March 8, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for March 8, 2025

Current positioning: On Friday, March 7, I bought the S&P and shorted the Yen, Gold and T-Note calls. I held those positions into the weekend. See the short-term trading section below for more detail. A weaker US Dollar and a weaker US stock market The S&P (my favourite risk barometer) closed lower for three consecutive weeks, […]

March 8, 2025 | Rhyming History: The 1990s Dot-Com Bubble

After World War II, the US and its allies were worried about staying in touch during a nuclear war. So they (I’m vastly over-simplifying here) created networking protocols and tools that eventually became the Internet. At first, these links were limited to scientists and the military. But as the tech was refined, it became clear […]

March 8, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark: Stock Markets, Gold, Oil, USD, Canadian Dollar.  Special Offer! 25% Off New Annual Subscriptions!
• Marc Faber:  (13:32) Trump, Tariffs, Trade, USD, Gold
• Robert Campbell:  (46:43) US Real Estate, Mental and Physical Health

March 7, 2025 | President Trump is Demanding More Defense Spending from NATO Countries

President Trump mused recently that NATO members should be spending 5 percent of their GDP on defense. This new goal is a large increase from the current target of 2 percent of GDP. Trump has also claimed that NATO member countries have failed to pay their dues to NATO. But countries do not “pay money […]

March 7, 2025 | Will Gold Hold Value if Markets Crash?

How Gold Juniors can be big winners

March 7, 2025 | Death Threats, Revolution, Cancer Cures

Ukraine, Greenland, Canada – 51st State

March 6, 2025 | The JFK Files Released

https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk  

March 6, 2025 | US “Crypto-Reserve” 

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March 6, 2025 | Could Capital Be Fleeing the US?

Are Gold and Silver still good bets if recession hits?

March 6, 2025 | US Policies Driving Country Towards Recession

Forget about profits, just try to hold onto what you have.

March 5, 2025 | Significant Decline in Crude Oil has Triggered a New Buy Signal

President Trump teased the markets last week with misdirection of when he planned to put on his tariffs. He mentioned early April to add stiff tariffs to China, Mexico and Canada and then the next day changed again. We hit all three on Monday March 3rd with various high tariffs. This shocked the stock markets […]

March 4, 2025 | Dems Want Taxes on Tips and Overtime

The party of war voted in unison against ending taxes on tips and overtime work. Only one Republican voted against these measures, with 217 in favor. The Democrats are NOT the party of the working class and have been actively working to undermine the people for years. Ending taxes on tips and overtime was one […]

March 3, 2025 | Trump Pauses all Funds to Ukraine – About Time!

I have been stating all along all of my sources say the same thing. Zelensky is just a puppet of the Neocons. He takes his orders from them and they do not want peace. They have invested so much into this war to conquer Russia that they are not about to walk away. I said […]

March 2, 2025 | A ‘Formula’ for Preparedness

You’ve heard from ‘Formula382’ before. A longtime Rick’ Picks subscriber, he manages wealth in the Ozarks, using puts and calls aggressively, with a dollop of good timing, to keep clients happy. He has also shown uncanny skill at rotating out of sectors just before they peak. In a recent chat room discussion, Formula wondered whether […]

March 1, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for March 1, 2025

Current positioning: My short-term trading account began this week long TNotes and Yen, short the S&P. I covered the Notes and S&P for good gains mid-week and was stopped for a slight loss on the Yen. I bought the S&P on Friday and held that into the weekend. Equities The S&P touched all-time highs on February 19 (blue […]

March 1, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Gold, Oil, Bitcoin, Orange Juice
• John Rubino: (10:21) Trump Administration, Gold, AI, Gold Card
• Victor Adair: (31:50) Stock Markets, Gold, Currencies, Bitcoin, Digital Gold            

February 28, 2025 | Evaluating Greenland’s Role in a Tight Global Uranium Market

Investors fearing that uranium mining in Greenland might depress market prices should consider several critical factors, including the current global supply shortfall, and an expanding supply-demand gap, Addressing Investor Concerns About Greenland’s Uranium Impact on Prices Current Uranium Market Dynamics The uranium market is grappling with a pronounced supply deficit. In 2024, production reached only […]

February 27, 2025 | Government Spending Cuts Further Headwind for Real Estate and Economy

The good news is that shelter prices are finally retreating; the bad news is that this has significant knock-on effects for existing owners, debtors, lenders, and many other feeder sectors. Thousands of Canadians are missing mortgage payments — especially in Ontario and B.C. — as the affordability crisis stretches household budgets to the limit despite […]

February 27, 2025 | Tariff Confusion Making Investing Hard

Will Gold still be your buddy no matter what?

February 27, 2025 | Why Stock Markets Could Drop Until Spring

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February 26, 2025 | Gold Visas – Attracting Wealthy Immigrants

The United States is looking to attract wealthy immigrants looking for US citizenship through a new “gold visa” program. “It’ll be people with money,” Trump said outright, noting the visa is “something akin to a green card, but with a higher level of sophistication.” The new path to citizenship will replace the current EB-5 visa […]

February 25, 2025 | Housing Bubbles are Very Costly in the Long-Run

The Bank of Canada has slashed overnight interest rates by 200 basis points over the past seven months to 3% from 5%, while variable and fixed mortgage rates have fallen to around 4% from more than 5% a year ago. Mortgage rates of around 4% are not high; they are about average historically. The trouble […]

February 24, 2025 | The Neocon Coup that Has Controlled the USA for 26 Year is Coming to an End

QUESTION: You said that the US was going to invade Iran after Iraq. Was that classified? I never heard of that. You also said that the Neocons pulled off a coup and seized control of American foreign policy, and the press prints their narrative. I respect your sources, which appear to be remarkable. Lira was […]

February 23, 2025 | Who’s Telling the Truth about DeepSeek?

I’m tracking Nvidia shares closely because they can tell us whether China’s DeepSeek threatens America’s lead in AI development.  The Nasdaq-listed stock got pummeled a month ago when the Chinese revealed they were developing an open-source chatbot that can easily compete on performance and price with the most advanced models offered by OpenAI and other […]