For all of 2017 U.S. GDP grew by 2.3%. This is slightly below the 2.2% average #GDP growth during Obama's 2nd term, and below the 2.6% and 2.9% growth rates of i2014 and 2015. Yet according to Trump the economy was a disaster under Obama, but is booming under his administration!
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) January 26, 2018
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- November report "Is it True, as David Hume (1711 – 1776) postulated that, "Nothing is esteemed a more certain sign of the flourishing conditions of any nation than the lowness of interest"?" published. https://bit.ly/2y4LJZQ
- Some have speculated Germany wants the gold at home in the event of a breakup of the EU and a collapse of the euro. http://bit.ly/2xfQO0f
- JP Morgan does not understand that it's not just about where interest rates are now that is the problem, but about how much higher they are going, and how quickly they will get there!
- SRSrocco put together a graph tracking production for the top-four gold producers. You will note a pretty consistent downward trend. If these forecasts hold, we are looking at a 23% drop in output over less than a decade. http://bit.ly/2I5FJVb http://bit.ly/2D3w91e
- (1/2) Global stock markets are now nearly as oversold as at the market low in October 1987. Expect a powerful and tradable rally of 20% or so from here. Cover all shorts and go long the most oversold stocks. However, do not expect new highs.
- A healthy monsoon season is showing an uptick in Indian farmers returning to the gold market to buy: https://t.co/KSA87hfWvw
- The Bigger the Bubble, The Fewer People See It
- Ep. 322: Economic Alice in Wonderland: http://bit.ly/2necG95 via @YouTube
- Russia has passed China to become the world’s fifth-largest gold-holding country. http://bit.ly/2CJzi6l
- Goldman pointed to several fundamental weaknesses it sees in cryptos that make gold a better long-term value. http://bit.ly/2z6Nt7l