Category Archives: Inflation

The Inflationary Storm Has Finally Hit… Are You Ready?

I’ve been warning for weeks and weeks now that inflation was going to be a major problem for the financial system. Yesterday we finally got a taste of it. The official inflation measure for the U.S., the Consumer Price Index … Continue reading

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The Last Two Times This Hit, Stocks Dropped 20% and 50%, Respectively

Yesterday, I outlined how the rise in inflation has slammed Tech stocks lower. By way of a quick review, Tech, as represented by the NASDAQ is highly sensitive to inflation on an inverse relationship: when inflation rises, Tech stocks collapse … Continue reading

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Is Tech the Canary in the Coal-Mine For the Coming Inflationary Crisis?

The Tech Boom appears to be over. From the March 2020 lows, Tech was a major leader in the markets. This makes a lot of sense as Tech was one of the few areas of the economy that continued to … Continue reading

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How Will the Fed Deal With This Latest Bout of Inflation?

Yesterday I pointed out how inflation has become deeply embedded in our financial system. As a quick recap, inflation arrives in stages. It’s not as though it appears overnight and suddenly the cost of everything rises. Instead, inflation slowly works … Continue reading

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Warning: The Next Crisis is Just Around the Corner

Get ready for a staggering admission. If you add up all of the money the U.S. has ever printed… over 40% of it was printed in 2020 alone. That is not a typo. Patrick Bet-David pointed this out and he’s right: if … Continue reading

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Why the Market is Going to New All Time Highs

As I forecast to clients in last week’s Private Wealth Advisory, stocks have bounced hard off the 50-day moving average. The bounce consisted of a clear breakout from the downward channel formed by last week’s correction (blue lines). As I write … Continue reading

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How to Profit As Precious Metals Explode Higher

The next leg up for precious metals has arrived. During major bull runs in precious metals, silver typically outperforms gold. With that in mind, I like to use the silver to gold ratio as a means of measuring this. When … Continue reading

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The US Dollar is in SERIOUS Trouble

The $USD in serious trouble.  As I’ve been noting in recent articles, inflation is already in the U.S. economy. The last real bout of inflation the U.S. experienced was in the 1970s. At that time, the only thing that stopped the inflationary storm … Continue reading

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The Single Greatest Opportunity in Precious Metals is Right Here

Precious metals look ready for their next leg up. During major precious metals bull runs, silver typically leads gold. That is precisely what is happening right now.   The below chart shows the ratio between silver and gold. When silver … Continue reading

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How Janet Yellen Will Unleash an Inflationary Storm

As I keep stating, the big theme for 2021 will be inflation. And a Biden administration will only accelerate this. If you doubt me, consider that Biden has picked Janet Yellen as his Treasury Secretary. Previously, Yellen ran the San Francisco … Continue reading

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This is the Single Most Important Item for Investors Going Forward

As we wrap up 2020 and move into 2021, the world faces multiple systemically important issues. The biggest ones are: ●      Will the COVID-19 vaccine work? ●      Will the U.S. economy recover to where it was pre-COVID-19? ●      Will Donald … Continue reading

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Graham Eats Humble Pie With Hot Inflation For Dessert

Well, I was wrong. I had previously written that the election was in the courts and that based on legal precedent, the courts would give President Trump a second term. The Supreme Court put that notion to rest late on … Continue reading

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Is the Big Breakout For Precious Metals Finally Here?

Silver is exploding higher this morning. By the look of things, it might finally break out of the triangle formation that has determined price action for the last three months. More importantly, this move is silver is dramatically stronger than … Continue reading

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The BIG Move in Precious Metals Is About to Hit

Silver is exploding higher this morning. By the look of things, it might finally break out of the triangle formation that has determined price action for the last three months. More importantly, this move is silver is dramatically stronger than … Continue reading

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If Gold is Going to Explode Higher, It Should Happen in the NExt 48 Hours

If gold is going to explode higher, the move should start today or tomorrow. As I’ve noted preciously, during inflation-driven bull markets in gold, gold miners typically outperform the precious metal. For this reason I like to track the gold … Continue reading

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Gold Is Holding Support, Will the Next Move Be Up?

Gold continues to hold up surprisingly well despite $USD strength. The precious metal is coining tighter and tighter into a triangle formation. When the breakout finally comes, it will be violent. If you need signs of impressive relative strength, look … Continue reading

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This Coming Move Will Take Your Breath Away

Gold continues to hold up surprisingly well despite $USD strength. The precious metal is coining tighter and tighter into a triangle formation. When the breakout finally comes, it will be violent. If you need signs of impressive relative strength, look … Continue reading

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Three Charts Suggest an Explosive Move Is Coming in Gold

Gold is preparing for a major move in the next two to three weeks. The precious metal is in a large multi-month triangle formation. The coming move will be violent when it hits. As I’ve noted preciously, during inflation-driven bull … Continue reading

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Something BIG is Brewing in the Gold Markets

Gold is preparing for a major move in the next two to three weeks. The precious metal is in a large multi-month triangle formation. The coming move will be violent when it hits. As I’ve noted preciously, during inflation-driven bull … Continue reading

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Warning: the Single Best Predictor of Future Inflation is Spiking Higher

Food inflation is spiking. Yesterday the U.S. PPI and Core PPI (two key metrics of inflation) recorded a 0.4% increase in inflation for the month of September. This sounds like a very small move until you consider that it was … Continue reading

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