SRSrocco The U.S. Treasury printed another $243 billion worth of paper money in 2018, with the majority being issued as $100 Federal Reserve Notes. What's interesting is that the Reserve Banks estimated the number of notes they were going to remove from circulation and destroy accounted for 75% of the U.S. Treasury 2018 print order. However, according to the FederalReserve.gov website, the c...Read More
David HaggithAs noted in my last article, "Fed Loses Control of its Benchmark Interest," bank liquidity strains are written all over this month's troubles. Some may find that hard to believe because there is so much hot air (fiat money) still floating the system from a historical standpoint. There is a sound fundamental reason, however, that a lot is not enough. The diminished money supply is...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is rocking and rolling back and forth without a trend:Read More
Physical iron ore prices strengthened on Thursday September 26 following gains in the futures market.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $90.91 per tonne, up by $0.57 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $91.30 per tonne, up by $0.57 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $89.45 per tonne, up by $1.79 per tonne.58% Fe fines high-premium, cfr Qingdao: $80....Read More
Mining major Rio Tinto is stepping into China's port market for iron ore, with sales in the segment gaining significance amid changes in the raw material procurement strategies of steelmakers in the country.It will begin a trial sale of its products at the Port of Rizhao in eastern China and the Port of Caofeidian in northern China, its vice president for iron ore sales and marketing, Simon Farry,...Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
Links to slides and sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/will-...In 2008, the fiat financial markets were ultimately made visible because of a lack of liquidity in the interbank funding markets, causing the Reserve Primary money market fund to drop below $1 per share and freeze redemption, which then caused a run on money market funds and forced the government to step in with guarantees to cal...Read More
David Stockman is a former Republican congressman from Michigan and was President Reagan's budget director from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the White House, Stockman became a managing director at Salomon Brothers, and he later founded a private equity fund. David is the founder of David Stockman's Contra Corner, and he is the author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America...Read More
"Toys are a reflection of culture and as the world continues to celebrate the positive impact of inclusivity, we felt it was time to create a doll line free of labelsContinue...Read More
"This will also reduce the risk of violent crime in our communities. These businesses and their employees become targets for murder, robbery, assault and more by dealing in all cash."Continue...Read More
For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HEREClick here for the full transcript: http://financialrepressionauthority.c...Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic range of timely topics: finance, housing, Asia, energy, long-term trends, social issues, health/diet/fitness and sustainability. From its humble beginnings in May 2005, Of Two Minds now attracts some 200,000 vis...Read More
*This interview was recorded on 9/17/19The verdict is in-the Fed wasn't dovish enough.As you know, the Fed cut rates 25 basis points yesterday. But the future path for rates is murky at best. There's more than a fair amount of dissent on the FOMC.Take a look at the "dot plot" (individual Fed governors' interest rate targets) for the end of 2019.Here's what's happening:Five members approved of the...Read More
Steel billet prices in the CIS region decreased slightly in the week ended Thursday September 26 after last week's rebound, because of the resumed softening of scrap prices in Turkey.Several billet cargoes were reported sold to Asia and Egypt at prices of less than $360 per tonne fob Black Sea, Fastmarkets learnt.Fastmarkets' daily steel billet index, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $357 per tonne...Read More
People are not elected to Congress to simply obstruct and oppose anything the opposite side proposes. This is what politics has degenerated into - political wars. Continue...Read More
I have been using Bitcoin as the final, steep bubble in this second broader tech bubble, as the young and super-overvalued internet stocks were in the last tech bubble.Continue...Read More
If The New York Times is to be believed, the complainant is a C.I.A. officer who was detailed to work at the White House at one point, according to three people familiar with his identity.Continue...Read More
"Other countries have called out Iranian misadventures in the region, and we look for them to contribute assets in an international effort to reinforce Saudi Arabia's defense," Continue...Read More
A quarterly survey by China Beige Book published Wednesday showed that economic growth slowed in the third quarter while debt continued to soar. Continue...Read More
The new technologies "will eliminate diesel particulate matter from the underground environment and lower greenhouse Continue...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne joins me to look at the gold and gold stock charts and debunk some of the myths being touted. We start with the head and shoulders pattern that a lot of people are pointing to as short term bearish for gold. We also balance out the bullish and bearish arguments that address just how extended the market is. Finally we wrap with a comment on the over all volatility in the precious m...Read More