November 12, 2022 | Trading Desk Notes For November 11, 2022
Lower-than-expected October CPI inflation inspired HUGE rallies in stocks, bonds and currencies Markets have been searching for “Peak Hawkishness” since June – without success, as Chairman Powell made clear in his press conference following the FOMC meeting last week. But – the downtick in various CPI metrics on Thursday caused markets to believe the Fed will “reduce the […]
November 11, 2022 | Canada Faces a Huge Challenge with Emission Reductions
Canada is about to hit the wall over CO2 emissions. Canada’s commitment to reduce by 290 million tonnes annually looks increasingly difficult to achieve. Canada is second only to Saudi Arabia in emissions of metric tons of CO2 per person, due to Canada’s status as a major producer of oil and gas. Other countries, […]
November 11, 2022 | Cryptos, China, Central Banks, Crude Oil, Coal
Energy, Interest Rates, Hyperinflation
November 10, 2022 | Will 2022 Be The Most Corrupt Election Since 53BC?
COMMENT: Marty, I love all that you do. I want to challenge anyone to find a county in the USA that is more corrupt that Harris County Texas (Houston) regarding vote fraud, nothing to see here keep moving: Harris County Elections administrator can’t answer why polling locations ran out of paper Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford […]
November 10, 2022 | RecycLiCo™ CEO Zarko Meseldzija Discusses Company News Release and Upcoming Travel
Frankfurt Stock Exchange ticker symbol changed from 2AM to ID4. Read the Latest News. Read Benzinga Article – “EV Battery Recycling: A Critical Component Of The Green Revolution But One That Continues To Present Major Hurdles“. Read The Chronicle Article – “Don Brunell Commentary: Recycling Lithium Batteries Must Accelerate for EVs to Succeed“. Read BBC […]
November 9, 2022 | Supply and Demand
For commodities, the paramount issue is always actual supply and demand, with price serving as the balance in a free economic system. Too much supply and not enough demand and prices are expected to fall. Too much demand and not enough supply and prices are expected to rise. Messing with the law of supply and […]
November 9, 2022 | US Mid-Terms and the Markets
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November 9, 2022 | The Bubble of “Everything” Imploding
Bitcoin seeing an old fashioned “Bank Run”
November 9, 2022 | Market Reaction to US Midterms
Could Bitcoin’s $3000 drop just be the start?
November 9, 2022 | Gold, Copper, Battery Metals
Crude Oil, Pot, Mid-terms
November 8, 2022 | Liquidity Contraction Remains Dominant Trend
The midterm election is historically a negative for the president’s party, and this year is expected to be no different. Exit polls suggest that Republicans are poised to sweep the House and the Senate in today’s mid-term. Bulls insist that this outcome would be a positive for equity markets regardless of the macro backdrop. Thinking […]
November 8, 2022 | Another Brick in the Wall
It is rare for a celebrity to speak out against the agenda. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters has reached a level of fame where he can question the status quo as his legacy is sealed. Waters called Biden a “war criminal” for encouraging the war in Ukraine. “This war is about the action and reaction of […]
November 7, 2022 | Slower Growth for China is Paradigm Shift for World Economy
Unverified online posts about the potential reopening of China continue to inspire periodic rebounds in commodity and stock prices. After nearly two years of disappointment and $6 trillion of losses, last week, Chinese stocks soared on frenzied speculation that a bottom has finally arrived. Then, on the weekend, bullish dreams were dampened once more as Chinese Health officials […]
November 6, 2022 | Dangerous Assumptions
Historically speaking, this phase of life we call “retirement” is a new concept. The idea you could stop working at a certain age was unknown until quite recently. People worked as long as they physically could, then died quickly unless they had family or servants to care for them. That was normal and accepted. Now, […]
November 5, 2022 | This Week in Money
- Ross Clark – Markets, Canadian Dollar, Gold, Oil
- Robert Campbell – (10:41) Inflation, Interest Rates, Housing Bubbles
- John Rubino – (1:09:03) Gold, Silver, Electrical Grid, Economic Collapse
November 4, 2022 | Tesla Reports Record Production But There are Hints of Bumps in the Road
Tesla reports another record quarter of production but there are hints of some bumps in the road ahead. The company is generating huge amounts of free cash flow, even while building out two new factories. But a weak stock market and looming recession could affect Tesla. In full disclosure I have owned and driven a […]
November 4, 2022 | Gold, Stocks, Bonds, Commodities
Nuclear, Coal, Wind, and Solar Power
November 3, 2022 | What Went Up Must Come Down
Yesterday, Fed chair Jerome Powell reiterated his commitment to combating inflation (lagging indicator) at the expense of economic growth, employment and asset prices (leading indicator). Stocks didn’t like the message. In an abrupt reversal, every market sector tumbled into the close, with 474 of S&P 500 members ending in the red. There’s a point of […]
November 3, 2022 | Will Interest Rate Hikes Fix Inflation?
Crude Oil, Gold, Supply Chain
November 3, 2022 | Are Fed Rate Hikes Inflationary?
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November 2, 2022 | If You Believe
If you believed they put a man on the moon Man on the moon If you believe there’s nothing up his sleeve Then nothing is cool REM – Man on the Moon The REM song Man on the Moon, released in 1992, is a haunting melancholy tune, with Andy Kaufmann and his life and death […]
November 2, 2022 | Poisoned, Election Fraud, 5G, Ukraine
Interest Rates, US Dollar, Gold
November 1, 2022 | Twitter – The New Wild West for Free Speech
All eyes are on Twitter after Elon Musk acquired the company for $44 billion. Musk took Twitter public but plans to make it available to shareholders in another five years as he believes he can reach one billion subscribers by that time. The eccentric billionaire began his takeover by bringing an actual kitchen sink to […]
November 1, 2022 | Runaway Freight Trains
The Bank of Canada raised rates by another 50bps this past week, pushing prime rate to 5.95% and inflicting more pain on variable rate mortgage holders. We’ll circle back to that in a second. What’s important to note here is markets were fully pricing in a 75bps rate hike from the Bank of Canada and […]
October 31, 2022 | Say Hello to 7%
30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgages climbed above 7% in October – up from 3.18% 12 months earlier. This is the first time they have been above 7% since 2002. As my followers know, I used technical analysis to correctly forecast this rise in rates in my January 2022 Timing Letter. Furthermore, even though rates have more […]