February 24, 2025 | The Neocon Coup that Has Controlled the USA for 26 Year is Coming to an End

QUESTION: You said that the US was going to invade Iran after Iraq. Was that classified? I never heard of that. You also said that the Neocons pulled off a coup and seized control of American foreign policy, and the press prints their narrative. I respect your sources, which appear to be remarkable. Lira was […]

February 23, 2025 | Who’s Telling the Truth about DeepSeek?

I’m tracking Nvidia shares closely because they can tell us whether China’s DeepSeek threatens America’s lead in AI development.  The Nasdaq-listed stock got pummeled a month ago when the Chinese revealed they were developing an open-source chatbot that can easily compete on performance and price with the most advanced models offered by OpenAI and other […]

February 22, 2025 | Trading Desk Notes for February 22, 2025

Current positioning: My short-term trading account is short the S&P, long T-Notes, and long Yen. S&P futures traded at record highs on Wednesday but fell ~2.25% to Friday’s lows Friday’s break was the most significant drop since December 18, when the Fed cut 25 bps but hinted it was unlikely to cut again soon. Since […]

February 22, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Bob Hoye:  Stock Markets, Gold, Copper, Crude Oil.
• Sam Cooper: (7:12) Money Laundering, China, Drug Trade, Ultra Expensive Canadian Real Estate.
• Josef Schachter: (48:39) Energy Sector, Pipelines, Tariffs.  Special Offers!  Get $100 off Annual Subscription ($899 instead of $999) with coupon code WOFCA25 or get $50 off Quarterly Subscription ($249 instead of $299) with coupon code WOFCQ25.  Offers expire Feb. 28, 2025.

February 21, 2025 | Wild Times in Precious Metals

Since the start of this century, gold has outperformed stocks — despite stocks being in an epic bull market: You’d think that gold would have gotten more attention after such an impressive run. But until recently, this has remained a largely neglected asset class. But Now…Damn   In just the past few weeks, the news […]

February 21, 2025 | Could Fort Knox Gold Cure US Debt?

Would Mark Carney be a good leader for Canada?

February 20, 2025 | Are You Ready to Invest in Alien Inspired Tech?

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February 20, 2025 | Has MAGA Firepower Dimmed on the Markets?

Gold continues its charge higher

February 20, 2025 | Over a Quarter of Canadians See US as an Enemy

    The once strong alliance between Canada and the United States has come to an abrupt halt. More so than tariffs, Canadians were offended when President Donald Trump continually stated that America should absorb Canada as the 51st state. A recent poll found that over a quarter of Canadians now see the US as […]

February 19, 2025 | New Listings Spring Early

Despite snow banks and cold temps in much of Canada, property owners are getting a jump on what they hope will be strong spring demand. New property listings leapt 11% nationwide from December to January, the largest monthly increase in almost two years. The supply influx boosted the inventory of homes for sale in Canada […]

February 18, 2025 | Bid-Ask Spreads Wide Under Canadian Shelter Prices

Despite a 200 basis point drop in the Bank of Canada’s overnight rate, Canadian mortgage rates have more than doubled from the pandemic’s easy credit days when buyers were engulfed in bidding wars (5-year fixed rates offered by banks, below since April 2020, courtesy of WOW.ca).So far, sellers’ high hopes have kept asking prices elevated, even […]

February 17, 2025 | Washington in Meltdown as Bureaucrats Flee

  (“Swiss bank” (yellow), “offshore bank” (green), “wire money” (red) and “IBAN” (blue)) Google search results for “lawyer” have skyrocketed by 400% in Washington D.C. since Trump took office, according to WikiLeaks and Google Trends. The elites in Washington already have lawyers and methods to conceal their backdoor dealings, but their aids and others are […]

February 16, 2025 | Wonks and Eggheads Still Don’t ‘Get’ Trump

Trump promised everything but a cure for cancer during last Thursday’s press conference, and there was no doubting his sincerity or his commitment to helping to shape a better world. Can he do it? One thinks of Teddy Roosevelt, who possessed seemingly limitless energy and zeal for taking on big projects, including building a national […]

February 16, 2025 | Pharmaceutical Marketing – Billions Spent to Make You Sick

  The United States and New Zealand are perhaps the only nations that permit direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertising. Big Pharma is permitted to use every marketing tool at its disposal to glamorize medications to consumers, who are then expected to go to their doctors and ask for the latest and greatest pill, treatment, or […]

February 15, 2025 | This Week in Money

• Bob Hoye: Stock Markets, Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, Canadian Dollar.
• Martin Armstrong:  (5:33) 2025 Canadian Report “Can Canada Survive Intact?”, Tariffs, Trump, Corruption.
• Eric Hadik: (32:23) Trading Cycles, Gold, USD, Bitcoin, Oil.
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February 14, 2025 | Higher Inflation Could End Rate Cuts For This Year

Higher inflation returned this week. The numbers for January CPI inflation came in hotter than expected. A significant upturn in Core CPI on a monthly and annual basis raised eyebrows, although the markets were not rattled for long. Is this the end of rate cuts? Will rate hikes be next? The U.S. CPI released on […]

February 14, 2025 | Is March to $3000 Gold Unstoppable?

Have Central Banks ever been able to stop a recession?

February 13, 2025 | China’s Real Estate Bust Leads Other Countries

Anyone who plays Monopoly can experience how quickly real estate holdings drag once cash in hand proves insufficient. Bubbles may seem fun on the way up, but they’re universally brutal in the inevitable deflation stage. China’s stimulus boom helped inflate global demand and real estate prices after the 2008 recession, but mean reversion has been […]

February 13, 2025 | What is the VR Trader Annual Forecast Calling For?

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February 13, 2025 | Is Trump’s Goal to Deliberately Boost Inflation?

Will Gold be a safe haven if stock market corrects?

February 12, 2025 | US Total Consumption Falls While Commercial Crude Stocks Rise

President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu have given Hamas until noon on Saturday to release all remaining hostages (alive and the bodies of the dead) as Hamas has not met the phase one conditions. If the release does not happen then Trump’s ‘All hell is going to break out’ could escalate the fighting in the […]

February 12, 2025 | Is This Time Different?

“We will not have any more crashes in our time.” – John Maynard Keynes, leading British economist, in 1927 “Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. I do not feel there will be soon if ever a 50 or 60 point break from present levels, such as (bears) have predicted. I […]

February 11, 2025 | Trump About to Hit Canada with Category 5 Hurricane – You Won’t See it Coming, Warn Insiders

“Fentanyl is just the cover for what’s really wrong. What’s wrong is massive money laundering by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on a huge scale,” reveals Marc Cohodes, legendary short seller and investor. In a powerful roundtable discussion, Cohodes joins Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper and our own Daniela Cambone to expose the deep-rooted corruption, […]

February 10, 2025 | Cooper: Canada is a Major Fentanyl Portal

Today we’re speaking with Canadian investigative journalist Sam Cooper, whose deeply researched book Wilful Blindness exposes Canada’s damning role in the opioid trade. This might explain why the Trump administration is going on the offensive with our northern neighbor. Sam’s research uncovers an intricate network where the inputs to make synthetic opioids like fentanyl move […]