investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Gold Prices Show There’s a “Big Short” Going on in Official Currencies

On August 4 , 2020 , the price of gold surpassed $ 2,000 per ounce , recently trading around an all-time high of $ 2,050 per ounce .
While one may say that the price of gold is on the rise , it would actually be more meaningful to say that the purchasing power of the world ’ s fiat currencies vis-à-vis gold is on the decline , because this is what a rising price for gold and silver in , say , US dollars , euros , Chinese renminbi , Japanese yen , or Swiss francs really stands for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precious metal , the lower the exchange value of official currencies .
Gold isn ’ t just a good like any other .
It is special : it is the “ ultimate means of payment , ” the “ base money of civilization.
” Monetary history bears this out : whenever people were free to choose their money , they went for gold .
Indeed , gold has all the physical properties that make for sound money : gold is scarce , homogenous , easily transportable , divisible , mintable , durable , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has a relatively high value per unit of weight .
Even though officially demonetized in the early 1970s , people haven ’ t stop appreciating gold ’ s “ moneyish ” qualities .
However , it is not only the rising gold price that indicates that the purchasing power of fiat currencies is on the decline .
Basically , all other goods prices go up as well , most notably asset prices—the prices of stocks , bonds , housing , and real estate .
This means that you can buy fewer and fewer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a given official currency unit .
From this perspective , you can rightfully conclude that a broad-based debasement is going on as far as the world ’ s major official fiat currencies are concerned .
Of course , this is not what most people would wish for , as they prefer to hold a kind of money that doesn ’ t go down in value , money that actually preserves or even increases its purchasing power over time .
Actually no one who is in his right mind would wish to hold inflationary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ banks have been debasing their official fiat currencies over the last decades .
To make things even worse , the monetary debasement is gathering speed due to the consequences of the politically dictated lockdown crisis .
Central banks around the world print up ever greater amounts of fiat currencies to make up for lost income and profits .
It is against this background that the rise of goods prices in terms of official currencies can be interpreted in a meaningful way : the rise in the quantity of money will , as an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the money unit to go down—either in absolute terms or in relative terms ( that is by keeping money prices at a higher level when compared to a situation in which the quantity of money has not been increased ) .
In view of central banks ‘ expansion of the quantity of fiat currency , people increasingly seek to hold assets , such as , say , stocks , housing , real estate , and commodities , that are considered to be “ inflation protected.
” As they exchange fiat currencies for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these goods are bid up , and higher money prices are equivalent to a decline in the purchasing power of fiat currencies .
Of course , financial market traders will be among the first to react and benefit , while those less informed will get the shaft .
In a world in which central banks not only ramp up the quantity of fiat currency but also push market interest rates to zero , people get hit particularly hard .
Saving in traditional instruments ( bank deposits , money market funds , etc .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ lowered interest rates also contribute to asset price inflation : the prices of stocks and real estate are driven upward .
Those holding fiat currencies suffer losses as far as their purchasing power is concerned , while people who hold assets that gain in price are on the receiving end .
Unfortunately , an end to central banks ’ inflationary policies is not in sight .
There is the widespread and deeply entrenched belief among people that an increase in the quantity of fiat currency would make the economy richer , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crises .
This is , however , a serious mistake , for all an increase in the stock of money does is make some richer at the expense of many others .
And an inflation policy can cover up economic and financial problems only for so long .
The collapse of an inflation policy carried to its extreme—as in the United States in 1781 and in France in 1796—does not destroy the monetary system , but only the credit money or fiat money of the State that has overestimated the effectiveness of its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from etatism and establishes metallic money again.1 Mises ’ s words should help us to better understand why the appreciation of gold ( and lately also silver ) vis-à-vis the fiat currency universe has been underway for quite some time now .
• 1.Ludwig von Mises , The Theory of Money and Credit , trans .
J.E .
Batson ( 1953 ; repr.
, Auburn , AL : Ludwig von Mises Institute , 2009 ) , p. 230 .
Dr. Thorsten Polleit is Chief Economist of Degussa and Honorary Professor at the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an investment advisor .

