How Fear and Uncertainty Drives Demand for Gold

by Darren Brady Nelson via Mises Even those in the nonfinancial media have noticed the skyrocketing price of gold this year. Some partially identify, but don’t quite understand, some of the many (and more measurable) intermediary effects in the chain of causation such as a “weakened US …

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JPMorgan Chase held talks with U.S. Postal Service about installing ATMs in post offices

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/19/jpmorgan-chase-held-talks-with-us-postal-service-about-installing-atms-in-post-offices.html JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, has held talks with the U.S. Postal Service about placing ATMs in post office branches. “We had very preliminary conversations with the U.S. Postal Service several months ago about what it …

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East beat West

East beat West pic.twitter.com/JlqMWkAW0h — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 19, 2020 CHINA ALREADY WINNING (Fortune Global 500 components) pic.twitter.com/6TnGBi1Wcw — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 19, 2020 China & World Trade pic.twitter.com/UaieRZ5MxY — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 19, …

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CENTRAL BANKS GOLD ACTIVITY

CENTRAL BANKS GOLD ACTIVITY pic.twitter.com/xjRC3OYapo — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) August 19, 2020 The $20 trillion U.S. Treasury market is giving the Fed a thumbs-up for its efforts to revive inflation from the coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/PH91BagjEN — Win Smart, CFA …

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Retail earnings reports are sending a message: The US economic recovery may be faltering… and the stock market is way too expensive now

https://twitter.com/FlitterOnFraud/status/1296063155416829958 The stock market is way too expensive now, which is another way to say that I didn't see this record coming. And watch out for the housing market to help the economy recover, and deepen inequality yet further. https://t.co/IsKC9l3o1J …

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