2020
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Benjamin Franklin once said; “Out of adversity comes opportunity.” The adversity the United States now faces with the coronavirus pandemic is the worst national emergency the country has faced since World War II, more serious, far more deadly, than a...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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April 3, 2020
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On Monday Wall Street pared back losses from last week’s sell-off, the worst since 2008, but it was only the promise of lowering interest rates, the return of the “punch bowl” hearkening back to recession-era stimulus, that has tempora...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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March 3, 2020
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The "Everything Bubble" just burst. Here's why. I was in Vietnam from July 1968 until March 1970. From November 1968 until July 1969 I was flying the O-1 Birddog as a forward air controller (FAC). Back then I used to believe all the bull our government puts out. Now...
Streetwise Reports
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January 28, 2020
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Gold’s safe haven status was tested this week, as Iran countered the assassination of its top military commander with missile strikes against two Iraqi bases housing US troops. On Tuesday night Tehran fired over a dozen missiles at the Al-Asad airbase and E...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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January 10, 2020
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We didn’t have to wait long for Iran’s response. After the missile attack on U.S. bases in Iraq, gold briefly soared above $1,600. What should we expect next? Iran Retaliates, Gold Rallies On Tuesday, I wrote that “given that Soleimani wa...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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January 10, 2020
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It was another big year for the global financial markets that culminated in a phase 1 trade agreement and assured Britain’s departure from the EU. Bob Mason It was yet another spectacular yea...
FX Empire
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December 30, 2019
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