Inflation expectations have been on the rise since before the U.S. election, but markets are now more convinced of higher inflation to come due to President-elect Trump’s talk of fiscal stimulus and tax cuts. Measured by break-evens in the Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) market, inflation expectations for the next 10 years rose to 1.93%, the highest level since the summer of 2015. The long decline in inflation seems to be turning, as the CPI climbed 1.6% year-over-year, the most in two years. This changing environment has piqued investor interest in TIPS, and in turn, TIPS ETFs.
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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 »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 »Why Has Gold Dropped? What Does the Future Hold? (+2K Views)
Many people assumed that with Donald Trump winning the election that gold would rocket beyond $1400 yet gold has actually DROPPED since the election. With gold experts and analysts scratching their heads, we offer our opinion on what is going on with gold and how gold investors should position themselves moving forward.
Read More »Keep Your Politics & Your Investments Separate – Here’s Why
Market-related predictions have become a quadrennial tradition, but that doesn't mean that they're worth the ink that's spilled on them. In terms of broader trends, politics in general - and elections in particular - have minimal predictive value with respect to subsequent market (and economic) activity. Nonetheless, we'll take some time to consider what both the historical - and the more recent data might be telling us about this year's election. Word count: 787
Read More »Mexican Peso Collapsing Against U.S. Dollar – Here’s Why
It’s no longer a question of when the peso will breach the once unheard-of level of 20 to the dollar. It’s when.
Read More »It’s Almost Guaranteed the U.S. Economy & Dollar Will Collapse In Next 4 Years
Dark clouds are now moving in fast across the world and this coming autumn could be very troublesome both for the world economy as well as geopolitically and socially. The combined risks are now higher than at any time in world history. When risks are high, it is advisable to stay away from bubble markets but, sadly, the investment world loves owning things that are priced high, totally ignoring the massive loss potential.
Read More »Best Options For Investing In Gold
I have created a model that will predict the price of gold for a year from now and the results suggest that there will not be much of an increase. As such, the best way to play this sector is to find companies with solid financials, a history of turning a profit margin even during tough times and outperform the gold index over a long period of time. These are the ones to consider.
Read More »What Impact Will the Upcoming U.S. Elections Have On Your Financial Future?
What impact will the elections have on your financial future? Well, frankly, regardless of which side of the political fence you stand on, the prospects of your retirement are much more likely to be impacted by your personal actions than by the actions of Washington politicians.
Read More »U.S. Dollar to Strengthen into 2017 – Here’s Why
The chart below shows the US Dollar Index value during the past 44 years (1972-2016). It is imperative to notice the two peak values occurred 16 years apart (1985 and 2001), when the US dollar had soared +101% and +50%, respectively. Consequently, if one assumes the 16 year cycle will indeed repeat, then the greenback may well again rise to a peak in 2017. Moreover, if we assume the US$ could rise the average of the two previous peaks, then we might see it peak next year (2017) to +75%.
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