Silver Editorials & Commentary

When the sh-t hits the global fan, it often does it at the optimal time for the maximum amount of damage and with the worst kind of sh-t to soil the world.

The term inflation is used by many people to mean rising consumer prices, regardless of the cause. Though most are aware of nonmonetary causes, there is a tendency to scrutinize the quantity of dollars whenever prices are rising. Milton Friedman famously said that “...

David Morgan discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the breakout in the silver market, the rally is back on. What to expect going forward?

In a previous article we discussed how a number of electrification metals are in play following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, including nickel, cobalt and palladium.

While events are still changing very rapidly, there is a chance that the war in Ukraine will lead to some of the highest rates of inflation in the United States of our lifetimes. Increases in energy prices resulting from supply shortages are likely to be the core,...

This morning’s jobs report was about as good as it gets, in terms of the number of people finding work.

Behind the battle to convince everyone that price inflation is not a lasting problem is the necessity to keep interest rates and bond yields suppressed. In the past, the interest rate cycle was entirely due to the expansion and contraction of commercial bank credit...

Silver is on a long term SELL signal, but prices have found support at the 50ema. Major signals can last for months and years and are suitable for long term investors.

Our long term stocks/bond model remains in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth.

The battle between King Dollar and Tsar Ruble is on, and Russia’s efforts to dethrone the dollar have already lost. The ruble has already been knocked off its rickety wicker throne and has had its head kicked in. It’s just that brutal. King Dollar, on the other hand...

Rafi explains how silver is in place to explode as we are on the brink of WWIII. So click to watch this timely video now!

SWIFT. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. This is the system that connects over 11,000 financial institutions in 200 countries and allows for payments between these institutions.

The S&P 500 index topped the 4,400 level yesterday despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict news. Will the uptrend continue?

In the tragic backdrop of the Ukraine war, we consider the hard yet ignored math of failed financial systems which restrict (and hence weaken) otherwise stronger political options and make the sad road ahead a path straight toward gold.

In this brief interview with Investor Talk’s Jan Kneist, Matterhorn Asset Management principal, Matthew Piepenburg, addresses tensions in Ukraine, central bank-driven bubble sustainability, the critical role of interest rate movements, market mean reversions,...

The S&P 500 went sideways yesterday, as investors hesitated following the recent rally. Will the short-term uptrend resume?

Macro Alf joins us to discuss how the sanctions on Russia will be impacting the markets. Italian luxury goods from Gucci, oil and natural gas imports to Europe, plus the Gold & Silver impact.

I spent the evening with a woman whose well-informed take on current events has caused me to reconsider my remarks earlier this evening concerning the effects of Ukraine on the markets. From a geopolitical perspective, it would seem that the cause of peace can only...

This week’s news is seemingly all about Ukraine and Russia. It is a terrible situation. But as an economic matter, we still have serious economic challenges no matter how it develops.

Chris shares a quick explanation of what happened in the silver market yesterday.

Long term – on SELL signal. Short term – on buy signals. Cycle is UP. We are holding long term positions.

Our long term stocks/bond model remains in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth.

Coffee with Lynette...Let's chat: Are you ready for World War III? Exclusive interview with Egon Von Greyerz.

It appears to me that the Eastern bloc is becoming emboldened and are looking to make hay while the West is showing its weakness. The withdrawal from Afghanistan, I believe, gave Russia and China the green light to do just about whatever they like. If Russia takes...

It is a regrettable fact, but a fact nonetheless, that too many students of economic and monetary history have no idea where the principles and theories they espouse really came from. So many important thinkers, with unconventional and truly inquisitive minds, have...

As Russia initiates military action in Ukraine, pain at the pump is about to get even worse. Fuel costs have already been soaring due to oil and gas supply constraints coupled with broader inflationary pressures. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded...

Stocks were volatile yesterday and the broad stock market fell by another 1%. Was it a final decline or just another leg within a downtrend?

The global trend toward de-dollarization has been ongoing for over a decade, and it stands to get a massive push forward if the Ukraine Crisis boils over into hot war and, consequently, the United States attempts to remove and exclude Russia from the SWIFT system of...

The following commentary on $TSLA is an excerpt from my latest Short Seller’s Journal – I’ve hit several home runs over the last year, including $DKNG, $HOOD, $Z and $NAIL. There’s still a lot of money to be had on the short side before the stock bubble fully...

As the world nervously awaits the next development in nuclear-armed Russia’s standoff with Ukraine, a different headline-grabbing standoff may be even more consequential for investors.

Technicians use charts to get a precise handle on trends and price reversals. However, even the unschooled eye can sometimes form a tradeable opinion by merely glancing at a chart. Does the one displayed above tell you anything that might be actionable?

Silver is on a long term SELL signal. Long term – on SELL signal. Short term – on buy signals. Cycle is UP. We are holding long term positions.

Claudio Grass (CG): Taken together, the moves by Russia and China, especially on the monetary front, with their plans of a gold-backed digital currency, appear to pose a direct challenge to the status quo and America’s central role in it. Do you think we might be...

I tried my best to give the BLS the benefit of the doubt when it did not massage the inflation rate in its last CPI report lower for January than December as I thought it would. I did, that is, until I dug deeper into what the BLS did do. Now government is at it...

Our long term stocks/bond model remains in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth.

US headline inflation exceeded 7% in 2021. But rent increases put the Consumer Price Index to shame, soaring an average of 13.5%. And within that already-brutally-high average, there were some absolutely astounding outliers. Phoenix rents soared 25.3%, followed by...

As my friends and clients know very well, but also anyone who has read any of my writings before, I always held that understanding history and geopolitics is one of the most important elements of sound investing. Most mainstream investors, “experts”, as well as the...

You may recall that we caught an interesting new wrinkle in the COMEX gold trade late last year and again late last month. And now we're seeing the same thing in COMEX silver. Uh-oh.

Bix Weir, from Road To Roota, joins us to talk the weakness in the banking system. Also we discuss the TRUE Gold to Silver ratio.

Americans get fed a lot of BS when it comes to price inflation. Prices in the U.S. are rising faster than they were in the late 1970s when gasoline shortages triggered an economic crisis.