Gold & Silver Slammed The Moment The Absolutely Spectacular November Jobs Report Hit The Tape
266,000 jobs were created in November, smashing expectations, and wage growth is red hot! Here are the details…
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Charles Hugh Smith: The Hollowing Out Of America
Here is hollowed-out America, an economy of ever-greater financial wealth piling up in the hands of the few while tens of millions of wage-earners…
Continue readingTrader: Cut Through Gold & Silver’s Noisy Price Action, Focus On Major Support & Resistance
“The entire $1400-$1350 area can be viewed as a giant support zone…”
Continue readingIt Feels Like Economic Depression For Millions Of Americans In Middle Of Country Right Now
The talk of a “coming recession” is absolutely ludicrous because it already feels like a severe economic depression is happening right now…
Continue readingCalifornia Has The Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate (Again)
Leaving California’s the best chance to increase one’s real income and have a life that doesn’t involve working long hours to afford a fixer-upper?
Continue readingGovernment Meddling Is The Reason You’re “Underpaid”
People frequently allege that, under capitalism, people aren’t paid what they are worth to employers…
Continue readingGold & Silver Fall After Weak Jobs Report, More Pressure Could Be Coming On Metals Today
The September jobs report was just released, and not only are gold & silver falling, but the fall could continue. Here’s why…
Continue readingWhy The Government Can’t Measure Income, Happiness, Or Well-Being
The government’s become preoccupied with things that can be measured — such as jobs and wages — while neglecting the more hidden…
Continue readingWhy Is The “Cost of Living” In Cities So High?
The higher “cost of living” was akin to people in San Francisco using a different currency, but is that the correct way to look at it?
Continue readingAmerica’s Poverty Trap: How A Small Financial Setback Can Spiral Into An Inescapable Disaster
The problem with American poverty is that the system is designed to keep you poor. Maybe it’s just because poor people are easier to control…
Continue readingWhy Is What Was Once Affordable to Many Now Only Affordable To The Wealthy?
With these skills accessible only to the wealthy, no wonder only the wealthy have gained purchasing power…
Continue readingConsumers Will Decide If Women’s Sports Teams Get “Equal Pay”
If the fans want the women to be paid more than the men, the consumers will have to spend more…
Continue readingPaul Craig Roberts: The Rise Of Robber-Capitalism And The Enslavement Of The Working Class
The pendulum has swung to robber-capitalism. The only mark of success is money. How you get it doesn’t matter anymore…
Continue readingInvestors & Traders Just Can’t Dump Their Gold & Silver Fast Enough After June 2019 Jobs Report SMASHES ALL EXPECTATIONS!
Gold & silver’s “sell-off” has afforded stackers with a flash sale. Here’s what happened, and here’s why the flash sale may not last all that long…
Continue readingSilver Punches Through $15 As Govt Reports A Pitiful Number Of Jobs (75,000) Created In May
Gold nearly breached $1350 at the release of the jobs report, and the dollar plummeted. Here’s an update…
Continue readingTechnology Is Not Just Disruptive, It’s Disastrously Deflationary
Deflation eats credit-dependent, mass-consumption economies alive from the inside…
Continue readingMILLIONS OF AMERICANS ON EDGE: ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM FINANCIAL DISASTER
For nearly half of Americans in the workforce, financial disaster would occur from missing just ONE paycheck…
Continue readingFrench Incomes Place Below Some of America’s Poorest States — And the Protesters Know It
If we compare France to individual US states, we find that France’s disposable income may rank below every US state except Louisiana. Here’s more…
Continue readingA Different Kind Of Wage Inflation Heralds This Cycle’s End
Late-cycle dynamics are now in play, and employers are finding creative ways to attract and retain workers…
Continue readingCharles Hugh Smith: Unrealistically Great Expectations, A Shrinking Pie
Our expectations have continued ever higher even as the pie is shrinking in more ways that one…
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