Is Real Estate Crashing? Not Yet, But Don’t Ignore Early Signs
For years, the price of real estate kept rising, leading people to believe that the boom-bust cycle no longer applied. Prospective buyers would drop a pretty premium on their dream home, only to see valuations rise the following year. Inspired by the...
Oil Supertankers Attacked by Iranian Proxies in the Strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, said on Thursday that it is suspending all oil shipments through the strategic Red Sea shipping lane at Bab al-Mandeb Strait after an attack on two “very large crude carriers” (VLCCs) by Iran-backed Houthi Rebels....
This Bear is a Bull as the Russian Central Bank Stockpiles a Gold Hoard
Apparently, Bloomberg Opinion bloggers remain clueless and fail to mention gold as an alternative to U.S. Treasury debt held at the Central Bank of Russia, even though Bloomberg Markets reported on and clarified the topic a month ago. Moscow Mystery: Where Did All Its...
Bitcoin ETF: Don’t Ask If, but Who
Cryptocurrencies have once again entered the media limelight, this time for positive reasons. Bitcoin prices have steadily made gains after just previously appearing to fall into a categorically disastrous zone. Still, this current rally is conspicuously distinct:...
Smart Money Ace Up the Sleeve and a Gold Chart Update
Gold’s correction since late winter 2018 will be remembered as a time when all fundamental and technical indicators had the bullish bias to crack $1,380. The price reluctantly chopped into a downtrend as it struggled to shake off every trade and currency drum of war...
Core Money: Gold and Silver’s Value Universe
I personally own precious metals because it's the sensible thing to do. With the national debts of all modern nations, from Australia to Japan, the entire continent of Europe, Canada, and the granddaddy of all debtor nations, my native U.S. of A. ballooning into the tens of trillions, it's not even an option to have only fiat digits in your asset portfolio. Educate yourself on the all-important attributes of precious metals investments!