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[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Steady as Auto Strike Begins; Arm Gains: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains For a Third Week, Making Predictions for $100 a Barrel Less Rare [Reuters] U.S. auto workers launch first simultaneous strike at Detroit Three [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Fed Seen Signaling One More Hike and Pushing Out 2024 Rate Cuts [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Flawed US Home-Loan System […]
The cost of living continues to rise, the equities sector is rolling over or already showing declines, and the real estate market is likely nearing its top, all while banks are on the verge. This week we look at the fundamental reasons to own gold right now. Physical gold ownership is the only safeguard in […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Treasury Yields Spike After Data; Euro Drops: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Trades Near 10-Month High as Major Forecasters See Scarcity [CNBC] European Central Bank hikes rates to record level as inflation risks outweigh economic gloom [CNBC] August wholesale inflation rises 0.7%, hotter than expected [Yahoo Finance] August retail sales pick up steam as consumers […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Waver post US CPI: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Gains as IEA Adds to Chorus of Views Seeing Tight Market [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Yuan Bears Feel Heat of PBOC Defense as Funding Costs Surge [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Saudi Arabia’s Production Cuts Threaten a Surge in Oil Price Volatility, IEA Warns [CNBC] August core inflation, excluding food and energy, […]
Equities To GDP (Buffet Index) Screams Overvalued at 168% RMB + Yen Needed “Rescue” From Disaster Last Week Bubbling Over: Will Everything Bubble Ever Pop? Currency markets were particularly interesting last week. The two that stood out, the yen and the RMB, the Chinese currency. We reached levels last week that required intervention in both […]
[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Stocks Fall After Oracle Results; Euro Slides: Markets Wrap [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Trades Near $91 a Barrel in London as Fuel Markets Tighten [Yahoo/Bloomberg] OPEC Oil Data Show 3 Million-Barrel Shortfall on Saudi Supply Squeeze [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Currency Traders Punish Emerging-Market Rates Impatience [Reuters] US small business sentiment falls for first time in 4 months […]
Life is teeming with things and actions. Not all of them are good for us. In that vein, the communications summarized below talk often of things with enduring value—scarce and useful assets, crucial human relationships, virtuous character traits, and the like. Precious metals are obviously an honored part of this list. This explains why a […]
