Global InterGold Gives 3 Good Reasons to Invest in Precious Metals

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If you’re an investor or even just a financially conscious individual, chances are you’ve already considered the idea of investing in precious metals. However, since there are always two sides to every coin, it is possible that you might have dismissed this option after being misinformed about the associated risks and costs. Today, we have … Read more

LIBOR Highest In 10 years, Crude Oil Enters Bear Market, Earnings Momentum Has Deteriorated

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https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1059860505723056128 WTI Crude Enters Bear Market – Plunges To 7-Month Lows WTI Crude futures are down 20% from their early October highs, with the front-month contract back to a $61 handle at its lowest level since April. As more details emerged of US sanctions exemptions and the US-China trade war stoked concerns over slowing global growth … Read more

Trump vs the Midterms

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by Raúl Ilargi Meijer Elio Ciol Via Portica, Assisi 1958  Pollsters were so wrong in 2016 you’d think they would have changed jobs by now. Yeah, sure. We remember the 97% prediction for a Hillary win, right? And the 92% from the New York Times? Happy days. Now we have the same suspects plying their usual trade … Read more

Chris Vermeulen: The Calm Before The Market Storm

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by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders With very strong US jobs data hitting the news wires this morning and an incredible upside price swing overnight because of expectations and hope of a US/China trade deal in the works, we were not surprised by the downside rotation in the US stock market this morning.  As we’ve been warning … Read more

John Rubino – NYC is Involvent

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from Financial Survival Network John Rubino returns… When it comes to government incompetence, few places can match New York’s. Corrupt labor laws, rapacious unions and bought and paid for politicians have led the CIty and State into a death spiral. It’s just one of many cities and states facing the burden of retiree pension and healthcare benefits. … Read more

Technically Speaking: Election Day & What Happens Next

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by Lance Roberts In this past weekend’s newsletter, I noted Raymond James’ Kevin Giddis’ three possible outcomes for the mid-term elections: “What could a potential change do for bonds and stocks? There are many possible scenarios, so the devil is in the details. I will lay out a couple of them for you: 1) The Republicans could … Read more

Keith Weiner: We Wouldn’t Bet On A Gold-Backed Yuan Even With Our Worthless Fiat Paper Dollars

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by Keith Weiner of Monetary-Metals Terry Goodkind wrote an epic fantasy series. The first book in the series is entitled Wizard’s First Rule. We recommend the book highly, if you’re into that sort of thing. However, for purposes of this essay, the important part is the rule itself: “Wizard’s First Rule: people are stupid.” “People are stupid; given proper … Read more

Tough on crime: Seattle threatens property owners who post signs to deter homeless RV parking

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by DCG The signs are a “public nuisance.” From KIRO: Seattle business owners say they are plagued by issues with homeless people living in RVs parked by their businesses and the city is going after them for trying to do something about it.   KIRO 7 got copies of letters from SDOT to multiple property owners saying the “no-parking” signs posted … Read more

‘Big Short’ investor makes big Brexit bet…

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From Business Insider: The hedge fund manager famous for betting against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 crash is shorting two British bank stocks in anticipation that the UK falls out of the European Union without securing an exit deal. “I’m shorting two stocks in the UK,” he told a conference in Dubai, United … Read more

Jim Rickards: Don’t Believe The Election Polls

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by Jim Rickards of Daily Reckoning Unless you’ve been living under a rock somewhere, you know the critical midterm elections are tomorrow. The outcome will likely have a major impact on President Trump’s future in office. For months, we heard talk of a coming blue wave that would put Congress back in Democratic hands. Basically, the idea was … Read more

Senkaku Islands dispute: US and Japan draw up plans to defend disputed islands from China

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China’s official doctrine is to take Taiwan by diplomacy or force, any means necessary, by 2021 (the 100th anniversary of their Communist Party). This has been openly stated by Xi Jinping, so the short-fuse countdown is set, lest China’s Govt, and especially Xi, lose “face”.   Senkaku Islands dispute: US and Japan draw up plans … Read more

9 Years into Obama’s ‘Common-Core’ program – Math scores at 20 year low

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by McShillin The newest batch of ACT scores shows troubling long-term declines in performance, with students’ math achievement reaching a 20-year low, according to results released Wednesday. The average math score for the graduating class of 2018 was 20.5, marking a steady decline from 20.9 five years ago, and virtually no progress since 1998, when it … Read more

Edward Snowden says a report critical to an NSA lawsuit is authentic

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by UsedConcentrate Edward Snowden in a signed declaration states that a document relied upon in a case filed by the EFF, which seeks to challenge the government’s alleged illegal and unconstitutional surveillance of Americans, is actually the same document that he came upon during the course of his employment as NSA contractor. The document (PDF) is a … Read more

Should the Women who Made Knowingly False Statement in the Kavanaugh Hearing Be Criminally Prosecuted?

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by Martin Armstrong Sen. Chuck Grassley has asked the FBI to investigate another person he says made false claims against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Previously, an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh by multiple women found that there were no witnesses that could provide any evidence to substantiate any … Read more