US Treasury Bond Interest Rates: Nowhere to Go But Up

Charts from contraryinvestor.com show that, as of right now, there is going to be almost $1.8 trillion in US Treasury debt maturing this year, and all of it will need to be “rolled over” by issuing new debt. Perhaps it...

Why Rising Rates are Super-Bullish for Gold and Silver

Heading into 2011, the consensus outlook on precious metals is slightly positive but the consensus believes that higher interest rates will ultimately support the US currency and in turn engender a move out of Gold. The Gold naysayers are...

How to Protect Yourself – And Even Profit – if Foreign Creditors “Strike” U.S. Treasuries

The odds are good that China won't dump its holdings of U.S. Treasuries anytime soon. But by substantially reducing its purchases of U.S. debt - or halting them completely in the form of a buyers' strike - the Red...

Sprott: How CB’s are Setting up Next Big Move in Gold

Today’s gold market is significantly different from the gold market of the 1970s for two reasons......

Fed Gambles on Low Inflation and a Stable Housing Market

Indeed, the Fed will have to keep a close eye on inflation, but it also will have to watch for turbulence in the housing sector. The FOMC statement said that the Fed is still in the process....

Zero Corner, Debt Costs & Isolation

ZERO CORNER, DEBT COSTS & ISOLATION by Jim Willie CB December 16, 2009 home: Golden Jackass website subscribe: Hat Trick Letter Jim Willie CB, editor of the “HAT TRICK LETTER” Think isolation. Think monetization. Think trapped. Think Catch-22, no...

Have Violin Must Fiddle

Have Violin Must Fiddle By Neil Charnock goldoz.com.au Interest rates are up again here in Australia as the RBA hikes our prime rate by 0.25% to 3.75%. One bank has already come out with a 0.45% hit on mortgage...

The Interest Rate Argument against Gold

This is a typical argument that many mainstream gold bears make. It goes like this…. “As soon as the Fed raises rates, it will pop the Gold bubble and the US$ will bottom” This is totally ridiculous. First, it...