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Drilling Down Into Gold And Silver

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 11:40
With all the news on geopolitical escalation, soft versus hard landing, disinflation versus reinflation, growth versus value, and credit default versus available disposable income, gold and silver are even more interesting now.

How To Profit From The Disgraced Office Sector

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 11:20
What many don’t realize is that the pandemic exposed an already evolving problem in the office building space. Today, I’ll share what that problem is along with one discounted office building opportunity that can generate consistent profits for you.

The Future Of Bitcoin

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 10:55
Bitcoin is the lead dog, ahead of the stock market by about 3 weeks. It is acting just like the dotcoms did in 2000.

Currency Speculators Push British Pound Bets To Highest Since September

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 10:19
The COT currency market speculator bets were higher this week as seven out of the eleven currency markets we cover had higher positioning while the other four markets had lower speculator contracts.

Central Banks Will Keep Gobbling Gold In 2024

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 10:00
The first half of 2023 was a record-breaking moment for central bank gold buying, led by none other than China and Russia. Organizations like the World Gold Council reported a staggering increase compared to 2022.

Earnings Season Will Have A Big Impact On Where The Stock Market Goes Next

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 09:30
Earnings season is here, and in today's video, I analyze the earnings estimates for the S&P 500 and the outlook for 2024.

Betting On The Fed: Three Likely Scenarios That May Determine 2024

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 09:00
After a negative four day start to the year last week, the S&P started the week with a strong day out of the gate on Monday and the first full week of trading for 2024. For the week, the S&P 500 was up almost 2%, it is now up 10 of the last 11 weeks.

Pullix Gains Momentum As Gamestop Exits NFT Space

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 08:30
Notable NFT news this week is from video game retailer GameStop, which has announced its NFT marketplace will shut down next month. The publicly-traded company is citing “regulatory uncertainty” for its decision to discontinue the NFT business.

Can An Easy Money Policy Increase Employment of "Idle Resources"?

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 07:59
Whenever an economy falls into a recession, many economists point out that the economic slump means there will be idle capital and labor. Resources that could be employed are now unemployed because the economic slump has softened aggregate demand.

Emerging Markets Never Do

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 07:24
Allocating to emerging markets is a Wall St. construct designed to confuse investors and justify periodic reallocations to higher fee products that obscure measures of relative performance. Some financial advisors will be outraged at this statement.

Weekly Commentary: Pricing Six Cuts And Counting

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 06:20
I believe odds favor an evolving de-risking/deleveraging dynamic taking hold in 2024. I would expect the leveraged speculator community which profited greatly from last year’s parabolic gains in the big tech stocks and indices to turn more defensive.

USDCAD: Stuck In A Range, Eyes On 1.3977 And 1.3092

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 05:16
USDCAD has been trapped in a lateral dance between 1.3092 and 1.3977 for months, frustrating traders with its indecisiveness. The pair recently flirted with a downside break but held ground at 1.3092.

Will The BTFP Die?

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 04:34
The spawn of Satan, and one of the most truly horrible people to ever walk the earth, Janet Yellen, has had many criminal success stories during her wretched life. Surely at the top of these achievements must be her scandalous program BTFP.

Recession Watch: Spiking Layoffs

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 03:36
Healthy economies have a natural background rate of hiring and firing, as employers adjust to changes in their environment. But when the firing part of the process starts to dominate, trouble frequently follows.

Gold Biding Time, Bitcoin Prime Time

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 03:16
Since the SEC’s cautionary "Gensler Granting” of the ETFs this past Thursday, Wall Street treated Bitcoin as essentially it does “all things” anticipated: the rumor having been bought, the news then was sold.

CoT Report: What The Future Holds, Per Hedge Funds, Noncommercials

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 01:32
Having stayed net short uninterrupted for 146 weeks, non-commercials went net long Russell 2000 mini-index futures this week – the first time they have done so since March 2021.

Key Events In Developed Market & EMEA Next Week

Sun, 01/14/2024 - 00:30
Checking out upcoming data releases of economic indicators around the globe, with focus on US, UK, Poland.

Chesapeake $7.4B Deal Finds Safety In Numbers

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 23:30
Oil deals are flourishing, partly because once activity picks up, leaders have to hurry if they want to land their preferred target.

5 Largest Psychedelic Drug Stocks Advanced Slightly Last Week

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 22:30
The munKNEE Psychedelic Drug Stocks Index went up 2.3% last week and is now up 1.8% MTD.

FRO – Sale Of Its Five Oldest VLCCs

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 20:30
Following this transaction, Frontline's fleet will consist of 84 vessels.

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