In a conversation posted at You Tube, GoldMoney's brain trust -- founder James Turk, CEO Roy Sebag, research chief Alasdair Macleod, and Vice President John Butler -- discuss the market possibilities for the new year and how gold may figure in them. They seem to agree that big changes are in the air.
Read More »NAFTA (and other trade deals) Has NOT Gutted American Manufacturing — PERIOD! (+2K Views)
Would abrogating NAFTA, withdrawing from the WTO, and not ratifying the TPP be appropriate and sufficient policy responses to the shedding of manufacturing jobs? The clear and obvious answer is: NO. Here's why.
Read More »No Fewer Than FIVE Ominous, Vicious Cycles Await Us (+2K Views)
Neither the White House nor the CBO have adequately considered the real impact of the very deficits they themselves are projecting. While they admit the deficits will be off the charts they fail to connect the dots from that admission to its obvious natural consequences — no fewer than FIVE ominous, vicious cycles.
Read More »Believe It Or Not: Collectively, We’re Better Off Today Than Ever Before (2K Views)
Collectively, our net worth reached a new high in nominal, real, and per capita terms according to the Fed's Q3/16 estimate of the balance sheets of U.S. households released last Friday. While we are living in the weakest recovery ever, and things could and should be a lot better, it is still the case that today we are better off than ever before.
Read More »Better U.S. Growth Prospects Ahead – Here’s Why
There's a good chance U.S. growth will pick up from 2016 [because, as I see it,] two key shifts are helping to propel growth higher, albeit within the context of broad structural trends keeping growth rates lower than in prior economic cycles.
Read More »Coming Vicious Circle to Cause Whole Financial Caboodle to Collapse
Higher interest rates will lead to higher deficits and still higher borrowings. As such, we will have the perfect vicious circle that leads to the whole caboodle collapsing.
Read More »Attn. Trump Economic Transition Team! Here’s 9 Necessary – But Distasteful – Proposals to Correct U.S. Economic Problems (+2K Views)
This article presents 9 proposals that I think might actually solve the deficit and debt problems of the U.S., jumpstart its economy, pay for healthcare and other costs, and do so with the least damage to the body politic and economy. I offer these proposals, though, knowing that there will probably not be one person who doesn’t find some of them extremely distasteful - and that includes me. The simple reality, however, is that this is where we find ourselves today: we are left with distasteful choices.
Read More »We Are Being Set Up For Higher Interest Rates, A Major Recession And A Giant Stock Market Crash
The waning days of the Obama administration have set us up perfectly for higher interest rates, a major recession and a giant stock market crash. It is time to batten down the hatches and to prepare for very rough seas ahead.
Read More »An Analysis Of Global Risks From An Investing Perspective
Today we analyze the global risks from an investing perspective and arrive at some interesting conclusions.
Read More »What Does Trump Victory Mean for the S&P 500 Today – and Tomorrow?
Investors can certainly expect increased levels of volatility in the near term, and probably some serious sector rotation through the end of the year. Buckle up, because it’s going to be an interesting four years.
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