by Thorsten Polleit via Mises
On August 4, 2020, the price of gold surpassed $2,000 per ounce, recently trading around an all-time high of $2,050 per ounce. While one may say that the price of gold is on the rise, it would actually be more meaningful to say that the purchasing power of the world’s fiat currencies vis-à-vis gold is on the decline, because this is what a rising price for gold and silver in, say, US dollars, euros, Chinese renminbi, Japanese yen, or Swiss francs really stands for: The higher the price of this precious metal, the lower the exchange value of official currencies.
Gold isn’t just a good like any other. It is special: it is the “ultimate means of payment,” the “base money of civilization.” Monetary history bears this out: whenever people were free to choose their money, they went for gold. Indeed, gold has all the physical properties that make for sound money: gold is scarce, homogenous, easily transportable, divisible, mintable, durable, and, last but not least, has a relatively high value per unit of weight. Even though officially demonetized in the early 1970s, people haven’t stop appreciating gold’s “moneyish” qualities.
However, it is not only the rising gold price that indicates that the purchasing power of fiat currencies is on the decline. Basically, all other goods prices go up as well, most notably asset prices—the prices of stocks, bonds, housing, and real estate. This means that you can buy fewer and fewer stocks, bonds, and houses with a given official currency unit. From this perspective, you can rightfully conclude that a broad-based debasement is going on as far as the world’s major official fiat currencies are concerned.
Of course, this is not what most people would wish for, as they prefer to hold a kind of money that doesn’t go down in value, money that actually preserves or even increases its purchasing power over time. Actually no one who is in his right mind would wish to hold inflationary money. Unfortunately, however, central banks have been debasing their official fiat currencies over the last decades. To make things even worse, the monetary debasement is gathering speed due to the consequences of the politically dictated lockdown crisis.
Central banks around the world print up ever greater amounts of fiat currencies to make up for lost income and profits. It is against this background that the rise of goods prices in terms of official currencies can be interpreted in a meaningful way: the rise in the quantity of money will, as an economic law, cause the exchange value of the money unit to go down—either in absolute terms or in relative terms (that is by keeping money prices at a higher level when compared to a situation in which the quantity of money has not been increased).
In view of central banks‘ expansion of the quantity of fiat currency, people increasingly seek to hold assets, such as, say, stocks, housing, real estate, and commodities, that are considered to be “inflation protected.” As they exchange fiat currencies for other goods, the money prices of these goods are bid up, and higher money prices are equivalent to a decline in the purchasing power of fiat currencies. Of course, financial market traders will be among the first to react and benefit, while those less informed will get the shaft.
In a world in which central banks not only ramp up the quantity of fiat currency but also push market interest rates to zero, people get hit particularly hard. Saving in traditional instruments (bank deposits, money market funds, etc.) is made impossible. The artificially lowered interest rates also contribute to asset price inflation: the prices of stocks and real estate are driven upward. Those holding fiat currencies suffer losses as far as their purchasing power is concerned, while people who hold assets that gain in price are on the receiving end.
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Unfortunately, an end to central banks’ inflationary policies is not in sight. There is the widespread and deeply entrenched belief among people that an increase in the quantity of fiat currency would make the economy richer, and that it would help overcome financial and economic crises. This is, however, a serious mistake, for all an increase in the stock of money does is make some richer at the expense of many others. And an inflation policy can cover up economic and financial problems only for so long.
Ludwig von Mises wrote:
The collapse of an inflation policy carried to its extreme—as in the United States in 1781 and in France in 1796—does not destroy the monetary system, but only the credit money or fiat money of the State that has overestimated the effectiveness of its own policy. The collapse emancipates commerce from etatism and establishes metallic money again.1
Mises’s words should help us to better understand why the appreciation of gold (and lately also silver) vis-à-vis the fiat currency universe has been underway for quite some time now.
1.Ludwig von Mises, The Theory of Money and Credit, trans. J.E. Batson (1953; repr., Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009), p. 230.
Author:
Thorsten Polleit
Dr. Thorsten Polleit is Chief Economist of Degussa and Honorary Professor at the University of Bayreuth. He also acts as an investment advisor.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--SOS! Take Cover, It’s Too Late To Turn Back From The Credit Bubble!

