Deflation

Source: http://timiacono.com/index.php/2010/07/16/one-step-closer-to-de-flation/#more-6331 The Labor Department reported that consumer prices fell 0.1 percent in June, down for the third straight month, paced by further declines in energy prices. On a year-over-year basis, the government’s measure of annual inflation fell from 2.0 percent in May to just 1.1 percent in June, the lowest level since last October … Continue reading

Rick Ackerman’s pal Chuck is bullish. He too heard the “death cross” chants blaring far and wide, saw sentiment in the dumper, saw Robert Prechter and other D Boys broadcast far and wide and figured the fear was not sustainable. Now, at the dawn of — yawn — another earnings season, Chuck is bullish on … Continue reading

Once again we see another bearish piece on Gold in the WSJ. Rather than attack the author personally, we want to illustrate how the article is another example of the lack of any quality gold commentary both in general and in mainstream publications. First, its important to note why you won’t see much quality gold-related … Continue reading

Tell this to a baby boomer or a middle aged person and they would be quite skeptical. Their neighborhood financial advisor or planner doesn’t advocate Gold. It is too dangerous. It could drop to $500. Gold stocks? Hell no! After failing to get you out of stocks not once but twice in the last ten … Continue reading

Stocks went down sharply yesterday on concerns over consumer confidence and indications that show that the economy is stalling in China. China has been a leading market in this recovery and its bull market has helped the price of industrial metals and base metals. Over the past few weeks I have highlighted that the market … Continue reading

Haven’t you heard? As I type this, the US and other world economies are supposedly in nothing but increasing deflationary pressures that will not be able to be stopped by any government or central banker no matter how much stimulus or money printing they decide on doing! At least that’s what many of the talking … Continue reading

As we’ve discussed recently, persistent deflationary forces do not augur for a repeat of Japan circa 1990s or the US in the 1930s. Instead, because of the inability of governments to finance their current and future debt burden (there is a dearth of domestic savings and global capital), deflationary forces will ultimately lead to severe … Continue reading

In the long run, the inflationists are destined to win… but in the here and now, deflationary forces still have the upper hand…..

Recently, I had written about how a deflationary impulse in the capital markets would be a catalyst for the gold stocks. This turned out to be accurate as stocks and commodities weakened while treasuries and the US Dollar advanced. Gold and gold stocks also moved higher. Nevermind the comments I received about how we are … Continue reading

Now nothing… because a target is just a target. We have been here before; those of us who have been around the precious metals markets throughout the current, ongoing secular bull. We have been through the extended periods of questioning by ‘the faithful’ as to why the ancient monetary relic does not keep up with … Continue reading