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The price of gold is rallying on growing uncertainly about a Federal Reserve interest rate hike and fears companies may disappoint already low expectations with third quarter earnings reports. No wonder billionaire Paul Singer said every investor should buy gold. According to a Bloomberg report, Singer criticized monetary policy makers for a “staggered economic recovery” […]
If the Federal Reserve is truly “data dependent,” then the data just keeps undermining its case for an interest rate hike this year. Wholesale inventories rose in August, and sales fell, flashing a recessionary warning sign. According to the Associated Press, the Commerce Department reported wholesale inventories rose 0.1% in August, while sales fell a […]
Investors are well-aware of the numerous industrial applications for silver, and it often factors into analysis of the white metal’s demand. But gold also has industrial applications. And while investment and jewelry primarily drive the demand for gold, its use in industrial applications continues to expand, representing a growing market for the precious metal. Gold […]
China, along with other central banks, are selling US government bonds at the fastest rate on record, according to the Wall Street Journal. WSJ calls it “a dramatic shift” in the bond market: Foreign official net sales of U.S. Treasury debt maturing in at least a year hit $123 billion in the 12 months ended in […]
Walk into the small restaurant near the shore of Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and the smell of burgers and deep-fried cheese curds will assault your senses. According to the Blaze, locals will tell you Late’s has the best burger in town. It’s a throwback kind of restaurant, complete with a long, winding dining counter […]
A federal case now under consideration in the First Circuit Court of Appeals could have huge ramifications for millions of Americans buried under student loan debt, as well as lenders and US taxpayers. Bloomberg reports Robert Murphy is closer than ever to victory:
After record-breaking world-wide silver demand in the third quarter of 2015, the surge continued in September, with Bloomberg reporting sales at the Perth Mint in Australia hit the highest level in at least three years last month. Sales of silver coins and minted bars jumped to 3.35 million ounces in September from 707,656 ounces the […]
Goldman Sachs officials are ready to push back their rate hike forecast to late 2016. As Bloomberg reported, they are hedging their bets on a December rate hike (probably to save face): Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said there’s a chance U.S. policy makers will delay raising interest rates well into next year. While Goldman Sachs’s […]
Dr. Ron Paul hosted Peter Schiff on his Liberty Report this week. They discussed the failures of the Federal Reserve and how its policies have subsidized an irresponsible federal government. While the long-term effects are going to be disastrous for the United States, Americans still have a chance to protect themselves from an inevitable currency […]
Rick Santelli and Charlies Biderman, CEO of TrimTabs Investment Research, discussed the slowing economic engine of the United States. The root of the problem? As Santelli put it: “We used to lead the rest of the world, thinking free markets do it. Now, all of a sudden, we’ve joined the rest of the world thinking […]
