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 | Eugen Von Böhm-Bawerk - Mises.org |
| Our Passive Trade Balance |
| Editor's Note: Published in January 1914 in Neue Frei Presse,"Our Passive Trade Balance" (“Unsere passive Handelsbilanz”) would prove to be Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk's last publication before his death. Ludwig von Mises mentions the article in an essay written after Böhm-Bawerk's death, but to our knowledge, this is the first time the essay has appeared in English. Nathan Keeble located a scan of the article posted by the Austrian National Archives. Translation by Kai Weiss.]As is well known, the tSaturday, December 19, 2020 |
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 | Mike Maloney - Goldsilver |
 Gold Silver Confiscation: Can the Government Seize Assets |
| One concern of retail precious metals investors is the possibility of a gold confiscation.Imagine having the forethought to buy gold to shield your finances from an economic or monetary crisis—only to have it taken away from you by your government. You’d lose not just the protective buffer you put in place but potentially a chunk of your net worth.Gold confiscation may sound preposterous to investors used to securities or real estate. But it’s happened in the past enough times to make it a reasoMonday, June 1, 2020 |
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 | Hugo Salinas Price - Plata.com |
| Silver and the Great Future of Mexico |
| Lecture of the author at the solemn ceremony of his appointment as Honorary Professor of Northwest Institute of Management of the Russian Presidential Academy.
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Mexico City
June 27, 2017.
Your Excellency, Ambassador Edward Malayan; Doctor Vladimir Shamakhov, Director of the Northwest Institute of Management of Russian Presidential Academy,members of the Honorable Diplomatic Corps here present, and esteemed audience:
I am greatly privileged to be with all ofTuesday, May 5, 2020 |
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 | Robert P. Murphy |
| 3 Modern Arguments for Tariffs, Debunked |
| Many proponents of tariffs recognize the absurdity of tariffs as a general rule. However, they feel that there are certain, special cases in which tariffs are justified, and indeed vital to a nation's survival. In this article, I will analyze three such arguments:
I. REDUCE TRADE DEFICIT
Many people believe that a tariff on a specific country's goods is necessary whenever the United States suffers from a high trade deMonday, May 20, 2019 |
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 | Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Agricultural Exports Plunge, Trump Accuses China of Meddling in US Elections |
| The census dept reports the trade deficit widened by 5.3% with ag exports down 9.5%. Trump was already annoyed.
The Census Bureau advance report on International Trade in Goods shows the international trade deficit was $75.8 billion in August, up $3.8 billion from $72.0 billion in July.
Exports of goods for August were $137.9 billion, $2.3 billion less than July exports.
Imports of goods for August were $213.7 billion, $1.5 billion more than July imports.
International Trade Details
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Value of Exports to Canada and China by State |
| GeoFred and the St. Louis Fed data repository (Fred) put together a set of interesting trade maps.
2016 Value of Exports to Canada by State
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2016 Value of Exports to China by State
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The above charts are courtesy of GeoFred.
Go to GeoFRED and click on “Build New Map.” Under “Tools,” set Region Type to “State” and Data to “Value of Exports to Canada.” Choose data from the year 2016. Repeat the same process for the second map, with the Data option set to “Value of Exports to China.”
The toolFriday, September 21, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| Gold Price Unmoved, Hits 5-Week Low vs GBP as US Backs UK Over Russian Spy Attack |
| GOLD PRICES were unmoved Thursday by worsening tensions between Nato and Russia over the poisoning in Britain of a former spy, holding $5 below last week's finish to trade at $1318 per ounce as world stock markets also held flat overall.
Silver also slipped, trading 1% down for the week so far at $16.43 as major Western bond prices rose, edging interest rates down.
Russian bond yields rose as MoFriday, March 16, 2018 |
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 | Keith Weiner - Monetary Metals |
| Super-Duper-Irrational Exuberance |
| Think back to the halcyon days of the dot com boom. This was a time after Greenspan declared “irrational exuberance”. Long Term Capital Management collapsed in 1998, and Greenspan decided to risk propelling exuberance to a level beyond irrational. Super-duper-irrational exuberance?
Anyway, Greenspan cut interest rates a few times in late 1998. Technology companies were able to raise $5 million or more with just a sketch on a napkin (“serviette” for those outside the US). Companies at a “later stTuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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| Mish - Global Economic Analysis |
| Goldilocks vs the Bears: Is She in the Room or Out of the Room |
| Let's investigate belief in Goldilocks vs belief in Bears.
John Rubino at DollarCollapse says A Bull Market For The History Books — Bear Market To Follow Shortly.
Why the current expansion/bull market has so long is open to debate. What’s undeniable, though, is the vast amount of malinvestment that has accumulated. The biggest example might be corporations borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars to buy back their stock at record high prices. See Record Buybacks at Worst Possible Time. If thosTuesday, March 13, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
| The Amazing Amount of Gold The U.S. Exported Since 2000 |
| The U.S. exported a stunning amount of gold since the turn of the century. As the price of gold surged along with the massive increase in U.S. debt, gold exports jumped to record highs. In 2012 alone, the United States exported nearly 700 metric tons of gold. The total amount of U.S. net gold exports over the past 17 years equaled the combined gold reserves of six high ranking countries.While the U.S. exported nearly 8,000 metric tons (mt) of gold since 2001, it also imported a great deal asSunday, March 11, 2018 |
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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
| Trade Wars |
| An overt trade war has commenced. President Trump has fired the starting gun, setting in motion an election promise, part of his Make America Great Again undertaking. It is a blow squarely aimed against China, costing China some trade perhaps, but basically a loser’s last roll of the dice.The back story appears to be far deeper than some relatively minor tariffs on steel and aluminium would suggest. It comes after a prolonged period of shadow-boxing between America in the blue corner and Russia Friday, March 9, 2018 |
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 | Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Make Gold, Not (Trade) War! |
| “So it begins.” This is what King Theoden said right before the Battle of Helm’s Deep in the Lord of the Rings. Fortunately, the army of Uruk-hai doesn’t threaten the kingdom of men. But something else – also dreadful – endangers us. Trade wars.
