Metals, Currency and Inflation

By Dennis Tubbergen | November 14, 2022 |

          Precious metals, stocks, and bonds all rallied last week.           Interestingly, the rally in metals occurred after the inflation report came in cooler than expected.  This from “Zero Hedge” (Source:  https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/core-cpi-inches-lower-40-year-highs-real-wages-tumble-19th-straight-month) The headline CPI printed far cooler than expected at +7.7% YoY (vs 7.9% exp) and down from the +8.2% in Sept. That is the lowest…

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Inflation and the Curious Fed

By Dennis Tubbergen | February 21, 2022 |

          Stocks had another down week while gold and silver continued to rise.  As noted last week, all major US stock indices are now trading below their 200-day moving averages, a technically significant level.           As a reminder, there is just one week remaining to request the February Special Report titled, “Stock Update:  Is the…

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