Gold has been one of the standout performers during 2020, rising from around $1500 an ounce to a whopping $2075 an ounce in August. However, with the precious metal having broken out of previous all-time…
North Korea Detonates Liaison Office, Fed Rescue &…
Inter-Korean liaison office demolished Fed to buy individual corporate bonds. (Equities next?) What does the new bond-buying mean for gold? Furlough schemes skew UK unemployment figures. Inspiration "A lot of people get so enmeshed in…
National Bank of Ukraine: Yakiv Smolii : Labor…
Opening speech by Mr Yakiv Smolii, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, at the Annual Research Conference "Labor Market and Monetary Policy", organized by the National Bank of Ukraine and the National Bank of Poland,…
Norges Bank: The conduct of monetary policy
Introductory statement by Governor Øystein Olsen at the hearing before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Storting (Norwegian parliament), 19 May 2020 Please note that the text below may differ from…
An update on Australia’s Unemployment Figures
In this video , We go through the numbers for the Australian Unemployment data released earlier today. https://youtu.be/6DN2RFEo3n4 Please let us know your thoughts on the comments below.
The Real Killer is the Coronavirus-Induced Unemployment
[caption id="attachment_366387" align="alignleft" width="300"] Coronavirus-Induced Unemployment[/caption] Summary: Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve will release a survey confirming the economy is doomed for a long and painful downturn. Chairman Powell said in a webinar at the Peterson…
Alistair’s Latest Market Update Video
Headwinds for China & Hong Kong, Farmers in Distress, Billionaire Investors added to the list, FED Powell comments, and OPEC 2nd QTR expectations. In this video, Alistair looks at unemployment in China/Hong Kong, discusses the…