Are Trade Wars Good?
President Trump shook the world last week, saying: “(…) trade wars are good, and easy to win.” Wrong! Each economist will say that. It’s true that economists often argue with each other. People even said “two economists, three opinioFriday, March 9, 2018 |
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| Bullion Vault |
| 'Red Hot' US Jobs Data See Gold Bullion Lose 1-Week High as 'Trade War' Hits Yen, Beijing |
| GOLD BULLION slipped against a weakening Dollar in London trade Wednesday, retreating $10 from a 1-week high at $1340 per ounce as talk of a global 'trade war' spurred by US President Donald Trump grew yet again following the resignation of his top economic advisor, Gary Cohn.
After new data showed US factory orders falling steeper than expected in January, private-sector payrolls provider ADP today said the world's largest economy added more joThursday, March 8, 2018 |
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 | Peter Schiff - Euro Pacific Capital |
| Trump Plays with Fire on Trade |
| With his announcement last week of broad tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, President Trump launched what could be the first salvo of an all-out global trade war. Seemingly itching for a fight, he gleefully tweeted that “Trade wars are good, and easy to win.” It seems like Trump thinks the conflict will play out much like Ronald Reagan’s 1983 week-long invasion of Grenada rather than the more telling quagmires that unfolded in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s wrong.
Apart from overestimWednesday, March 7, 2018 |
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 | Stewart Thomson - Graceland Update |
| Gold $1310: Buy Zone Of Champions |
| Gold is showing solid rallies from my $1310 area buy zone (basis April futures). From both a love trade and fear trade perspective, the fundamental picture is becoming more positive.
I’ve repeatedly highlighted the fact that while America has the world’s richest economy, China’s economy is vastly bigger.
Courtesy of the Visual Capitalist, this snapshot of Chinese commodity demand should provide a significant confidence booster shot for investors.
The huge demand puts a floor of support undeTuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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 | Mark O'Byrne - gold.ie |
| Trump Risks Trade and Currency Wars – Protectionism and Economic War Loom |
| – Global stocks slump as Trump risks trade wars– Gold prices little changed despite dollar weakness after tariff news– Trump announced plans to impose heavy tariffs on imported metals– China likely to retaliate with heavy tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports– Geo-political tensions with EU and of course China and Russia to escalate– Trade, currency wars and competitive currency devaluations tend to lead to actual war– Russia unveils next generation of “invincible nuclear weapons”– Safe haven golSaturday, March 3, 2018 |
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| SRSrocco - SRSRocco Report |
| MEXICO’S OIL INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO DISINTEGRATE: PEMEX Suffers $18 Billion Loss |
| The situation in Mexico’s oil industry continues to rapidly disintegrate as falling oil production and rising costs resulted in an $18 billion fourth-quarter loss for the state-run oil company, PEMEX. Part of the reason for the huge financial loss at PEMEX was the fall in the value of the Mexican Peso. While PEMEX’s costs are in Pesos, it sells crude oil and purchases petroleum products in Dollars. Because the Mexican Peso declined 8% versus the Dollar, it put a huge strain on the company’s yFriday, March 2, 2018 |
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| Przemyslaw Radomski CFA - SunshineProfits |
| Why Did You Send Gold Lower, Mr. Powell |
| Not nice, Mr. Powell! Gold prices fell more than 1 percent after your comments as the Federal Reserve’s new chairman. What did you say – and what are the implications for the precious metals market?
As We Warned, Powell Is More Hawkish
We have been alerting investors about the hawkish turn at the FOMC for a long time. For example, in the Gold News Monitor on February 13, we wrote that Powell could move faster on normalization than Yellen, as the macroeconomic conditions have become more favorablFriday, March 2, 2018 |
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 | Gary Tanashian - Biwii |
| Bonds and Related Market Indicators |
| For Notes From the Rabbit Hole bonds are not just an asset class ‘throw-in’ but instead are a key indicator set to the entire modern macro. Insofar as it may be time to use them for portfolio balance (I am currently long SHV, SHY, IEI & IEF), so much the better. Many could not wait to buy bonds during US ZIRP global NIRP operations, but today they pay better interest and have a contrarian edge with the entire herd bracing for a bear market.We claimed appropriately bearish on bonds on December 4tMonday, February 26, 2018 |
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 | Oilprice.com - oilprice.com |
| 5 Record Breaking Gemstones Even Billionaires Can’t Buy |
| As Elizabeth Taylor once said: “I adore wearing gems, but not because they are mine. You can't possess radiance, you can only admire it.”
It’s a good philosophy, because when it comes to the world’s biggest, rarest and most extraordinary gemstone discoveries, no one—not even billionaire President Donald Trump—could afford the possession.
We’re not talking about the average diamond engagement ring that sets you back $4,000 and was probably grown in a lab. And we’re not talking about the $3,000 ruThursday, February 22, 2018 |
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