April 22, 2025 | Defy, Deny, Defund, Depot, Destroy

I must have dreamed a thousand dreams Been haunted by a million screams But I can hear the marching feet They’re moving into the street Now, did you read the news today? They say the danger has gone away But I can see the fire’s still alight They’re burning into the night     There’s […]

April 21, 2025 | Cashing out of America is Hard on Everyone

Erratic announcements from the Trump administration continue to spook an exodus of capital from asset markets. This morning, the trend intensified following Trump’s latest threats to fire the Federal Reserve Chairman for failing to lower the US overnight rate fast enough. In a speech last week, Fed Chair Powell reiterated concerns that the US core […]

April 20, 2025 | Canadian Tourism to US Plummets

  Numerous nations have issued unofficial travel advisory warnings to deter citizens from traveling to the United States under Donald Trump. The tensions between the US and Canada have been particularly bad for tourism. Statistics Canada reported a 23% decline in trips via car from the US this February, marking the second consecutive monthly decline, […]

April 19, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for April 19, 2025

The Bull in the china shop = uncertainty, volatility & capital flight The US Dollar Index has fallen ~10% since Inauguration Day (blue ellipse) to the lowest level in nearly three years. Gold has rallied ~$600 (~22%) since Inauguration Day to all-time highs. The Gold Monitor: Gold is surging as the US Dollar falls.. The S&P is […]

April 19, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, AI, Magnificent Seven, Gold.  Special Offer! 25% Off New Annual Subscriptions!
• Victor Adair: (16:50) Market Volatility, USD, Bonds.
• Rick Ackerman:  (40:14) Manufacturing, Canada 51st State.
• Josef Schachter:  (59:49) Energy, Tariffs, Canada’s Heavy Oil.

April 18, 2025 | Powell Warns of Stagflation

Socrates has honed in on 2025 becoming a year of great stagflation in the United States. The Federal Reserve has finally admitted that the data is undeniable—the United States will experience stagflation.   The economy is declining but prices are rising. Most understand inflation, especially in the post-COVID world, but few understand stagflation. Stagflation is […]

April 17, 2025 | Britain Ensuring It Will Join the European Great Depression into 2028

  While the press bashes Trump over the tariffs and trade war, they continue to ignore the facts and will always take the opposite position from Trump. If Trump said he wanted everyone to live an extra 5 years to help the economy because of declining birth rates, the Press would advocate mass suicide like […]

April 17, 2025 | Gold May Be Over Bought…For Now

Oil is bouncing higher

April 17, 2025 | Will Gold Stocks Eventually Catch Up to Bullion?

Market gyrations could be even worse this fall.  Special Offer! 25% Off New Annual Subscriptions!

April 16, 2025 | Expect Near Test Of Last Week’s WTI Low of US$56.06/b. This Should Provide Great Buying Opportunity For Energy Investors.

Products in stock are being bought aggressively by global consumers as they buy what they think will cost much more in the coming months once tariffs hit. Auto lots for new and used cars, electronic products and imported goods are seeing the strongest interest. Tariff negotiations between the US and over 75 countries are progressing […]

April 16, 2025 | Tucker Interviews Maxime Bernier Leader of the People’s Party of Canada

It’s hard to overstate how dystopian and threatening Canada has become. An update from longtime Canadian government official Maxime Bernier.  

April 15, 2025 | Canada’s Housing Market Downturn Grinds into Year Four

Market consensus pegs a 58% probability that the Bank of Canada will hold its overnight rate at 2.75% tomorrow, with a 42% chance of a 25-bp cut to 2.50%. This morning’s milder-than-expected Canadian inflation news, CPI of 2.3% year-over-year in March, was welcome. Canada’s consumer carbon tax ends in April, and oil (WTIC) around $61 […]

April 14, 2025 | Bonds!

Happy Monday Morning! It’s a big week for mortgage shoppers. Fixed rates are on the move higher after unprecedented volatility in the bond market. Bond volatility as measured by the MOVE index touched as high as 172 intraday, levels only seen during times of turmoil (Oct 1998 LTCM collapse, Sep 2008 Lehman collapse, Mar 2023 […]

April 13, 2025 | Round One vs. The Bear Goes to Trump

[Just ahead of last Monday’s steep plunge, I predicted here that an S&P reversal from 4820 would mark the end of the bear market. So far, SPX has rallied 646 points off an actual low at 4835. Bulls are not yet out of the woods, however, since a relapse could occur at any time. The stock market […]

April 12, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for April 12, 2025

Fear trumps greed, but volatility is mean-reverting The cash S&P hit 15-month lows on Monday, down ~21% from February’s all-time highs. It then rallied ~13% to Wednesday’s highs as Trump paused tariffs on most countries other than China, where he dramatically increased tariffs. Last week’s big drop and this week’s big gain were among the most […]

April 12, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Martin Straith:  Stock Markets, Gold, Oil, USD, Canadian Dollar, Tariffs.
• Eric Hadik: (56:10) Market Cycles, Currencies, Bitcoin, Oil, War.  Read “17-Year Cycle & 4-Shadow: 20 – 25% Initial Plunge”.
• Hilliard MacBeth: (1:19:31) Canadian Real Estate, Home Equity.

April 12, 2025 | 17-Year Cycle & 4-Shadow: 20 – 25% Initial Plunge

Outlook 2025 Eerie Parallels 02-27-25 – 2025 is a full 17-Year Cycle from the last major decline in the stock market (not including the ~2-month Covid plunge of 1Q 2020). 2025 is a full 17-Year Cycle from the inception of Bitcoin and the move toward decentralized banking. 2025 is two full 17-Year Cycles from the […]

April 11, 2025 | Markets Rally, Bonds Break, Gold Soars—What You Need to Know

Markets End Volatile Week with a Strong Rebound – April 11, 2025 Markets capped a wild week with a strong finish, shrugging off trade war shocks and riding a wave of optimism: Stocks Bounce Back: After days of volatility, the Dow surged 600 points (+1.6%), the S&P 500 climbed 1.8%—its best week since October 2023—and the […]

April 11, 2025 | ActBlue Scandal – Democratic Party Funded by Fraud

    ActBlue is a self-proclaimed grassroots fundraising platform for the Democratic Party. The Democrats want the public to believe that the everyday American fully supports them, but the truth has come to light after an ongoing investigation found that the organization has been upheld by dark money from both “foreign and domestic fraudulent actors.” […]

April 10, 2025 | Gold Miners: Great Q1 Earnings Coming

We’re heading into another earnings season, and with gold outperforming pretty much everything else, this one is looking even better for the miners than Q4. For context, here’s the XAU gold/silver miners index for the past six months. Note the nice run that started when excellent Q4 miner earnings combined with a rising gold price: And for […]

April 10, 2025 | Volatile Markets, Tariffs, Deportations, Vaccines

Gold, Silver, Exposing Corruption, Agenda 2030

April 10, 2025 | Markets – Some See Red, Others See Opportunity

Gold still a good bet in a volatile world

April 10, 2025 | This Market Crash Could be Worse Than  2008

Oil has broken below support levels

April 9, 2025 | Climactic Sell-off For The General Stock Market Nearly Over. Energy Stocks At Bargain Levels. BUY!!!

I will be on this week’s MoneyTalks show with host and friend Victor Adair (Michael is on holiday) The roller coaster markets and specifically the energy sector will be the topics. This should be an interesting conversation that you may want to listen to. Go to MoneyTalks.com. The tariff war is now on (China now […]