Rickards & Ritholtz Debate Gold
Last week, James Rickards, editor at Strategic Intelligence, and I actually had an intelligent debate about investing in gold and its role in the financial system. Gold’s Role in the Financial System...
View ArticleBig Money to Be Made in Asteroid Mining
Very cool: click for ginormous graphic Source: Visual Capitalist The post Big Money to Be Made in Asteroid Mining appeared first on The Big Picture.
View ArticleSearching for the Origins of the Universe in Chile’s Desert
Chile may not jump right to mind as a technology hub. But it turns out that Chile is home to some of the world’s largest and most extraordinary technology projects, stretching from Santiago to the...
View ArticleCommodity Traders Departing . . .
The number of trading houses has dwindled, and the institutional, pure-play commodity hedge funds that remain are few: click for ginormous table There is a fascinating article by Shelley Goldberg...
View ArticleBatnick: Why Gold is a Great Trade Here
When you hear the term gold bug, what often comes to mind is a “prepper” – someone making sure they have the physical metal in hand and a hard currency for the fallout from some capitalism-shattering...
View ArticleFutures Trading Ecosystem
Wow, this is huge: click for ginormous graphic Source: RCM Alternatives The post Futures Trading Ecosystem appeared first on The Big Picture.
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The Impact of Steel & Aluminum Tariffs on Inflation
Steel prices are up 40% this year since tariffs were introduced: Source: Torsten Sløk, Deutsche Bank Securities More on this later today . . . When prices of imported steel and aluminum increase...
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Get Ready for Tariff-Based Inflation
Inflation Is Coming Thanks to Trump’s Tariffs Levies on steel and aluminum have yet to filter through to prices. But they will. Bloomberg, July 26, 2018 Did the global economy dodge an economic...
View ArticleThe Cure For High Prices
Barry Ritholtz, Bloomberg Columnist and Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and CIO, says the cure for high prices is high prices. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance”. Cure For High Prices is High...
View ArticleWhat makes gas prices go up and down?
David Pogue: “Last week U.S. gas prices hit a record high, which adds to the cost of just about everything we buy. But is the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and the U.S. ban on Russian oil – to blame?...
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