Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Gold and the Great Stage of Fools / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
Gold prices briefly traded above $1200 on Wednesday due to the legal and political troubles facing Donald Trump following the Paul Manafort guilty verdict on Tuesday. Kitco’s Jim Wykoff reports:
Wednesday saw some trader and investor anxiety as Trump is in some hot water. Two of his close associates are likely going to jail. This has added a bit of uncertainty to the world marketplace at mid-week. There is talk Trump could pardon those associates, or that he could be impeached. And the mid-term congressional elections are right around the corner.
Gold actually climbed for five straight sessions on US dollar weakness, giving some relief to gold bugs shell-shocked by the $1174 low hit on August 22 – the worst level since January 2017. The metal of kings on Wednesday finished above the psychologically important $1200 an ounce, with gold futures trading at $1202.90, though the spot price stayed under, at $1189.70. Gold had a mini-rally on Friday, hitting $1208 an ounce (at time of writing) on comments from Fed chair Jerome Powell that the central bank is committed to gradually, not suddenly, raising interest rates.
Unfortunately however, it doesn’t look like there’s much light at the end of gold’s tunnel which has seen an especially dark summer. Minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee held July 31 to August 1 signalled that the Federal Reserve is likely to raise interest rates next month due to what it deems solid economic growth.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
What Would Impeaching Trump Mean for Gold and Silver? / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
Clint Siegner : Robert Mueller appeared to be spinning his wheels for the last year and a half. But recent prosecutions of prominent Trump campaign figures now have Democrats giddy over the possibility of being handed grounds for impeachment.
Tasked with investigating whether or not Donald Trump and people working for him colluded with the Russians during the presidential campaign, the special counsel finally got some traction last week.
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
US Dollar vs. Other Currencies and Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
Investment advisor Jayant Bhandari, in this conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, discusses recent moves in the U.S. dollar, the role of gold, and several arbitrage opportunities he sees.
Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable. I'm your host, Maurice Jackson. Joining us is Jayant Bhandari, the host of the highly acclaimed Capitalism & Morality seminar, and a prominent, sought-after advisor to institutional investors. Today we will discuss geopolitical events between the United States and third world nations.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
4 Ways to Increase The Cash Flow In Your Business / Companies / SME
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Silver Price Forecast 2018-2019 - These Indicators Are Predicting New All-time High Silver Prices / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
The Dow/Gold ratio is a very reliable measure for where we are on the long-term economic timetable. It allows for an accurate reading of key economic conditions that are present at a particular period of time.
With regards to silver, the period after a Dow/Gold peak is generally great conditions for silver prices. After every major Dow/Gold ratio peak over the last 100 years, silver has gone to new all-time high prices, except for the period since the 1999 Dow/Gold ratio peak (see the silver vs Dow chart below:)
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Can EUR/JPY Recover Further in September 2018? / Currencies / Euro
The daily chart of EUR/JPY suggests that the pair formed a decent support recently and corrected higher. However, it is now approaching significant resistance at 130.60, above which there could be more gains.
Key Points
- The Euro found support near the 124.90-125.00 zone and recovered nicely against the Japanese Yen.
- The EUR/JPY pair is now approaching a crucial bearish trend line with resistance at 130.50 on the daily chart.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
The Driverless Car Revolution Has Begun—Here’s How to Profit / Companies / Auto Sector
It’s happening right now…Self-driving cars are on American roads. Hundreds of them are driving around Arizona as you read this article.
And before yearend, the company that operates these cars will launch a self-driving rideshare service to the public in Arizona.
It’ll operate just like Uber. You press a button on your phone and a robot taxi comes to pick you up.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Rise in Number of UK Credit Impaired Mortgage Deals / Housing-Market / Mortgages
The number of residential mortgages available has been increasing steadily over the past year as lenders look to diversify their range of products to attract different types of customers. As a result, the latest figures from Moneyfacts.co.uk show that the number of credit-impaired mortgage deals on the market has risen by 118 in the last six months.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Dow Stock Market Trend Forecast Update / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
It's now over 1 month since I published my stock market trend forecast for the whole of the remainder of 2018 on the 21st of July 2018 which was first made available to Patrons who support my work. So to get immediate First Access to ALL of my analysis and trend forecasts then do consider becoming a Patron by supporting my work for as little as just $3 per month. https://www.patreon.com/Nadeem_Walayat.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Gold And U.S. Dollar, Buffett, Trump, – Nothing Has Changed / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018
“Even in the U.S., where the wish for a stable currency is strong, the dollar has fallen a staggering 86% in value since 1965, when I took over management of Berkshire…” — Warren Buffett Feb2012
During that same period (1965 – 2012) the price of gold increased from $35.00 per ounce to more than $1800.00 per ounce – a whopping 5000%. Seven years ago this month (August 2011), the price of gold peaked at $1879.00 per ounce, and has since fallen 30% to approximately $1200.00 per ounce currently. That drop in price is the inverse reflection of the U.S dollar’s temporary strength and stability, which is up by 30%. You can see that on the chart GOLD PRICES AND US DOLLAR CORRELATION below…
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
S&P, Russell 2000, and NASDAQ all made new highs together. What’s Next / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
The S&P 500, Russell 2000 (small caps), and NASDAQ all closed at all-time highs together last Friday for the first time since January 2018.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Semi Conductor Stocks Sector Warning or a Buy? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
We began tracking this negative divergence in NFTRH last year as the leadership of two premier Semi Equipment companies began to decelerate vs. the broad sector.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
What Are the Penalties for Not Having Business Insurance? / Companies / Insurance
When you reach the point of perusing the insurance products available for your business, you could understandably feel bewildered by the sheer range of options. There are, indeed, many different forms of business insurance available - and this could give you an increasing sense of dread...After all, how can you be certain that you are taking out the right insurance policies to prevent being hit with penalties? Here are details of potentially applicable punishments and how to avoid them...