Doug Noland interviewed by Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times First , Jay introduces the guest for @ @ @ @ @ on the sponsors and the projects they are working on and provides updates on gold @ @ @ @ @ : Then , Doug Noland talks about the dynamics of the current credit bubble and @ @ @ @ @ turning back now from hyperinflation or a massive deflationary depression :

Doug Noland interviewed by Jay Taylor on Turning Hard Times Into Good Times
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First, Jay introduces the guest for the show, gives updates on the sponsors and the projects they are working on and provides updates on gold and silver from Alasdair Macleod:
Then, Doug Noland talks about the dynamics of the current credit bubble and why there can be no turning back now from hyperinflation or a massive deflationary depression:


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Not Good! Scientists Discover How To Weaponize and Control Locust Swarms with Single Chemical

Researchers have discovered a possible secret weapon which could be used to not only keep the billions-strong hordes of locusts @ @ @ @ @ at bay , but kill them off entirely.-

Researchers have discovered a possible secret weapon which could be used to not only keep the billions-strong hordes of locusts plaguing crops around the world at bay, but kill them off entirely.-
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--How the privately owned Federal Reserve Bank is quietly taking ownership of what we call America

The Fed ’ s Silent Takeover of the U.S .
In this episode , we look under the hood of @ @ @ @ @ , three-trillion-dollar expansion of its balance sheet , rationalized by officials as a necessary response @ @ @ @ @ pandemic .
Fair enough .
But that ’ s not the end of the story @ @ @ @ @ new reserves to purchase assets , it invariably claims that those reserves don ’ t @ @ @ @ @ the real economy .
As this video proves , that claim is completely false .
@ @ @ @ @ the Fed structures the transactions that ensue once new reserves are created and are spent @ @ @

The Fed’s Silent Takeover of the U.S.
August 12, 2020 by IWB
In this episode, we look under the hood of the Fed’s massive, three-trillion-dollar expansion of its balance sheet, rationalized by officials as a necessary response to… what else? The pandemic. Fair enough.
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But that’s not the end of the story. Whenever the Fed creates new reserves to purchase assets, it invariably claims that those reserves don’t “leak out” into the real economy. As this video proves, that claim is completely false. It all depends on how the Fed structures the transactions that ensue once new reserves are created and are spent on assets.
AC


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--CDC: 25.5% of Americans age 18 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days

1 in 4 have considered suicide ?
Yet the Dems still politicize this virus and insist on more lockdowns and @ @ @ @ @ kids are just collateral damage to the Dem ’ s political agenda .
CDC : @ @ @ @ @ 18 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days .
16 % of @ @ @ @ @

1 in 4 have considered suicide? Yet the Dems still politicize this virus and insist on more lockdowns and keeping schools closed. These kids are just collateral damage to the Dem’s political agenda.
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CDC: 25.5% of Americans age 18 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days. 16% of age 25 to 44.
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CDC: 25.5% of Americans age 18 to 24 seriously considered suicide in the past 30 days. 16% of age 25 to 44.t.co/wl6qYWFLW0 pic.twitter.com/0uC0EUzpmx — Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) August 13, 2020
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h/t LSR


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Next Stimulus will NEVER come to fruition.

There are way too many distractions happening to allow this to happen .
The new rhetoric today is that jobless claims have dipped below 10M for the first time in months ( along with Covid # ’ s being at an all time decline ) and that all indicators point to a V shaped recovery in the markets .
They have also claimed that maybe this “ stall period of inaction ” is the exact indicator they needed to determine they may not have to enact another round of stimulus at all .
What they are failing to recognize in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are down , is because of the millions of claims and benefits that have expired , thus removing them from the qualifying claim bucket .
Theyre setting the stage and planting the seeds on all MSM channels that with the congressional recess already in play , that a deal ( if madeat all ) won ’ t happen until sometime in September .
Folks…it ain ’ t coming .
And more than half of states are saying that there ’ s no money left over from the CARES act to distribute the additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per week in addendum to the $ 400 executive order that was recently signed .
If this is what you ’ re patiently waiting on to help sustain your way of life during this period…don ’ t hold your breath .
Your best interest is NOT in line with theirs…period .

