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[Reuters] UK politicians can reach Brexit deal in next few days: Scottish Conservative leader [Reuters] Erdogan says Turkey ready to support international investors [Reuters] Iran must resist U.S. sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani [Reuters] North Korea fires ‘projectiles’, South Korea says stop raising tensions [NYT] Fed Leaders Try to Talk Up Inflation Without Stoking […]
May 3 – Financial Times (Sam Fleming): “Having lamented low inflation as one of the great challenges facing central bankers today in March, Jay Powell on Wednesday wrongfooted many investors with comments that seemed to play down the gravity of the problem. The new message from the Federal Reserve chairman — that ‘transitory’ drags may […]
[Reuters] Stocks extend gains in choppy trading after jobs data [AP] US adds robust 263K jobs; unemployment at 49-year low: 3.6% [Bloomberg/Yahoo] U.S. Goods-Trade Gap Widens to $71.4 Billion on Import Increase [Reuters] Take Five: Vol squall coming? World markets themes for the week ahead [AP] Eurozone inflation ticks up in hopeful sign for central […]
This week we review the price movements of gold, silver platinum, palladium, The US Dollar Index, & DOW. We look ahead at the possible direction and levels the gold price in 2019 could hit. We will then look at the silver price in 2019 alongside platinum and palladium prices. We also discuss the geopolitical instability […]
[Reuters] Stocks slip, dollar drifts after Fed cools rate cut bets [Reuters] Oil prices dip on record U.S. output, but global market tense [Reuters] U.S. first quarter productivity rise fastest since 2014; labor costs fall [AP] A Trump dilemma: Finding a dovish GOP ally to serve on Fed [Reuters] Factories on the mend in April […]
David McAlvany On “Turning Hard Times Into Good Times” With Jay Taylor The recent interest rate pivot by Powell’s Fed in response to a plunging stock market at the end of 2018 shows the Fed has no courage to allow interest rates to rise to restore price discovery of capital. Given the almost certainty of […]
[Reuters] Stocks bounce as investors cheer Apple results [Reuters] Oil steady on swelling U.S. stockpiles, Venezuela uncertainty [CNBC] Private payrolls surge by 275,000 in April, blowing past estimates and biggest gain since July [Reuters] China, U.S. hold ‘productive’ trade talks in Beijing [AP] Trump: Better Fed policies would give economy ‘rocket’ boost [Reuters] U.S. may […]
Health is energy management – Wealth is energy management Taking personal responsibility for your well-being Deliberate & Proactive vs. Victimized & Reactive The McAlvany Weekly Commentary with David McAlvany and Kevin Orrick ADAPT OR DIE: “WHAT’S HAPPENING… WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN? May 1, 2019 “It’s not merely that the system is broken, but that […]
