Category: Finance
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US inflation ticks upwards in February raising doubts on rate cuts
US inflation ticked up in February 2024 driven by higher rent and gas prices. The current market narrative is that, “stock markets are rising because investors are betting that interest rates are heading lower”. In fact, this is being used to explain the rise in gold, and somewhat bitcoin as well. The consumer price index…
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Gold hits record highs. Do not FOMO!
Gold prices against fiat currencies are printing new all time record highs. The only pairing which has not yet printed record highs is gold against the Swiss Franc, but it is almost in new record high territory. In this article, I will provide a technical game plan to play gold. But first off, let’s talk…
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Gold price contracts hit highest level ever as US debt rockets
Hold up Bitcoin! Gold wants to join in on the party! Gold futures for April have hit $2,126.30 per ounce, the highest level dating back to the contract’s creation in 1974. Yes folks, gold has hit its highest level ever. When adjusted for inflation, gold set an all-time high of about $3,200 in 1980, according…
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Bitcoin on the path to new all time record highs
Bitcoin has topped $57,000 for the first time since 2021. And from a technical perspective, the world’s largest cryptocurrency is on the path to printing new all time record highs. In terms of fundamentals? The Bitcoin ETF. This was the catalyst many bitcoin bulls were waiting for. An ETF makes bitcoin ‘legit’ in the eyes…
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Rising Sun, Rising Stocks: Japanese Nikkei takes out 1989 highs
This might be one of those “see we told you so” articles. While most investors are talking about Nvidia earnings and how it is holding up the US stock markets (S&P 500 and the Dow Jones have printed new all time record highs today with the Nasdaq not too far away), I think market news…
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Oil about to trigger an inflation uptick surprise?
With the January 2024 inflation data coming out higher and hotter than expected in the US, investors are re-evaluating the battle against inflation. Is it over? Is it too early to declare victory? The Fed has said that the battle is not quite over but progress is going well. But just not well enough for…
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Behind the scenes on the public markets: Why everything is broken and how to fix it
In my opinion, journalism – actual journalism – isn’t just about reporting what you see that’s wrong in the world, but working to get the things that are wrong.. righted. Telling people a building collapsed is easy. Reporting on the press conference that follows is ‘phone it in’ stuff. But talking about it every day…
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Inflation surprise! US CPI comes in hot at 3.1% in January
Inflation surprise! The contrarians are having their victory lap. With the markets expecting at least three 25 basis point rate cuts this year, the Fed recently disappointed some investors with a reinforcement of their “cautious approach”. Perhaps their slow approach to cutting rates is warranted. The battle against inflation isn’t done just yet. With no…
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The Fed to take a slow approach in cutting rates
The theme for 2024? Rate cuts. Central banks are widely expected to cut interest rates this year. However, how many cuts is the big debate. Oh and now when those cuts will happen. The contrarians out there are celebrating as they have said that the economy needs to take a dip to justify rate cuts.…
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Why I am buying Japan
So I feel validated, folks. Regular readers know that I have been covering Japan, and what I believe is a great opportunity for investors. Yes you heard that right. Japan is a great opportunity in 2024. Last weekend, we had the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. The final panel was about major investment opportunities. I heard…
