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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Equities Drop as Stocks Rise in Europe and Asia: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains in Slow Year-End Trading With Focus on 2025 Risks [Axios] Tech dollars flood into AI data centers [Reuters] Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, CDC says [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tokyo Inflation Accelerates, Supporting Case for […]

With this mid-week Christmas break, we won’t be going into the usual analysis as we normally do. Instead, we’re going to dive deeper into the fundamentals and a recap of why gold is a great investment tool. Regardless of what will happen economically or geopolitically, some things don’t change and those fundamentals are what really […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Lower After Jobless Claims: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Holds Gain on China Stimulus, US Stockpiles Drop [AP] US applications for unemployment benefits hold steady, but continuing claims rise to 3-year high [AP] Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they’re tuning out [Axios] Trump’s first day […]

[Reuters] On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis appeals for courage to better the world [AP] Cities worldwide hold subdued Christmas Eve celebrations amid conflicts [Bloomberg] BOJ’s Ueda Avoids Giving Clear Hint on Chances of January Hike [Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Keeps Key Rate Steady as It Withdraws Most Cash Since 2014 [Yahoo/Reuters] Russia is using bitcoin in foreign […]

Kevin: Welcome to the McAlvany Weekly Commentary. Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah. I’m Kevin Orrick, along with David McAlvany. Well, David, it’s fun recording these programs. I had lunch with your son, who is a freshman in college, and I told him, “I’m thinking back 25 years, 26 years when we had lunch together, and […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Muted After Tech-Fueled Rally: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains in Pre-Holiday Trading With Focus on China, Trump [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Base Metals Head Higher on Report of China Borrowing Boost [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Brazil Central Bank Offers to Sell $3 Billion as Real Weakens [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Japan Rolls Out More Yen Warnings as Market Liquidity Thins [CNBC] Biggest […]

In the same way that denial is not just a river in Egypt, “truth or consequences” is not just a city in New Mexico. Truth is a real thing, and much of the world is getting a refresher course in the consequences of rejecting it as 2024 comes to a close. We’ve spoken often in […]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady, Dollar Rebounds as Shutdown Averted: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Steadies After Weekly Loss While Traders Weigh Trump Threats [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Bond Traders Face 2025 Amid Most Agonizing Easing in Decades [Reuters] Inflation, elections and war dominated 2024 [Fortune] This is America’s ‘fatal flaw’ as the US bubble gets ready to pop, market expert […]