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This week, gold prices pulled back by around $50 from last week’s levels, and silver dropped roughly a dollar. These movements coincided with the recent election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
The troubled yen surged last week as the Fed cemented their decision to implement a huge interest rate cut as Shigeru Ishiba, an advocate for higher interest rates in Japan, won the election for Japanese Prime Minister.
Gold closed the week at $2,621 (up $43 since last week) and silver at $31.15 (up $0.44). This episode explains in-depth the massive Fed interest rate cut announcement. A new phase of surging inflation and higher metals prices begins now.
Fed chair Powell slammed the “panic button” this week. On Wednesday the Fed began a rate-cutting cycle in an environment of rising unemployment. This situation is historically associated with recession, but Powell is desperate for you to think that “this time is different.”
On Friday’s episode, Peter tackles an exciting week for gold, in which the metal saw an intraday high of $2,583. This price action comes less than a week before the Fed is expected to announce rate cuts that would resume the inflationary policy of the last two decades. Peter also hits briefly on the anniversary […]
Gold closed the week again near an all-time high at $2,512 (up $6 since last week) and silver at $29.82 (up $0.82). This episode we discuss Powell’s interest rate declaration, precious metals prices, a major BLS jobs mistake, and gloom for the boomer generation.
With Monday’s global market sell-off triggered by a panic in Japan, investors logged into their stock trading platforms to buy (or sell) the dip through institutions like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Vanguard, E-Trade, and Wells Fargo to buy the dip. But whether these retail traders were planning on panic selling or scooping up discounted […]
Gold closed the week at $2,387 (down $13) and silver at $27.91 (down 4.7%). This week’s GDP numbers give the illusion of a strong economy. In reality, the economy remains insecure. The Fed must cut rates; the recent dip in precious metals prices is unlikely to last.
Gold closed the week at $2,405 (down $5) and silver at $29.30 (down 5%). The US Federal Reserve is growing increasingly worried about the economy as recent data flash even more warning signs. Investors are rushing to gold and silver, pushing prices to all-time highs. The recent dip creates a buying opportunity, especially for silver.
We’re about to face the aftermath of a Fed-induced housing crisis. U.S. pending home sales have dropped to historic lows not seen since the 2008 financial crisis, with a shocking 2.1% drop in May and a jaw-dropping 6.6% annual decline. With mortgage rates so high, banks and other investors are in massive trouble, facing severe […]
While in office, Trump blamed the Fed for tightening monetary policy. Now members of Trump’s team allegedly plan to give a re-elected Trump more power over the Fed, igniting panic from mainstream economists about a politicized Fed. Our guest commentator explains why the real risk, from the establishment’s perspective, is not that Trump will turn the […]
