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Tag: INFLATION
Forgive Me My Fellow Silverbugs, But I Must Sin
I’m sure that this article will have me tarred, feathered, declared unfaithful, a heretic, and banned from going to precious metals conventions for the remainder […]
12.10 FOMC Preview: A Hawkish or Foolish Cut?
In the aftermath of the last FOMC meeting on October 29th where the key portion of the statement was the following: In assessing the appropriate […]
Fort Building in a Muddy Creek or How I Learned to Live With and Love the CPI-U
Once one achieves the age of 60, it is hard not to recollect the good old days by remembering one’s childhood then comparing it to […]
Do NOT Be Surprised If….
WE see a drop of $20,000 in one day in Bitcoin. And at or close to the same time a drop of over $200 in […]
The DC Circus: 50 Year Mortgages, Temporary Reopening, and Government Subsidies
In the last 48 hours we have witnessed one of the most mind blowing pump up the markets attempts to prevent price discovery and destroy […]
The Move in Gold Isn’t a Correction, It’s Reloading
While the angst among rookie gold and silver bugs was palpable in the last few weeks, it is nothing that us really OGs haven’t seen […]
The Last Possible Week of the Government Shutdown
If one is following these pages for gambling predictions, political predictions (yeah I picked Cuomo while intoxicated last December to win), or even sport wagering […]
Dr. Copper: No Deflation, Not Quite Yet
There is an ongoing debate in many online economic circles that the great Covid inflation inspired by the Federal Reserve and Trump-Biden-Trump trifecta of irresponsible […]
The Real CPI Report Indicates Stress on the Lower and Middle Class Continues
The fact that the financial media screamed the typical “inflation is going down” headline to induce another surge in equities, the underlying reality that the […]
10.24.25 CPI or War?
On Friday, the Trump administration will release a legally mandated data report on inflation due to the requirements needed for Social Security and other agencies […]
Oh My Gold! (and Silver)
The sharp sell of in precious metals today brought out the usual suspects who spend too much time acting like they smoke too much grass […]
Why One Should NOT Listen to Crypto Fanatics About Gold
Let’s rewind to the video of the appearance of the former PayPal President on CNBC’s Squawk Box eight months ago being re-posted all weekend by […]
When the Inflation Trend Isn’t Your Friend
This particular data series which severely lags PCE and CPI-U is one of the Fed’s favorite data points for watching the trend of inflation. One […]
The 2025 Precious Metals Warning
In December of 2024, these pages posted an economic prediction bearing the number 12 the following: When I wrote this, I predicted some level of […]