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The FED hike the interest rate and the market response was immediate with gold, silver, platinum, palladium, the US Dollar, the DOW, Bonds, & more responding big time. Learn about the FED Rate hike during the FOMC March 2017 meeting and what this raise in interest rates means for the economy in 2017 as well […]

About this week’s show: The Last time Borrowed Money for Stocks got above $500 Billion was pre-crash 2007! Jeremy Grantham-Always Early but Never Wrong moves AWAY from stocks into cash Don’t be fooled by today’s price, Gold’s 65 Week Moving Average Pushes Higher CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany […]

[Bloomberg] Europe Stocks, Oil Rise as Bonds Steady Before Fed: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Fed expected to raise rates as U.S. economy flexes muscle [Bloomberg] U.S. Retail Sales in February Post Smallest Gain in Six Months [Reuters] Dutch vote in test of anti-immigrant sentiment in Europe [Bloomberg] Where Are the Battlegrounds in the Dutch Election? […]

[Bloomberg] Oil Slumps on Saudi Output, Stocks Slip Before Fed: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] U.S. Producer Prices Climbed More Than Forecast in February [Bloomberg] The Great Corporate Bond Rush of 2017 Persists as Fed Mulls Hike [Reuters] Fed, in shift, may move to faster pace of rate hikes [Bloomberg] Saudis Tell OPEC They Eased Cuts by […]

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Drop, Stocks Mixed as Fed Meeting Looms: Markets Wrap [Reuters] Big banks should split off riskiest activities: FDIC’s Hoenig [Bloomberg] GOP Health Plan to Increase Uninsured by 24 Million, CBO Says [Bloomberg] Weidmann Dismisses Trump Team’s Euro Claims Before G-20 Gathers [Bloomberg] Wall Street has found its next big short in U.S. credit […]

[Bloomberg] Yen Gains as Central Bank Meetings, Elections Loom: Markets Wrap [Bloomberg] BOJ’s March Plan Would Taper Bond Buying by 18% in Coming Year [Reuters] Crunch week as Fed meets on rates, Trump team joins G20 [Bloomberg] China Moves to Make $9 Trillion Domestic Bond Market More Global [CNBC] Concerns about riskier mortgages are sprouting […]

[Bloomberg] Trump’s Firing of Manhattan Prosecutor Shows Escalating Battle [Bloomberg] Merkel to Warn Trump That U.S. Tax Changes May Spark Retaliation [The Hill] Obstacles mount for tax reform [Reuters] Some bank bulls grow wary on policy uncertainty [Bloomberg] Turkey’s Erdogan Calls Dutch `Fascists’ After Minister Grounded [Spiegel] Assad’s Control Erodes as Warlords Gain Upper Hand […]
New Fed Q4 Z.1 Credit and flow data was out this week. For the first time since 2007, annual Total Non-Financial Debt (NFD) growth exceeded $2.0 TN – a bogey I’ve used as a rough estimate of sufficient new Credit to fuel self-reinforcing reflation. Based on some nebulous “neutral rate,” the Fed rationalizes that it’s […]