Hyperinflation is the condition whereby monetary authorities accelerate the expansion of the quantity of money to the point where it proves impossible for them to regain control.Continue...Read More
Last Thursday Barrick Gold estimated a 10.8% drop in third-quarter gold production Continue...Read More
When you're bullish, does it make more sense to buy a call or sell a put?Call buying and put selling are both considered "bullish" strategies, since they're based on the belief that the underlying stock will remain strong through expiration. However, these approaches are far from interchangeable. Here's a quick primer on when you should use each options strategy.Let's start with buying a call. Th...Read More
Fridays have been especially awful for buyers of lateWorries about the next Fed rate hike have already started! Or something. We get The Really Big News, rally a little, sell off a little, go to sleep, and then Wham. I'm old enough to remember when we declined hard because the dollar was too strong -- now we decline hard because it's too weak. Either that or it's not really related -- I totally l...Read More
Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of investment management firm Bridgewater Associates, warns that if investors holding bonds choose to sell, it would put central banks in the difficult position of acting like a currency defense. Ray Dalio is an American businessman and founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. In 2012, Dalio appeared on the an...Read More
After 8 months of reporting only on the coronavirus pandemic, it's high time to zoom out and look at the other major trends that will shape the next several decades of our lives, as many of them will have just as much impact - or more - than covid-19.In this video, Chris makes the argument for pursuing *resilience* vs growth - both in our individual lives as well as a society.The blind pursuit of...Read More
Former CIA contractor turned whistleblower Edward Snowden shocked the world when he revealed the misdeeds of the US intelligence community and its allies. Now living in Russia, he is a noted privacy advocate and author who serves as president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. His book, Permanent Record, is now available in paperback from Henry Holt and Company.Read More
Time Stamp References:0:45 - Covid and the depression.4:25 - Foreclosures and the CDC.6:20 - Now compared to 2008.10:30 - Fiat currency collapse.11:55 - Opinion on the Comex.18:15 - Contrarian investing.21:50 - Picking stocks by liquidity.24:05 - Hyperinflation and valuations25:50 - Greatest prices for commodities.27:30 - Adventures with Dr. Quinton.32:45 - His current book on investing.Tom welcom...Read More
Bill and Grant welcome historian, journalist and author Ed Chancellor to The End Game. Ed's remarkable book, Devil Take The Hindmost, chronicles three centuries of bubbles and manias and, in this wonderful conversation, he shares his thoughts on how and why they end, the historical parallels previous bubbles share with today and the likely problems the world faces at it moves through The End Game....Read More
Max interviews Michael Pento of PentoPort.com about his assessment of markets as we head into the end of the year. They look at Warren Buffett's move into gold and what the prospects are for inflation... or deflation.Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's Reso...Read More
"We're here to change the course of history," Trump said on Tuesday. "This is an incredible day for the world."Continue...Read More
"Instead of us doing business with China and that leading to China becoming more free, what has happened is a place like China has bought our silence with their money."Continue...Read More
Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, a global investment firm and one of the world's largest bond funds in the world. Dr. El-Erian also served as a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School. Before joining PIMCO, Dr. El-Erian was a managing director at Salomon Smi...Read More
Why do we tolerate such a corrupt, undemocratic, exploitive, elite-dominated system? Because we have no other choice? No, we do have a choice.Continue...Read More
During a CNBC Interview, Jim cramer called Nancy Pelosi Crazy Nancy". Cramer asked his CNBC guest, "What deal can we have, crazy Nancy - I'm sorry, that was the president, I have such reverence for the office, I would never use that term, but it is hard isn't it?"Speaker Pelosi appeared unfazed but shot back "But you just did!"Cramer responded, "Oh, come on, you know what I mean."Read More
"Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater in magnitude!"Continue...Read More
Farmers have been unable to get their food to market because of the lockdowns and social distancing.Continue...Read More
"Even the most optimistic estimates of neutron star collision frequency simply can't account for the Continue...Read More
Luke Gromen is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and received his MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He earned the CFA designation in 2003. Luke provides strategic consulting services for corporate executives and is the founder of The Forest For The Trees, LLC, a macro/thematic research firm catering to institutions and individuals.George Edward Gammon is an American real estate i...Read More
Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More