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Monday, August 27, 2018
SPX Making New Highs, But Nearing a Reversal / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
SPX is making even newer all-time highs, so it’s time to get out the calculator to find what new targets there may be. The next Pivot date is Wednesday, which is day 266 in the Master Cycle, 8 days beyond the mean. It is also a Primary Cycle pivot, which is often associated with Cyclical strength leading up to it. The two red Fibonacci calculations appear to be the most likely, given the short time available to make that high. However, we cannot rule out the top calculation at 2948.70, should there be a panic buying period.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
What’s Next for Stocks When the Yield Curve Inverts / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2018
Even though the 10 year – 3 month yield curve is the more useful & timely yield curve, the 10 year – 2 year yield curve is still the most popular yield curve. The 10 year – 2 year curve is almost inverted.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Stock Market Sluggish New High / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
Current Position of the Market
SPX: Long-term trend – The bull market is continuing with a top expected in the low 3000s.
Intermediate trend – Limited uptrend
Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. It is an important adjunct to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which discusses the course of longer market trends.
Monday, August 27, 2018
Stock Market Setting Up For A Bigger Pullback / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018
Our researchers at Technical Traders Ltd. have identified a potential in the markets that many people may have overlooked or are not prepared for. The recent strength in the markets has skewed many opinions toward the bullish perspective as the S&P, DOW, Transports and Nasdaq have all pushed towards new all-time highs.
We are writing this research post to alert our followers that we believe the US Indices and major markets may be setting up for a moderately deep price pullback that could be in excess of 5% or more.
Our proprietary price modeling systems and advanced learning models are warning us that the upside trend is likely still in place, yet there is a growing and stronger potential for a price pullback that could result in a 4~7% pullback in the near future. We want to alert all our followers that we believe an immediate price pullback is setting up and to protect your long positions.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Remembering Thousands of Children that Died Because John McCain Advocated Bombing Them / Politics / US Politics
Let’s try a different angle. How about the world through the eyes of children’s? I don’t want to dwell on John McCain, too many people already do today, but I would suggest that your thoughts and prayers are with the souls of the hundreds of thousands of children that died because McCain advocated bombing them. Or, indeed, 50-odd years ago, were bombed by him personally. I wanted to leave him be altogether, don’t kick a man when he’s down, but I can’t get the image out of my head of him singing “Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran”.
To remember that, perhaps the most vile and infamous thing he’s ever done (it’s in the top ten), and then see someone like Ocasio-Cortez say he was an “unparalleled example of human decency”, it’s almost comedy. But not as funny as when in the 2008 campaign the woman in the red dress asked him if Obama was an Arab, and he responded: “No, ma’am. No, ma’am. He’s a decent, family man, citizen that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues and that’s what this campaign is all about”.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
The FTSE 5 Point Broadening Stock Market Top / Stock-Markets / UK Stock Market
Pattern – price has moved down off the high and in the process has set up a bearish double top, denoted by the horizontal line. These double tops that form just below the high are generally very bearish as they are with the trend.
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Monday, August 27, 2018
Cadbury Easy to Win Premier League Match Football Tickets and 1 Million Prizes! / Personal_Finance / Freebies and Comps
Cadbury have launched a new promotion in conjunction with the Football Primer League with well over 1 million prizes! So it appears to be one of those very easy to win promotions where shoppers can bag multiple prizes that range from the top prize of a pair of VIP match day tickets (X10), all the way to 1 million Cadbury FC Goodies.
So find out in our latest video of exactly what you need to to win multiple prizes in this easy to win promotion that runs until 26th October 2018.
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