October 16, 2022 | Pension Sandpile

Sandpiles can be fun. Nothing beats taking kids to the beach (or being a kid!) and watching their creativity blossom into all kinds of magical shapes. The problem with sand construction is it doesn’t last. I have it on good authority that building your house on the sand probably won’t end well. The same holds for financial […]

October 15, 2022 | Trading Desk Notes For October 15, 2022

Will the Fed pause/pivot before or after “something breaks?” The Fed is determined to continue tightening monetary policy until inflation falls. Stocks and bonds have fallen sharply, and the US Dollar has soared as inflation has remained “hot” despite the Fed’s continued efforts.   The market “knows” (and we assume so does the Fed) that “something will break” as a result of […]

October 15, 2022 | The Plot to Seize Russia

The latest book, The Plot to Seize Russia, will be handed out at the WEC. This work has been made possible by the declassification of the documents from the Clinton Administration. This book contains even the transcripts of phone calls between Yeltsin and Bill Clinton thanks to the Freedom of Information Act. This book will […]

October 15, 2022 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark –  Stock Markets, Volatilty, USD
• Martin Armstrong – (11:30)  Panic Cycle, Bank of England, Inflation, Increased Death Rate
• Victor Adair – (1:06:47) Gold, Interest Rates

October 14, 2022 | Stand Up and Make a Difference

If you are tired of witnessing silver (and gold) continuing to be manipulated in price, here’s a no-cost, no-risk, high potential return action you can take that will only involve a few minutes of your time. Quite literally, there’s absolutely nothing to lose and quite a lot of potential good to be had. The Commodity […]

October 14, 2022 | Financial Excesses, Financial Hits

No recession in the super yacht business

October 13, 2022 | Follow The Money, BC Politicians Not Doing Their Job

• Bill Vander Zalm – Covid, Climate Change and Total Control of the People

October 13, 2022 | Services Now Drive Inflation: Worst in 40 Years Services CPI & “Core CPI” Show Inflation Is Entrenched in Broad Economy. Some Goods Prices Fall, Gasoline Plunges

Nearly two-thirds of consumer spending goes to services. And they’re now the driver of inflation. The CPI for services spiked in September for the 13th month in a row, and by the most since 1982, and it accelerated month-to-month. Housing costs spiked, but also all kinds of other services, such as health insurance (+2.1% month-to-month […]

October 13, 2022 | San Francisco Exodus

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing San Francisco, due in large part to the city’s problems of increasing crime and homelessness, U.S. Census data and local polling shows. San Francisco County lost 6.7% of its population, or 58,764 residents between April 1, 2020, and July 1, 2021 – according to a March 2022 report […]

October 13, 2022 | Trading in Volatile Markets

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October 13, 2022 | Does the Fed Really Need to Hike More?

People not acting like recession is around the corner

October 13, 2022 | Will Cash Survive a Move to Digital Currencies?

US hitting 40 year inflation high

October 12, 2022 | The Everything Bust Will Take Some Time

Yesterday, Canada’s TSX stock index closed at 18,215, breaking below its previous July low of 18,329. As I noted in Tech leading lower, the February 2020 high of 17,944 is the next price test on deck for the TSX. As of today’s open, the Canadian benchmark is -18% since March and just 1.5% above where it […]

October 12, 2022 | US Dollar, Interest Rates, Inflation, Real Estate

Politicians, Regulators and “Insider” Trading

October 11, 2022 | Waiting For a Pivot

More housing data trickling out of Canada’s two largest major metros. Greater Vancouver home sales fell 46% year-over-year. It was one of the slowest Septembers on record, other than 2008, 2012, and 2018. Prices are still moving lower, albeit mostly in suburban markets which saw excessive price gains during the pandemic. For example, the median […]

October 10, 2022 | The Bank of Canada Should Admit QE FAILED

In 2020, Pierre Poilievre, chief Conservative spokesman on finance issues, said Canada’s central bank “should not be an ATM for Trudeau’s insatiable spending appetites.” Conservatives cooperated with the Liberals when it came to COVID-19 emergency spending. Everyone was in on that power grab. Now the nation is in worse shape, further in debt, and inflation […]

October 9, 2022 | Where Are the Workers?

By now it should be clear Federal Reserve leaders intend to keep hiking until the economy breaks. Their recent speeches and interviews all underline this. Specifically, they want to reduce the strong consumer demand that has been keeping goods and service prices elevated. Interest rate hikes are merely a tool they have to that end—and […]

October 8, 2022 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark –  Stock Markets, USD, Crude Oil, Gold, Silver
• Robert Campbell – (09:52) The Fed, Real Estate, Commodities, Gold, Health and Fitness
• Ray Merriman –  (1:11:08) Financial Astrology, Market Cycles

October 7, 2022 | Timing the Markets – Including Real Estate

  As many of my followers know, I use chart patterns and momentum to help make market timing decisions. To illustrate, look at the chart of the US Dollar Index that is featured above. As a result of the Fed raising interest rates to fight inflation, the US Dollar Index has risen 15% in the last […]

October 7, 2022 | Problems in Bond Land

Just how safe is your pension?

October 6, 2022 | Remember, USD Love is Cyclical Not Permanent

With most assets dropping in 2022, the US dollar (DXY) has been a rare standout, up 25% against a basket of global trade currencies since December 20, 2020, and 17% year to date. As with most trends, it’s common for humans to expect the status quo to continue indefinitely. Nothing ever does. After bouncing for […]

October 6, 2022 | Could Stock Markets Test March 2020 Lows?

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October 6, 2022 | Interest Rates, Inflation, Gold, US Dollar

Crude Oil, Gasoline, Commodities

October 5, 2022 | Housing Bubble Woes: Mortgage Demand Plunges, Rates Near 7%, Spread Between Mortgage Rate & 10-Year Treasury Yield Blows Out Most since Dec. 2008 and 1986

In the week ended September 30, demand for mortgages to purchase a home plunged by 13%, seasonally adjusted, from the already beaten-down levels in the prior week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association today. Compared to the same week last year, purchase mortgage applications dropped by 37%. They fell through the lows during the lockdowns […]