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Election-Year Gold Trends & Factors for 2024
by Peter Schiff, Schiff Gold:
While broader macroeconomic trends are always what’s most significant for the gold price during any given election, some interesting trends emerge when you look at the numbers. And when an election is contentious, historic, or chaotic as 2024’s promises to be, the outcome is all the more significant for gold.
From the January to the September preceding elections since 1980, gold prices have tended to rise. This is often attributed to the nature of the relationship between incumbent presidents and the Fed, as existing administrations put pressure on the central bank to maintain looser monetary policy to foster an illusion of economic prosperity (which presidents can then “take credit” for). Meanwhile, knowing that they’re more likely to be replaced if the other side wins, Fed chairs have an incentive to play ball.
TJ Roberts Plans to Make Kentucky “the Crypto Capital of the World”
by Jose Nino, Big League Politics:
On February 6, 2024, TJ Roberts, a candidate running for Kentucky House of Representatives District 66, published a press release unveiling his plan to turn Kentucky into a hub for economic freedom.
He specifically cited the United States’ growing inflation as the main catalyst for his plan to make Kentucky “the Crypto Capital of the World.” He stated the following:
Putin, Tucker & Truth, Scotus Smashes Insurrection, Debt Surge
by Greg Hunter, USA Watchdog:
Tucker Carlson interviewed Vladimir Putin, and the Deep State melted down. They called him a “Mouthpiece for Putin,” a “traitor” and threatened to sanction Carlson. Why? The truth is a powerful thing, and the Deep State wants you to think the lies they are telling you about the Ukraine war are true. This against a backdrop of the US Senate sending another $60 billion for a war that has already cost the lives of 500,000 Ukrainian soldiers. Putin says he is ready to stop the war and negotiate a peace deal. It is dangerous for you to hear that blasphemy when so much money and kickbacks are being made off a war that was lost long ago. Way to go, Tucker!
The Commercial Real Estate Crisis Of 2024 Is Going To Be A Doozy…
by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
Over the last several years we have seen commercial real estate values plummet dramatically all over the United States. One of the reasons why this is happening is because millions of Americans started working from home during the pandemic, and many of them never returned to the office once the pandemic subsided. Another reason why this is happening is because there has been a mass exodus of businesses from our core urban areas. Conditions have rapidly deteriorated in many of our largest cities, and it is exceedingly difficult to run a profitable business in the midst of an environment of constant theft and violence. Ultimately, it is very easy to understand why commercial real estate values have crashed, and they will almost certainly go even lower.
Here’s When the Fed Will Cut
by Jim Rickards, Daily Reckoning:
When will the Fed cut rates? Before giving you the answer, let’s back up.
Before last week’s Federal Reserve meeting, I offered readers the following forecast of what would happen at that meeting:
On Wednesday, the Fed will leave its target rate for fed funds unchanged. That decision will keep the federal funds target at 5.50% as set at the July 26, 2023 meeting. Over the course of fifteen FOMC meetings beginning March 16, 2022, I’ve been correct in all my forecasts including the “skipped” rate hikes at the June, September, November, and December 2023 meetings. I’m confident I’ll be correct on Wednesday also.
The Fed did keep the fed funds rate unchanged as I projected. That makes 16 Fed meetings in a row going back to March 16, 2022, when I got the Fed forecast right. Events remain uncertain from here, but it’s so far, so good for my forecasting.
The Royal Mint’s Growing Interest in Singapore
from BullionStar:
The Royal Mint, which is the United Kingdom’s official government mint, is taking a growing interest in Singapore and Southeast Asia’s bullion market and is expanding its presence and product offerings in the gold and silver-hungry region.
With an illustrious history going all the way back to 886 AD, The Royal Mint is one of the world’s oldest mints and is famous for its high quality bullion products including the long-running Gold Sovereign coin, the gold, silver, and platinum Britannia, Queen’s Beast, and Tudor Beast series of coins, as well as a variety of gold, silver, and platinum bullion bars.
When Ponzi Schemes Fail
by Karen Kwiatkowski, Lew Rockwell:
The current US government has become “a form of fraud that … pays profits to earlier investors with funds from more recent investors” – in other words, a Ponzi scheme. No doubt the social security, Medicare/Medicaid and government retirement systems meet this definition of fraud directly. But we may also apply it to other sectors of the federal government, including how the government funds defense, conducts a vast system of student loans, or pays the interest on the federal debt.
A Bank Crisis Is Percolating
by Dave Kranzler, Investment Research Dynamics:
I didn’t watch Jay Powell on “60 Minutes” because I knew it would mainstream media sugar-coated drivel wrapped around propaganda as the obsequious 60 Minutes anchor tossed J-Pow meatball questions. But I did learn that Powell asserted that it is unlikely that there will be another real estate led bank crisis, particular with the TBTF banks. I course, there’s no way he can honestly say that he has a clue as to the potential magnitude of CRE exposure via OTC derivatives at the TBTF’s – no one does. And Powell’s statement is certainly reminscient of when Ben Bernanke asserted that the subprime debt problem was “contained” in 2007…
Gold & Silver Fight Tyranny – Catherine Austin Fitts
by Greg Hunter, USA Watchdog:
Catherine Austin Fitts (CAF), Publisher of The Solari Report, financial expert and former Assistant Secretary of Housing (Bush 41 Admin.), says, “The federal government is being run as a criminal enterprise. . . .not just a little criminal, but a lot criminal.” CAF thinks now is the time for state governments to act to protect their citizens from the dangers of a falling dollar and increasing central control over “We the People.” CAF explains, “One of the things we are talking with the states about is Sovereign State Banks, so they can protect their transactions in dollars. We are also talking about State Bullion Depositories. This is so states can protect their rainy-day reserve and, ultimately, their transaction ability with gold and silver. Under the Constitution, the states have those powers. This is very important if we are going to have sovereignty as individuals and not wake up one day and find ourselves in the same spot as the Canadian truckers who had their bank accounts shut down for protesting the CV19 lockdowns and mandates. More and more, we are seeing people say the ‘wrong things,’ and suddenly they find their bank account is shut down. So, if we are going to have individual sovereignty, we need governments that can provide sovereignty. . . . . The states have the power to implement financial transaction arraignments to protect our financial transaction freedom. Without our financial transaction freedom, we are literally going to lose all of our freedoms.”
Food Prices To Skyrocket In 2024 – From Cattle Shortages To Recalls To Another Meat Farm On Fire, Multiple Food Categories Will See Massive Price Hikes In The Coming Months
by Susan Duclos, All News Pipeline:
A multi-day fire in Texas where multiple buildings at Feather Crest Farms was finally extinguished, making this just the latest in more than 100 accidents, plane crashes, explosions and fires, at food processing/manufacturing facilities since 2021.
Add that to the US cattle herd shrinking to the lowest level in more than seven decades, Amish farmers still under siege by the Biden regime, war affecting food prices in multiple categories, and unprecedented amounts of food recalls, food costs 20% higher than when Biden started occupying the White House, and we have the perfect storm of events making it difficult for parents to feed themselves and their children.