There are way too many distractions happening to allow this to happen. The new rhetoric today is that jobless claims have dipped below 10M for the first time in months (along with Covid #’s being at an all time decline) and that all indicators point to a V shaped recovery in the markets.
They have also claimed that maybe this “stall period of inaction” is the exact indicator they needed to determine they may not have to enact another round of stimulus at all.
What they are failing to recognize in the assessment…is that the reason jobless claims are down, is because of the millions of claims and benefits that have expired, thus removing them from the qualifying claim bucket.
Theyre setting the stage and planting the seeds on all MSM channels that with the congressional recess already in play, that a deal (if madeat all) won’t happen until sometime in September.
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Folks…it ain’t coming. And more than half of states are saying that there’s no money left over from the CARES act to distribute the additional 25% (or $100) per week in addendum to the $400 executive order that was recently signed.
If this is what you’re patiently waiting on to help sustain your way of life during this period…don’t hold your breath.
Your best interest is NOT in line with theirs…period.
h/t BigDick_Ron


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--U.S., UK, & Dutch, Governments Are Anti-Russia Propagandists

Q : All of Pompeo ’ s public appearances seemed rather one-sided .
Immediately after your meeting .
For example , he said that you agreed that “ Russia is trying to destroy democracies and break up the Western Alliance.
” Did you really agree on that , and is that your opinion ?
A : It is widely acknowledged that China and Russia are behind the cyber attacks .
But if there is any evidence or not , I do not know .
is undeniable — it is excluded from being reported in any of the U.S.-and-allied billionaires ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s how all of them control their respective publics : by hiding the crucial evidence from them ( essentially censoring it out ) , because it ’ s “ too true ” to be reported by them .
At least regarding the U.S. “ Russiagate ” part of those “ cyber attacks , ” the reason why the country ’ s Prime Minister does not know whether there is any evidence behind the allegations , is that there is none but only lies that are behind those allegations ; and , so , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or else he is lying about this evidence , because no one has contested that evidence , since it is undeniable ; and — since itundeniable — it is excluded from being reported in any of the U.S.-and-allied billionaires ’ ‘ news ’ -media .
That ’ s how all of them control their respective publics : by hiding the crucial evidence from them ( essentially censoring it out ) , because it ’ s “ too true ” to be reported by them .
As regards the more recent UK version of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , those have conclusively been show to be untrustworthy , by the extensive review of the evidence , that the whistleblowing former UK Ambassador , Craig Murray published on August 12th under the headline “ The Russian Interference Report , Without Laughing ” .
Interestingly , many of the key hoaxters who had done the U.S. version were also involved in doing the UK one , as will be clear from the following : Washington Post , headlined aristocratic foundation , which likewise is NATO-allied .
On July 21st , the UK ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued its 55-page report title simply “ Russia ” , a rabidly anti-Russian document , whose 8th paragraph says : “ We are grateful to those outside the Intelligence Community – in particular Anne Applebaum , William Browder , Christopher Donnelly , Edward Lucas and Christopher Steele.
” All five are career anti-Russia propagandists who have been frequently caught making false allegations against Russia ’ s Government : they ’ re career Russia-haters — not experts on Russia ( though Bill Browder , whose grandfather Earl Browder was the head of America ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for many years in Russia , participating in the widespread looting of that country by U.S. financial operatives after Russia ended communism ) .
Anne Applebaum is so stupid that on 17 November 2004 , she , who was then a neoconservative columnist for the neoconservative , headlined “ In ATMs , Not Votes , We Trust ” , and she argued there that voters don ’ t need any paper proof of how they had voted , and that there don ’ t need to be any paper ballots that can be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She wrote : “ Are you really sure that your bank isn ’ t using secret software to steal $ 9.72 from your retirement account every week ?
And if the answer is no , why aren ’ t you up in arms about that , too ?
” In other words : “ Bush won , Kerry lost — get a life !
” ( not a recount , not even in Ohio , where the vote-count was extremely fishy ) .
That was her attitude : ignorant political arrogance , a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she were part of the aristocracy and were dictating to the peons .
Edward Lucas was a co-author , of an anti-Russia think-tank ’ s 2016 71-page study “ Winning the Information War : Techniques and Counter-Strategies to Russian Propaganda ” , and its first-mentioned accolade was “ Special recognition is owed to the invaluable contributions of Anne Applebaum ( CEPA and Legatum Institute ) , ” and CEPA is funded by NATO , the U.S. Department of State , and far-right foundations .
Legatum is a UK and fundamentalist-Sunni-aristocratic foundation , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of Britain ’ s leading anti-Russia propagandists who specializes in spreading demonstrable lies and who get extremely well paid for doing so .
Christopher Steele is the creator of the fraudulent Steele Dossier that helped the Obama Administration start the lie that Trump was a secret Russian agent .
Why can ’ t the U.S.-UK team get anti-Russian propagandists who are at least halfway honest and trustworthy ?
Could it be because honesty and truthfulness aren ’ t what they are looking for ?
And the U.S. regime is so bad that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Court ruled on a group of cases in which police around the country had been ruled by lower courts to have been unprosecutable even when shooting uninvolved bystanders and by 8 to 1 reaffirmed those lower-courts ’ rulings , America ’ s ‘ news ’ media failed even to report it — as if police being immune from legal prosecution isn ’ t even worth being reported to the public .
Countries such as UK , U.S. , and Holland , which have an aristocracy that stands above the law instead of justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wealthiest are all equally subject to the law , are dictatorships , no matter what their formal Constitutions might say .
Apparently , many of the world ’ s dictatorships are united in hating Russia , and none of them has any real justification for doing so and therefore they need to lie to their own public in order to propagandize for World War Three .

