Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
In this month’s conversation with Bob Moriarty we discuss sentiment in the junior mining sector and the mounting signs of a tradable bottom that Bob is seeing across the precious metals sector. Bob believes we are close to an important … Continued
At the 2016 New Orleans Investment Conference last week Dennis Gartman, Founder & Editor of the Gartman Letter, was bullish on the US dollar. His primary rationale for this dollar bullishness is the decline in the adjusted monetary base during … Continued
Gold is probably the least understood and most confusing investment asset out there. There are so many misconceptions that get repeated over and over again and then become common knowledge even though they are flat wrong; “gold does well in … Continued
The US Dollar Index is rallying above 94.50 this morning following a very strong retail sales report. The US dollar has formed a V-bottom since briefly falling below 92 earlier in this month – a major test near the ~95 … Continued
The Federal Reserve finds itself in a tricky situation heading into Wednesday’s FOMC announcement. There has been a considerable build-up over the past several weeks (primarily from strong employment reports) which has led to the market anticipating a 25 basis … Continued
Next week the Federal Reserve is set to make its final monetary policy announcement of the year and 100% of economists surveyed by Bloomberg predict that the Fed will raise rates. While 100% demonstrates a high level of conviction among this … Continued
The recent trend in economic data is, to put it nicely, poor. Factory orders, new home sales, corporate profit margins, and various indicators of global growth are all trending lower with many reaching lows not seen since 2009: Factory orders … Continued
If we could only look at one chart it would have to be the following one: US Dollar Index (Weekly) After peaking in March the US Dollar Index has spent the last 6 months consolidating between roughly 93 … Continued
A new piece of research from Morgan Stanley makes the case for a virtually endless cycle of global central bank easing. As one central bank engages in QE and weakens its currency, this country’s trade partners import deflationary pressures and in … Continued
The ultra-strong US dollar (USD) is making its presence felt throughout the globe and is on the verge of wreaking havoc on a much larger scale. A premature Fed rate hiking cycle could be the catalyst to send the USD into … Continued