May 19, 2024 | Silver Eager to Settle a Score

The white-collar thieves who manipulate bullion appear to be losing their grip. Silver bulls have long wondered how prices could languish even when demand for physical appeared to overwhelm dealer supplies. Blame paper proxies for precious metals, since many if not most investors would rather store and swap the stuff in virtual form than pay […]

May 18, 2024 | Trading Desk Notes For May 18, 2024

Gold and copper hit all-time highs this week; silver rallied to 12-year highs June Comex gold futures closed at an all-time high on Friday at ~$2,420, up ~$80 from Monday’s low. The Gold Miners ETF closed at a two-year high. Comex copper rallied above $5 a pound to close higher than the previous record set in March 2022 […]

May 18, 2024 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Dow, Meme Stocks, Gold, Silver, Oil, USD, Canadian Dollar
• Victor Adair: (12:08) The Fed, Interest Rates, Inflation, Metals, Gold, Silver, Copper
• John Rubino: (41:44) Japan, Silver

May 17, 2024 | The Biden Tariffs Against China Imports are a Mistake

The Biden administration has announced increased tariffs on goods imported from China in several categories, including electric cars, batteries and solar panels. The announcement cites “China’s unfair trade practices” especially in technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation. Will these tariffs achieve Biden’s goals? The tariffs are designed to protect American workers and businesses from China’s […]

May 17, 2024 | The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in Canada: Spring Rally Fizzles, Prices -14% from Peak in Feb 2022, Below Sep 2021

Home prices in Canada were unchanged for the second month in a row in April from March, after a series of declines, seasonally adjusted, according to the Composite MLS Home Price Index from the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) on Wednesday, as prices of single-family houses inched up 0.1% for the month, while condo prices […]

May 17, 2024 | It’s Getting Harder to Get Physical Silver

Why isn’t the price of crude much higher?

May 17, 2024 | Bond Vigilantes Hard at Work

How long can Dow keep hitting record highs?

May 16, 2024 | Energy Evolution Booming for Economic Reasons

Despite naysayers who continually miss forests for trees, energy technology is rapidly evolving globally and “S” curve adoption is proceeding apace. With a shrinking population and rising unemployment, China sees the imperative of improving efficiency and lowering operating costs through technology. To this end, the country is leading the world in the production of electric […]

May 16, 2024 | Good Times  for Canada’s Mining Industry?

Biden’s protectionism will counter US environmental efforts

May 16, 2024 | Is It Time to “Sell in May”?

Cannabis stocks rally on possible US regulation changes. Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.

May 16, 2024 | Forest Fires Could Cut Alberta Oil Production

Stock Market meme mania a sign its topped out

May 16, 2024 | Where Are We In the Equities Cycle?

EV Battery Recycling already proving to be profitable

May 15, 2024 | China Ready To Write Down Real Estate Values. Who’s Next?

Governments worldwide are looking for ways to “ease the real estate crisis” now sweeping much of the developed world. The most popular ideas seek to prop up prices while enabling new buyers to obtain even more credit. After decades of epic malinvestment in real estate, China is at the forefront of the spreading property crisis. […]

May 14, 2024 | Household Debt, Delinquencies, Collections, and Bankruptcies: The Free-Money Era Is Over for our Not So Drunken Sailors

Total household debt outstanding ticked up by $184 billion, or by 1.1%, in Q1 from Q4 to $17.7 trillion, on declines in credit card balances, other revolving balances, and student loan balances, according to the Household Debt and Credit Report from the New York Fed today: Mortgage debt: +1.6%; to $12.4 trillion HELOC balances: +4.4%; […]

May 13, 2024 | Why The USA is Collapsing

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh spoke at a judicial conference for the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Justice Kavanaugh said that unpopular rulings tend to become the fabric of constitutional law, pointing to the unpopular decision at the time in Brown v. Board of Education, which held […]

May 12, 2024 | Don’t Be Fooled by Gold’s Stealth Bull

Although there is no publicly traded company called Pirate’s Treasure, the impressive price history displayed in the chart above is real enough. The Canadian company holds royalties to five gold mines that could conceivably rank among the largest in the world someday, according to ‘Spartacus’, a Rick’s Picks regular known for his street savvy, his encyclopedic knowledge […]

May 11, 2024 | Trading Desk Notes For May 11, 2024

Despite a quiet, low VOL week, the leading stock indices continued to rally, with the European benchmark index closing at all-time highs. Last week was chockablock with data and event risk; price action was wickedly choppy, and stocks rose. This week was so quiet that you sometimes wondered if the markets were open – and […]

May 11, 2024 | This Week in Money

• Ross Clark:  Stock Markets, Dow, Gold, Oil, Cruise Ship Industry
• Mark Leibovit:  (12:10)  Dow, Oil, Gold, USD, Solar Storm with Northern Lights. Special Offer! Receive 50% Off VR Trader Newsletters! Enter Promo Code 2022HALFOFF.
• Hilliard MacBeth:  (44:55) Real Estate, Mortgage Rates, EVs
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May 10, 2024 | The U.S. Government Sliding Deeper and Deeper into Debt

The U.S. federal government will set a new record for borrowing this year, in the trillions of dollars. Government deficits reached a record high in 2020, due to government help to the private sector during COVID. But now, even without a crisis, the deficit has soared to new high levels. Will income taxes increase? The […]

May 10, 2024 | Are the “Magnificent 7” Stocks Unbeatable?

Should you be bullish on Gold long term?

May 9, 2024 | Strategized Civil Unrest Staged Across the World

Protestors throughout the West are protesting on behalf of Palestine in a deliberate effort to destabilize national politics. Greta Thunberg, a girl with no knowledge of war or science, took part in a Swedish pro-Palestinian protest that attracted a group of up to 12,000. These events are clearly staged when they use a famous social […]

May 9, 2024 | Speed Bump on the EV Adoption Highway Doesn’t Affect Battery Recycling

Honda makes historic auto investment in Canada. Read Financial Post Article – “Honda To Build $15 Billion EV Assembly Plant and Battery Complex in Ontario“. Read Investing.com Article – “Tesla Short Sellers Lose Nearly $5.5 Billion Over Four Days, S3 Partner Says“. Read Yahoo Finance Article – “Battery Recycling Shatters the Myth of Electric-Vehicle Waste“. […]

May 9, 2024 | Climax Events, Real Estate Depression, Trump 2020

Election Fraud, Civil Disorder, Sleeper Cells

May 8, 2024 | WTI Crude Oil Falls on Weaker US Demand and Rising Inventories

GLOBAL ECONOMIC, POLITICAL & MILITARY UPDATE Inflation pressure persists in the US leaving the Fed little room to lower rates at the coming meetings. Insurance, housing, food, electricity costs are all making consumers less able to afford what would have been considered basics. Going to McDonald’s, Starbucks, Pizza Hut or KFC with the family is […]