January 5, 2024 | Will The Government Confiscate Gold?

China and Russia are running out of money

January 4, 2024 | How Long Can the Wall Street Party Last?

Will Gold keep you safe in any market downturn?

January 4, 2024 | Could 2024 be the Year of Bitcoin?

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January 4, 2024 | The Truth About Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies – An Unpopular Analysis

  “Could governments seize bitcoin?” That is a common question, and much to the dismay of many, my opinion does not match the typical analysis. I have lost clients due to my honesty regarding crypto. I understand many firmly believe that Bitcoin will one day become the alternative to the USD, but it is unwise […]

January 3, 2024 | FL Surgeon General Urges a Halt to COVID Vaccines

  The truth is coming out about the vaccines in 2024. Those living in Florida may have received a notification this week from Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s office warning the public that the vaccination is not safe. The FDA warned Lapado last month that questioning the vaccine would be considered “misinformation,” but he ignored […]

January 3, 2024 | Recession Watch: Slightly Lower Interest Rates Will Make Zero Difference

GDP is still growing, home prices are still high, and the unemployment rate is still low. But under the surface, the bad numbers just keep coming: U.S. manufacturing sector shrinks for 14th straight month in December (MarketWatch) – The new-orders index fell 1.2 percentage points to 47.1 in December (below 50 indicates contraction). Prices fell […]

January 2, 2024 | What Will the Fed do in 2024?

    Everyone wants to know what the Federal Reserve will do in 2024. Of course, people want to believe that the Fed will slash interest rates in the New Year. The pundits cling to every word except when, at the start of the month of December, Powell boldly criticized the Biden Administration, saying that […]

January 1, 2024 | Corruption, Chaos, Conflict – Fourth Turning Erupts in 2024

“Americans today are increasingly polarized, as if they constitute two separate nations.” – Strauss & Howe – The Fourth Turning “THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and […]

December 31, 2023 | Can We Repeat 2023?

In these way-too-interesting times, there aren’t many publications that would trumpet a New Year’s Eve headline like the one above. It topped the front page of the South Florida Sun Sentinel, however, a tribute to the Sunshine State’s winning performance on the playing field. Two college basketball teams, University of Miami and Florida American University, made […]

December 30, 2023 | Next Strain of COVID Might Cause Heart Failure

  Some scientists have warned a new strain of COVID-19 could cause potential heart issues. This new strain, known as JN.1, will reduce cardiac function in many people, according to the report. GB News has reported that Japan’s top research institute, Riken, has issued a stark warning that the ACE2 receptors that the coronavirus attaches […]

December 30, 2023 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, S&P, Nasdaq, Gold, USD, Canadian Dollar, Crude Oil
• Danielle Park: (7:26) Financial Challenges in 2024, Debt, Recession, Bonds, Real Estate
• John Rubino: (33:58) Economic Outlook 2024, Recession, The Great Taking

December 29, 2023 | No Let Up

It seems to me that the forces at play in silver, both working for and against sharply higher prices, show no signs of letting up. However, common sense and logic dictate that such diametrically-opposed forces point to an eventual end to the stalemate – with the only real question being when. Since these opposing forces […]

December 29, 2023 | Princely Finance and Taxation

One would have hoped that financial rip-offs committed by medieval princes would have been permanently shelved when liberal enlightenment ended the divine right of kings. Instead, the divine right of bureaucrats has forced too much in-your-face and in-your-wallet government. Today’s supposedly classless version of greedy royalty. But there is hope. The remedy lies in benign […]

December 29, 2023 | Is it Time to Get Into Gold Again?

One of the worst years ever for bankers as 60,000 jobs cut

December 29, 2023 | Will Canada See a Real Estate Bust in 2024?

What would a Universal Income do to inflation and housing?

December 28, 2023 | Bonds are Pricing Storm Clouds That Equities are Ignoring

Bonds are betting that falling inflation and rising unemployment will prompt policymakers to cut interest rates next year aggressively. After selling off in 2021 and 2022, the world’s bond market has rebounded sharply into year-end. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Total Return Index (shown below) has risen nearly 10% over November and December, its best two-month run in […]

December 28, 2023 | States to Deem Silver and Gold Legal Tender

Several US states are considering legislation to reclassify gold and silver as money rather than commodities. Bills filed in Oklahoma and Missouri aim to eliminate state capital gains taxes on the sale of gold and silver, and to treat these metals as currency. Other states like Arkansas and Utah are also considering introducing similar legislation. […]

December 28, 2023 | New Excitement in the Bond Market

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December 28, 2023 | Stock Markets Setting Up for a Major Correction?

Do you really own what you think you own?

December 27, 2023 | TMobile Provides Government Access to Your Texts

(Click on above image for clear resolution) TMobile now has the authority to read your personal text messages. The mobile provider quietly updated their terms of conditions to monitor SHAFT (sex, hate, alcohol, firearms, and tobacco). The list of questionable categories may now be monitored by the Cellular Telephone Industries Association (CITA) as we move […]

December 26, 2023 | The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America, December 2023 Update

Today’s S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for “October” is a three-month moving average of home prices whose sales were entered into public records in August, September, and October. That’s the time frame here. It uses the “sales-pairs method,” comparing the sales price of the same house over time, thereby eliminating the issues associated with median prices […]

December 25, 2023 | Revolution v Civil War

  A revolution cannot be used interchangeably with “civil war.” For you see, a civil war occurs when the people are divided and fight one another; a revolution occurs when the people join forces and overthrow the government. As indicated in the Oxford dictionary: Revolution – a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, […]

December 24, 2023 | Celebrating Christmas in Unmerry Times

[The following was written by my good friend James Trabulse.  A devout Catholic, Jim regularly attends a Latin mass. He is also a gifted trader who brings rigorous science and outside-the-box thinking to nearly everything he does, including playing golf, staying healthy, cooking savory dinners and training Olympic-caliber athletes. RA ] Merry Christmas, and may the Lord’s blessings […]

December 23, 2023 | Trading Desk Notes For December 23, 2023

DJIA and NAZ hit All-Time Highs after closing higher for eight consecutive weeks Who would have thought, back in October, with stock market sentiment crushed under the weight of “higher for longer” and the 10-year Treasury yielding more than 5% (a 16-year high) that eight weeks later, the venerable DJIA would have rallied over 5,300 points […]