April 13, 2022 From the Degussa Market Report In March 2022, annual US consumer goods price inflation was 8.5%, the highestlevel since 1981. While Main Street considers it, and rightfully so, terrifying data,Wall Street actually sees it as good news of sorts: Financial markets are expectingUS CPI inflation to have peaked, and hopefully inflation rates will come down inthe coming months.[...]
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Longtime Preachers of “Don’t Fight The Fed” Now Fighting The Fed
April 13, 2022 Wall Street strategist have historically preached the old adage "don't fight the Fed." In a nutshell, this advice conveys that investors should simply position their portfolios to benefit from the direction the Federal Reserve is steering the economy via its policy decisions. The wholehearted embrace of this advice was especially true over the past couple of decades whereby[...]
Even Dollar Bears Are Too Dovish. Beware, USD Fade Can (Probably) Happen Much Faster.
April 7, 2022 With the ramifications of the US lead sanctions against Russia playing out, an assessment of initial collateral damage can now be made. The collateral damage being looked at here is that for the US. Besides more fuel being poured on the inflation fire from the purposeful attack on key commodities, the debate regarding the future of the USD as global reserve currency[...]
Q1 Results and Where Mainstream Advisors and Media Fail the Average Investor
April 5, 2022 Most investors like to believe they are solely focused on achieving the best returns. Further, they believe they strive to employ the best ideas to build their optimal portfolio. They also like to think that either their financial advisor or they themselves are making decisions on facts and supporting data to achieve their financial goals, if said goals are to achieve the[...]
BLOWBACK – Sanctions Unleash Global Counter Attacks, Pent-up De-Dollarization Desires Emerge
March 31, 2022 For over two decades, numerous financial commentators have predicted the US Dollar status as global reserve currency would eventually diminish then end. While this position was dismissed by most in the mainstream financial media and academia, it should not be shocking since all past reserve currencies were eventually displaced. The abuses, manipulations, and chicanery[...]
Will Russia Turn to Gold to Save the Ruble? Possible Pivot in the Financial War.
March 24, 2022 Originally published by QTR's Fringe Finance Russia Will Backstop The Ruble With Gold. The backstopping of the Ruble with gold can come in many forms and doesn’t have to be a direct peg from the Ruble to gold - it can include accepting payment for oil in gold. Now that Russia has come right out and said it will only transact in Rubles when selling oil to[...]
Gold Rangebound, Stuck Below $1,800
Dec 8, 2021 - The yellow metal has mostly been hovering just below $1,800 for the past two weeks as investors await next week’s statement from the Federal Reserve about the pace at which the central bank plans to taper stimulus measures. Soaring inflation has caused widespread speculation that the Fed will escalate the pace of the taper. Investors were also awaiting the release of the[...]
Ukraine situation posing possible threat to global economy – IMF head
The situation in Ukraine is unpredictable and may have negative aftermath for the global economy, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said in an interview with the German Handelsblatt on Monday. The crisis in Ukraine posed danger, and it was extremely difficult to establish its level, she said. Besides, one could hardly forecast the likelihood of its[...]
China’s gold consumption creeps higher in first quarter
China's gold consumption edged up 0.76% year on year to 322.9 tonnes in the first quarter of this year, according to a report released by the China Gold Association. Consumption of gold jewellery surged more than 30% from year ago to 232.53 tonnes. The demand for gift-related gold bars saw significant declines as new regulations by Chinese authorities to curb gifts by government officials had[...]
Unprecedented Wealth Confiscation & The Disastrous Endgame – KWN
On the heels of continued chaos and uncertainty around the globe, today a 40-year market veteran sent King World News an incredibly powerful piece discussing the coming unprecedented wealth confiscation and the disastrous endgame. This is an extremely timely and fascinating piece from Robert Fitzwilson, founder of The Portola Group. Below is what he had to say in this exclusive piece for King[...]