October 22, 2023 | The Smell of Napalm in the Morning

It took nearly two weeks for bears to recoup their mojo after getting sucker-punched by a suspiciously buoyant market following the October 7 Israel massacre. Although the attack could lead to a nuclear conflagration and world war, Wall Street kept its cool while trade desk sleazeballs deftly distributed shares to the rubes. But Friday’s are […]

October 21, 2023 | Trading Desk Notes For October 21, 2023

Weekly change: Gold up, bond yields up, crude oil up, stocks down, USD down Gold Gold rallied ~$185 from 8-month lows on October 6 to this Friday’s highs, with the front-month contract closing this week above $1980 for the first time since the mid-July Key Turn Date. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, […]

October 21, 2023 | Has the Rule of Law Collapsed in Germany?

  I want to explain an incident when I was doing a world tour for the Forecaster Movie. In Europe, there would be a question-and-answer period after the film concluded. I was in Frankfurt, and a woman stood up and said this is what was wrong with America. It always protected the bankers. She was […]

October 21, 2023 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Crude Oil, Gold, USD, Canadian Dollar
• Victor Adair: (11:36) Middle East Crisis, Gold, Currencies, Crude Oil
• Robert Campbell: (46:45) Inflation, Bonds, Debt, Interest Rates, Real Estate Crash

October 20, 2023 | Banks Need To Revise Their House Price Forecasts Down a Lot

Forecasts of increasing house prices in Canada by the economics departments of the large Canadian banks are wildly optimistic. This matters because it directly affects the risk assessment for their most important lending division — mortgage and consumer loans. Will they revise these forecasts lower in their reports for the year ending October 31 2023? […]

October 20, 2023 | Is it Time to Get Bold with Gold?

Could the World Financial Order be on the Eve of Destruction?

October 19, 2023 | Home Price Bear Market

Is the Canadian Government hurting the Canadian Dollar?

October 19, 2023 | “Blood in the Streets” Time For Bonds?

Rich selling off assets

October 19, 2023 | Up, Up and Away

It has now been three months since I claimed a “Code Red” market emergency in COMEX silver. I based that claim on two things: an increase in the short position of SLV, the big silver ETF, to 29 million shares; and an increase in the new Commitments of Traders report of just over 24,000 contracts […]

October 19, 2023 | Venezuela A Wild Card Threat To Future Canadian Oil Exports

Middle East Oil

October 19, 2023 | China Is Buying Lots of Gold

Crude Could Be Ready to Make Major Move. Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

October 19, 2023 | Uranium Sizzling Hot

Crude, Gold, AI and defense stocks are trending

October 18, 2023 | 30-Year Treasury Yield Spikes past 5%, 30-year mortgage rates hit 8%, Mortgage Applications Plunge

Today it’s the 30-year Treasury yield that pierced the 5% line. It currently trades at 5.02%, the highest since August 2007. The first of the long-term yields to spike through the 5% line was the unloved 20-year Treasury yield on October 3; it currently trades at 5.25%. These long-term yields above 5% are an indication […]

October 17, 2023 | Good Time to Buy Gold?

               For those of you who are on the hunt for opportunities beyond real estate, consider this: Managed money is back to a largish net short position in gold. The only other times managed money bet like this, gold did the following: Rallied 30% Rallied 32% Rallied 26%

October 16, 2023 | The Vortex

Happy Monday Morning! At the beginning of the year I was part of a real estate pannel with REW on the state of the Vancouver housing market. On stage, in front of a live audience, the moderator asked me for my forecast for 2023. I promplty noted at the time that “we’re going to have a year […]

October 15, 2023 | Be Among the First to Panic

Finally, a rally in gold that looks capable of leaving the $2000 barrier in the dust! This one is being pushed not only by the threat of escalated conflict in the Middle East, but by the dawning realization that a strong dollar and rising interest rates are about to trigger a crisis for the world’s […]

October 14, 2023 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark: Middle East, Gold, Oil
• Eric Hadik:  (12:25) Cycles, Middle East, Violence, Oil, USD, Gold.  See Middle East War Cycles Collide in Late-2023
• John Kaiser: (48:53) Junior Mining, Canada’s Resource Industries.  Special Offer! Sign up Now for a 12 month plus subscription expiring Dec. 31, 2024.

October 14, 2023 | The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: Prices Drop Further as Sales Slow and New Listings Jump Further

The Canada Home Price Benchmark Index for single family houses in fell for the third month in a row, in September by 1.3% from August, after having dropped by 1.1% and by 0.5% in the prior two months, to $815,300 (all prices in Canadian dollars). The three months in a row of declines came after […]

October 13, 2023 | We Just Hit a $ BILLION Per Hour

  U.S. National Debt is currently $33.5 TRILLION – and it’s rising by one BILLION dollars PER HOUR.   At the current pace, the US would add $1 trillion in Federal debt every 45 days.   U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – which represents the value of the goods and services produced in the United […]

October 13, 2023 | Gold, Gold Miners, Gold Stocks

Canada’s Supreme Court tells Feds to Butt Out of Provincial Mineral Development

October 12, 2023 | Central Bank Gold Demand Is Even Stronger Than It Looks

Central banks have morphed recently from net sellers of gold to increasingly aggressive net buyers. And the buying is even more aggressive than it seems. Here’s the story in three charts: When the global financial system nearly imploded in 2008, central banks stopped selling gold and started buying. To put this buying into context, the […]

October 12, 2023 | Oil Stable For Now But Could Hit $200

Little Market Reaction to Mid-East Violence.  Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

October 12, 2023 | Q Drop, Latest False Flag, Sleeper Cells

Dollar goes up, hopium, brain washing.

October 12, 2023 | Middle East War, US Dollar, Interest Rates, Oil

US Real Estate, Natural Gas, Shipping Costs