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Late last week, I was asked to appear again on The Keiser Report as Max and Stacy discussed corruption and the Wall Street Banks. You should take some time to watch.

As usual, the first half of the program is a discussion between Max and Stacy. Yours truly is brought on for the second...

Chief Goon Powell takes center stage today, faced with economic crosscurrents and a sudden and growing liquidity crisis. While we expect a 25 basis point fed funds cut and lots of talk about being "neutral", no one really knows anything for certain...other than that he'll be wearing a purple...

Yep, it was four years ago today that the Wall Street Journal's infamous gold troll, Jason Zweig, wrote his masterpiece of idiocy. Let's celebrate that anniversary today as "Pet Rock Day"!

We might as well begin with a link to Jason's crowning achievement. Here's his seminal piece in...

Gosh, we've never seen this happen before. The Price of Comex gold was ready to finish the week in the green and above $1400...and then, as if by magic, the BLSBS prints some outrageously overstated number and the metals get crushed.

And, in the end, what about this is surprising?...

Last week, Chris Martenson and I recorded a podcast for his terrific website, Peak Prosperity. It was an informative, wide-ranging discussion so I thought it deserved its own thread.

Below is the source link with some text about our conversation. While you're there, you should be sure...

Our friend, Ronni Stoeferle, and his team have just released this morning their annual report, "In Gold We Trust". You should be sure to stop what you're doing and read this report today.

Here is the link to the "compact" version:...

Chief Goon Powell takes center stage today with his latest fedlines at 2:00 pm EDT, followed by a presser at 2:30. In the meantime, here are a few items to consider.

So far today, not much is happening. Bonds are mostly flat while the POSX is actually down about 15¢. However, NONE of...

As 2019 plays out almost precisely as planned, the time is now to prepare...both financially and mentally...for all that is coming later this year and next.

Again, if you need a refresher, here's your roadmap for 2019 that was published back in January:

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There's not much to add this morning as the remainder of this week will center around Chief Goon Powell and his Fedlines this afternoon.

As we've discussed for weeks, there is ZERO chance of a fed funds rate hike this afternoon and all of the action will center around the verbiage of...

For each of the past several years, we've written January posts that helped to serve as a road map for the year ahead. Though crystal ball-gazing is an inexact science, on balance we've done a pretty good job with these forecasts. As 2019 dawns, we thought we should give it another try today...

Some terrible forward guidance from Apple and a forex flash crash have combined today to create a toxic stew for the stockroaches, who are left hoping for another PPT intervention to save the day.

By now, you likely know all about what happened late yesterday so let's just skip...