November 16, 2024 | Trading Desk Notes for November 16, 2024

Stock indices, interest rates, and the USD rose sharply last week following Trump’s victory. This week, stock indices fell, interest rates rose, and the USD soared to 12-month highs. NAZ futures hit record highs during the Sunday overnight session, up ~6.5% from election-day (circled) lows, but gave back ~63% of those gains by Friday’s close. SOXX […]

November 16, 2024 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark: Stock Markets, Trump, Gold, Currencies, Oil.  Special Offer! 25% Off New Annual Subscriptions.
• Hilliard MacBeth:  (9:09) Canadian Real Estate, Electric Vehicles
• Martin Straith: (59:52) Economic Impact of Trump Administration on Canada, Gold, Bonds, Bitcoin, Copper, Network TV

November 15, 2024 | Elon Musk has a Mandate to Impose Radical Cuts on Government Spending

Elon Musk has been appointed by the incoming President of the U.S.  to head the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with a mandate to cut costs, reduce regulations, shrink the size of the bureaucracy and make government more efficient. In the announcement Trump called him the “Great Elon Musk”. Will the Great Elon Musk […]

November 15, 2024 | Why the Fed Doesn’t Have Your Back

China’s Real Estate sector continues to bleed red ink

November 14, 2024 | Neocons in Overdrive to Aid Ukraine Before January

  The neocons are working overtime to release countless aid to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes over in January. Bloomberg has reported that the Biden Administration The Biden administration is committed to ensuring “every dollar we have at our disposal,” in a message championed by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken rushed to Brussels […]

November 14, 2024 | Trump Landslide, Pedos Fleeing, Jab Justice

Gold, Bitcoin, USD

November 14, 2024 | Even With Trump, Stock Markets Will Make Corrections

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November 14, 2024 | How Risky are the Stock Markets Right Now?

Will Government spending cuts dull the US economy?

November 14, 2024 | What’s in Store for Gold Under Trump?

When did real journalism start to deteriorate?

November 13, 2024 | Breakup of USA & Canada – A Practical Solution

  The LEFT should exist in the USA and follow Trudeau. Perhaps he can then win the next election in the land of the left while BC, with Alberta, can join the USA.

November 12, 2024 | What Makes the Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency?

Throughout history there has always been a dominant currency. As each empire became the new financial capital of the world, their currency became the most prized and tended to circulate around the globe into even the fringe economies that they may have never heard of at that moment in time. The dollar is basking in […]

November 11, 2024 | Why Bitcoin Will NOT Replace the Dollar

People continue to ask if Bitcoin will replace the dollar. They believe that the recent surge in Bitcoin indicates that it will topple the USD as the world’s reserve currency, but that is merely propaganda. You must understand that Bitcoin is simply a trading vehicle, not a currency. I cannot stress that point enough. My opinion […]

November 10, 2024 | What If It Really Is Morning in America?

I’ve been confidently anticipating the Mother of All Tops since, like, around 1975, but this week I decided to go wholeheartedly with the flow. The result, technically speaking, is a robustly optimistic S&P target at 7644.50. This might not be what permabears want to hear, but it will leave bulls sufficient room to deal with […]

November 9, 2024 | Trading Desk Notes for November 9, 2024

US stock indices soared on Trump’s victory—the DJIA, S&P, and NAZ rallied to new record highs this week. The S&P and the DJIA hit record highs in mid-October but then trended lower into month-end, perhaps de-risking ahead of the election. On election day (ellipse), the indices were bid aggressively from the opening bell, soared in the […]

November 9, 2024 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, US Election, Gold, Oil, USD and Canadian Dollar.
• Victor Adair: (13:45) Election of President Trump and the Stock Markets, USD, Canadian Dollar.
• Robert Campbell: (37:44) US and California Real Estate, Fed Rate Cuts.

November 8, 2024 | Superhot Rock Energy Provides Unlimited Power

One of the hottest new technologies for production of heat and electricity is found deep underground. With ground-source heat pumps there is a year-round reservoir of constant temperature air just a few meters below the surface. This air is the same as the average temperature above ground. Heat pumps are useful for cooling in the […]

November 8, 2024 | Still Room for Junior Miners to Enjoy Gold Boom

Why isn’t the Bank of Canada buying Gold?

November 7, 2024 | US & China Energy Consumption Falls. We See WTI Declining Below US$68/b In The Coming Weeks

The Fed meeting ended today and the expected 25 BP cut was announced. I would keep an eye on the 10-year US Treasury now at 4.43%. It was down to 3.60% in mid-September. The high for 2024 has been 4.74% in April. If we exceed 4.74% then the Fed may be boxed in from further […]

November 7, 2024 | Fed Rate Cuts Not Lowering US Mortgage Rates

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November 7, 2024 | Sectors Expected to do Well Under Trump

Will inflation run wild under president Trump?

November 7, 2024 | No Signs of Stock Market Rally Ending Soon

How will Gold do under a Trump administration?

November 6, 2024 | These Two Things Don’t Go Together Which one wins?

The election is over, and the result is pretty close to a best-case scenario. The victory margin is big enough to head off the expected civil unrest, giving us a more-or-less peaceful transfer of power. And if Trump and his team keep their promises, they’ll quickly address the existential threats of global war and mass […]

November 5, 2024 | Home Listings Rise as Pandemic-Era Mortgages Approach Renewal

A new CMHC report notes that 1.2 million mortgages are up for renewal in 2025 and 980,000 in 2026. About 85% have fixed rates contracted when mortgage rates were below 2% compared with over 4% today. Although the Bank of Canada has lowered its base rate from 5 to 3.75% since June, Canadian fixed-term loan […]

November 4, 2024 | Our Fragile Infrastructure: Lessons From Hurricane Helene

Asheville, North Carolina is known for its historic architecture, vibrant arts scene and as a gateway to the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was a favorite escape for “climate migrants” moving from California, Arizona, and other climate-challenged vicinities, until a “500 year flood” ravaged the city this fall. Hurricane Helene was a wakeup call not just […]