BIS Gold swaps increased by 21% in January

By Robert Lambourne via GATA The recently released January 2022 statement of account of the Bank for International Settlements — https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc220131.pdf — contains information suggesting an increase of about 87 tonnes in the bank’s gold swaps, from 414 tonnes in December to 501 …

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Despite some recovery in the markets at the end of last week, the Nasdaq had its worst-performing January since 2008… This crash has just started

https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1489586540581990402 Average YTD member drawdown has hit -21% for NASDAQ and Russell 2000 pic.twitter.com/r1bBiwT0MA — Liz Ann Sonders (@LizAnnSonders) February 4, 2022 FAANG Roulette Continues With Huge Swings in the Price of Amazon The casino is clearly open folks and …

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January 6th & Ukraine

by Martin Armstrong   Today on January 6th, 2022, Britain warned Moscow that it was working with Western partners on high-impact sanctions targetting Russia’s financial sector should it invade Ukraine. Of course, Russia could equally turn off the flow of …

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Businesses told to prepare for January shutdowns as Omicron spike looms…

NEW 🚨 Businesses told to prepare for January shutdowns as Omicron spike looms – Business Post — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) December 19, 2021 https://twitter.com/WallStreetSilv/status/1472594417051742214 Schools close doors again… CNN shutters offices… Restaurants anxious… ‘SNL’ struggles without crowd, music, most of cast after …

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