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By Peter Reagan Your News to Know rounds up the most important stories about precious metals and the overall economy. This week, we’ll cover: Are today’s economic signals echoing the 1970s playbook? What oil volatility could mean for gold Why analysts disagree …
The highest gas prices in America. For Connie Lear, driving even her hybrid car is a luxury she can rarely afford. Lear lives in the rural town of June Lake, California, a picturesque community of 300 people near Yosemite National …
JUST IN: Closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s, WSJ reports. — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) March 9, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, per WSJ and shipping trackers like MarineTraffic/Reuters: tanker traffic in the …
They’re LYING to you, rate cuts are actually BAD… Well, in the short term they are. The biggest crashes in history didn’t happen before the Fed pivot. They happened after it. 1970s? Fed cuts → stocks nuked. 2000 dot-com? Fed …
This is the vicious cycle we are trapped in. It does not matter if it is cars or houses. Interest rates are soaring. Tariffs are hitting everything. The cost of building anything has gone through the roof. Every new house, …
Trump’s legacy will be defined by America’s downfall, and everything he is doing right now makes that almost certain. Ray Dalio says it happens within 3 years max 💀 👀 👀 pic.twitter.com/A3zcUHg3lY — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) September 2, 2025 Link:https://t.co/mtTG5lOBrc …
Eyes on yields. A lesson in market humility is coming. — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 8, 2025 Sweet Jesus mother Mary of Bethlehem. The consequence of rate cuts begins. pic.twitter.com/410Zg5cMvb — The Great Martis (@great_martis) July 8, 2025 3yr …
Almost exactly one year ago, Jay Powell said: "I don't see the stag, nor the 'flation.'" Today, the Fed’s projections anticipate both. This is a timely reminder that we’re still grappling with a rare trifecta of macro imbalances: Inflation like …
via Peter Schiff: During the months leading up to the 2008 GFC, the government and mainstream financial media remained clueless about what was obviously coming. They are making the same mistake again. Tariffs mean fewer goods will come into the …
Enjoy your rate cut this week. There might not be another one for a long time. pic.twitter.com/Z04lWsu2Tn — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 16, 2024 This is what “sticky” inflation looks like. pic.twitter.com/zcKIeq34a2 — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) December 16, 2024 Yields …
Yields pre-warning that history is about to repeat. 1972 national debts 400million2024 national debt 35 trillion. How does a 10 to 15% mortgage rate look like today? pic.twitter.com/9Ki8eewmJb — The Great Martis (@great_martis) December 15, 2024 If gold repeats 1970s …
Stagflation. 1970s all over again . Even Lumber reignited. pic.twitter.com/sLNC5DSOSl — The Great Martis (@great_martis) November 4, 2024 51.4% of consumers expect to see higher stock prices over the next 12 months, the most in history 🚨 pic.twitter.com/ddt7FM1vGx — Win …
Cutting rates will be looked back on as a regrettable error. 1970s all over again, only 10² worse. pic.twitter.com/IoztkAs4WV — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 7, 2024 It's probably nothin.$VIX tremors pic.twitter.com/WxqHi9FYBL — The Great Martis (@great_martis) October 7, 2024 …
They will fake the economic data just like they did during Weimar Germany, and you won't know you are in a recession or a depression until you are waiting in the bread lines. It's called "political arithmetic" and it's always …
The world is witnessing an alarming escalation in gold reserves, hitting levels not seen since the tumultuous 1970s. Central banks have amassed a staggering 21% increase in gold holdings over the past 13 years, surpassing even pre-Nixon era levels. Official …
Current Inflation Track Compared to the 1970s – higher rates and bank chaos ahead. byu/j_stars inWallstreetsilver BREAKING: February CPI inflation rate RISES to 3.2%, above expectations of 3.1%. Core CPI inflation fell to 3.8%, ABOVE expectations of 3.7%. This is …
As we navigate the complexities of global trade, an unsettling parallel to the 1970s emerges—a de facto shipping blockade looms on the horizon. The epicenter of this maritime upheaval is the Red Sea, where the crisis is intensifying. The shortage …
Why are they talking about anything other than real GDP in a time of large and uncertain inflation? If we have 20% inflation, we would have ~20% dollar growth cooked in. Or perhaps more interesting is if we have 10% …
Higher US debt deficits can potentially contribute to inflation if the government resorts to printing more money to cover its deficit, which can increase the money supply and, in turn, lead to rising prices. Prominent figures like former Treasury Secretary …
Amid ongoing debates, the unfolding of the current economic cycle appears to align more with the 1970s than the World War II era, based on available data. Despite the ongoing debates, the current economic cycle has unfolded much more like …
FED'S KASHKARI: WE NEED TO AVOID A 1970S-TYPE SCENARIO WHERE THE FED STOPPED RAISING RATES TOO SOON. Correct even if that means burning down the ponzi scheme — Darth Powell (@VladTheInflator) August 15, 2023 Jerome Powell trying to save the …
by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/distressed-firms-and-the-large-effects-of-monetary-policy-tightenings-20230623.html TLDRS: Since March 2022, U.S. monetary policy has become tighter. More businesses are financially distressed now than in previous instances of tightening since the ’70s. Studies suggest that these conditions could lead to significant declines in investment …