Archive for August 2020
Stocks, Metals and the Fed’s ‘New’ Policy
While there is no fundamental justification for it, stocks rallied again last week and rallied strongly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was 2.59% higher while the S&P 500 rose more than 3%. Stock valuations of the most popular stocks are literally, nearly off the charts. Call me old-fashioned, but buying stocks with a price to…
Read MorePrecious Metals Outlook and Inevitable Changes
As I suggested last week, metals markets continued to consolidate after a big run-up. Further consolidation or pullbacks are likely but long term, I expect precious metals to remain in a bull market. In the September issue of my client newsletter, the “You May Not Know Report”, I illustrate the volatility that has often existed…
Read MoreBailout or Not: Many States and Cities Are In Trouble
As I suggested might happen on my “Portfolio Watch” live webinar last week, both gold and silver pulled back after big, parabolic moves up. It would not be unusual to see the pullback continue for a bit or to see these markets consolidate. From a fundamental perspective, I remain bullish on precious metals. By my…
Read MoreDollar Devaluation and a Developing Depression
Stocks and metals both rallied last week; silver was up more than 15%. When discussing the performance of markets, it’s important to remember that market performance is measured in US Dollars. As US Dollars are devalued, markets move nominally higher. Measured in real terms, adjusted for the true inflation rate, markets may not be moving…
Read MoreGold, Stocks and the Economy
Metals continued their breakout last week. Gold advanced another 3.85% while silver jumped more than 7.5% on price. As I stated last week, we expect that this trend will continue over the long term as the Federal Reserve will likely continue its easy money policies. Given the big run up in price in the metals,…
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