“Inflation is going to peak this year and will come down dramatically towards the back half,” says Puru Saxena, a retired money manager based in Hong Kong. There is a “massive debt level in most of the world,” he tells …
by Charles Hugh-Smith Which is more valuable: Wall Street’s debt/asset bubbles or the global empire? You can’t have both, so choose wisely. The consensus makes sense: the U.S. dollar is doomed because the Federal Reserve and the Treasury will conjure trillions …
by David Brady via Sprott Money When the herd or markets price in the higher probability of one scenario, the risk of being disappointed by the opposite occurring will have a far more profound effect on prices. The risk-reward profile always favors the …
by Frank Holmes, CEO, U.S. Global Investors Legendary global investor John Templeton once said that the best time to buy was when there was “maximum pessimism,” and the best time to sell was when there was “maximum optimism.” This type …
by Jesse Colombo In the financial world, those who subscribe to the contrarian school of thought (including myself) keep an eye out for certain cues or indications that a trend has become overcrowded and is nearing its end. Some examples …
Via Marketwatch All at once, storm clouds are gathering over the world economy. The International Monetary Fund has cut its estimates for global growth in 2019, citing concerns about weakness in Europe. China just had its slowest GDP growth since 1990, and …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Speculators in gold price futures are short 670 tonnes – the biggest bearish position in 25 years. First things first: I want to thank the many readers who have expressed their interest in an article about my views …
From Frank Holmes at Frank Talk: Gold can’t seem to catch a break. The yellow metal normally acts as a safe haven in times of political and economic strife, but in the face of Turkey’s lira meltdown, investors have taken cover …
via investing: Summary Hedge funds have bet heavily against a rise in the prices of gold and silver. We could be on the verge of a rapid move up in gold and silver. Silver appears to be transitioning into a bull market. In …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter For years, individual investors in the US have been a dreary bunch, as stocks soared relentlessly since bottoming out in 2009. But 18 months ago, in February 2016, they finally caught the bug, and now optimism …