Why China Is Suddenly Releasing News About Its Gold Purchases: World Gold Chair
We are seeing increasing investments on silver’s side, it continues to grow year after year… The fundamentals are just stronger for silver,” Smallwood asserts. “We saw the U.S. dollar weaponized so a lot of central banks around the world made a big swap toward the gold space,” he continues… Source link
Opinion: The stock market’s rally was a head fake and the smart money now is with the bears
The stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.53%, has fallen below the 4100 level. That is significant because there previously was triple resistance at that level, and when SPX broke out above that level in late January, it seemed as if the next leg of the “new” bull market was underway. […]
Eurozone February Sentix investor sentiment -8.0 vs -12.8 expected
Euro area investor morale rises for a fourth straight month to its highest since March last year. Sentix notes that this signals that a recession is “off the table” for the time being. The expectations index also improved further to -6.0 from -15.8 in January, to its highest level since February last year. Source link
I’m 65, retired and have a $2,000 pension. Should I sell my rental properties?
Dear MarketWatch, I’m a 65-year-old married man in Southern California. I retired about 5 years ago, and have very little in pension payments of about $2,000 from my old job, without any medical benefits. But I have rental income from about a dozen single-family homes that I collected during my professional career as a civil […]
Global Flash PMIs, and the Return of Investor Optimism?
At the conclusion of the latest WEF meeting in Davos, many of the leaders there were optimistic that the world would avoid a recession. Or, at least, if there was a recession, it would be short and shallow. A substantial portion of that optimism relied on an expectation that China would rebound, now that it […]
These money and investing tips can help you spot a bear in bull’s clothing
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