by Martin Armstrong, Armstrong Economics:
I have both good and bad news. The bad news is that the US government is continually spending with no end in sight. The proxy wars have eliminated even a level-headed discussion of anything akin to a real budget. In a move that angered Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (also good news) Republicans introduced legislation to reduce funding toward Biden’s IRS army through the Inflation Reduction Act. They still plan to spend billions of taxpayers’ money, but that money will now go toward Israel instead of hunting down those who fund the organization.
GOLD CLOSED DOWN $6.15 TO $1979.35 WHILE SILVER CLOSED DOWN 11 CENTS TO $22.73 AS THE SPECS ADD MASSIVELY TO THEIR SHORT POSITION AND CENTRAL BANKS TAKE THE BUY SIDE AND THEN TAKING DELIVERY ESPECIALLY GOLD (800 TONNES THIS QUARTER//PLATINUM CLOSED DOWN $8.90 TO $924.95 WHILE PALLADIUM CLOSED DOWN $20.35 TO $1107.65//ROBERT LAMBOURNE REPORTS ON THE BIS GOLD SWAPS WITH THE FED LOWERING ITS SHORTFALL IN SEPT DOWN TO 96 TONNES..STILL A LONG WAY TO GO//CENTRAL BANKS CONTINUE TO GORGE ON PHYSICAL GOLD ACCUMULATION//GOLD COMMENTARY TODAY FROM PETER SCHIFF/EPOCH TIMES PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT COMMENTARY ON THE DETERORIATING HEALTH OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY//PALESTINIAN THROW RATS INTO MACDONALDS//ISRAEL VS HAMAS: ISRAEL NOW CONTROLS THE NORTH SECTOR OF HAMAS WITH THEIR TANKS AS WELL AS NORTH SOUTH ROADS BUT WITH 15 CASUALTIES//STARVING YEMEN DECLARES WAR ON ISRAEL//NEW DATA RELEASED BY THE USA SUGGESTS THAT THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF STAGFLATION//ADP REPORT AND JOLTS REPORT//SUBPRIME AUTO LOANS SKYROCKET AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE WORK WILL FINALLY SUCCUMB
Including $1.56 trillion in Q4 2023 & Q1 2024 combined. Government has gone nuts.
