The Treasury is on track to borrow over $3 trillion this fiscal year, 50 percent more than previously estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. Bidenomics, perhaps best defined as the government spending, borrowing, and printing too much money, not only made the bomb larger but also caused inflation, which forced up interest rates. That was the […]
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The BRICS Currency linked to a basket of commodities could offer stability and attractiveness that could outshine established currencies like the dollar. The presence of a stable alternative to the US dollar could lead to a reevaluation of global economic dependencies and power structures. According to Glazyev, the BRICS currency, which is near completion and
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While geopolitical uncertainty is important for gold, there are other factors we need to pay attention to: growing fears of a credit event leading to a recession. The chaos in the Middle East caused by the Israel-Hamas war is providing solid momentum for gold but there is more going on in the market than just
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Here are some historical examples. The 1980s S&L crisis, Black Monday in 1987, The 2000 dot-com crash, & 08 Financial… A study published in May of rate increases for 17 developed countries over 150 years concluded that “monetary policy rate hikes that were preceded by a series of cuts (or a long period of low
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Jamie Dimon said, “I want to point out the central banks 18 months ago were 100% dead wrong,” he added, “I would be quite cautious about what might happen next year….” The last time US government bond yields climbed so far, so fast, the nation plunged into back-to-back recessions. The Fed’s record of predicting recessions
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Gold prices continued to shrug off rising rate hike expectations and skyrocketing Treasury yields as they remain near $2000 per ounce, and while silver’s low prices supported coin sales, the precious metal remains oversold, according to analysts at Heraeus. US Mint silver American Eagles “Cumulative sales year-to-date (including the first two weeks of October) were
Chinese investors sold $21.2 billion in US equities and Treasuries, the US Treasury said Wednesday. Chinese investors sold an all-time record $5.1 billion of US stocks that month. The onshore yuan had weakened against the dollar to its lowest point since November in August. Chinese investors offloaded $21.2 billion of US assets in the month
He said we can expect even bigger moves up when the markets figure out the inflation problem isn’t solved. On Friday, Oct. 13, gold charted a huge rally, up nearly $64 on the day. That represented a $110 swing upward from the low a week earlier. Peter said he thinks if gold can break through
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The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, flagged America’s record $33 trillion of debt as “risky.” Ray Dalio is worried about America’s borrowing binge and economic growth cooling. The billionaire investor warned of a “debt crisis” and a “meaningful slowing of the economy.” Dalio has previously flagged interest rates, civil unrest,
The US bond market is braving the biggest sell-off in history with benchmark yields quintupling since the end of 2020. The rout is far from finished and long-dated yields are set to extend the climb, according to BlackRock. Inflation, the Fed’s higher-for-longer interest-rate policy, and the rising US debt burden are weighing on the market.
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