by Eric Zuesse
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Q: All of Pompeo’s public appearances seemed rather one-sided. Immediately after your meeting. For example, he said that you agreed that “Russia is trying to destroy democracies and break up the Western Alliance.” Did you really agree on that, and is that your opinion?
A: It is widely acknowledged that China and Russia are behind the cyber attacks. But if there is any evidence or not, I do not know.
is undeniable — it is excluded from being reported in any of the U.S.-and-allied billionaires’ ‘news’-media. That’s how all of them control their respective publics: by hiding the crucial evidence from them (essentially censoring it out), because it’s “too true” to be reported by them. At least regarding the U.S. “Russiagate” part of those “cyber attacks,” the reason why the country’s Prime Minister does not know whether there is any evidence behind the allegations, is that there is none but only lies that are behind those allegations ; and, so, he is either ignorant of it, or else he is lying about this evidence, because no one has contested that evidence, since it is undeniable; and — since itundeniable — it is excluded from being reported in any of the U.S.-and-allied billionaires’ ‘news’-media. That’s how all of them control their respective publics: by hiding the crucial evidence from them (essentially censoring it out), because it’s “too true” to be reported by them.
As regards the more recent UK version of “Russiagate” ‘cyber attacks’, those have conclusively been show to be untrustworthy, by the extensive review of the evidence, that the whistleblowing former UK Ambassador, Craig Murray published on August 12th under the headline “The Russian Interference Report, Without Laughing” . Interestingly, many of the key hoaxters who had done the U.S. version were also involved in doing the UK one, as will be clear from the following:
Washington Post, headlined aristocratic foundation, which likewise is NATO-allied. On July 21st, the UK’s Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament issued its 55-page report title simply “Russia” , a rabidly anti-Russian document, whose 8th paragraph says: “We are grateful to those outside the Intelligence Community – in particular Anne Applebaum, William Browder , Christopher Donnelly, Edward Lucas and Christopher Steele.” All five are career anti-Russia propagandists who have been frequently caught making false allegations against Russia’s Government: they’re career Russia-haters — not experts on Russia (though Bill Browder, whose grandfather Earl Browder was the head of America’s Communist Party during 1934-1945, lived for many years in Russia, participating in the widespread looting of that country by U.S. financial operatives after Russia ended communism). Anne Applebaum is so stupid that on 17 November 2004, she, who was then a neoconservative columnist for the neoconservative, headlined “In ATMs, Not Votes, We Trust” , and she argued there that voters don’t need any paper proof of how they had voted, and that there don’t need to be any paper ballots that can be recounted in any contested electoral outcome. She wrote: “Are you really sure that your bank isn’t using secret software to steal $9.72 from your retirement account every week? And if the answer is no, why aren’t you up in arms about that, too?” In other words: “Bush won, Kerry lost — get a life!” (not a recount, not even in Ohio, where the vote-count was extremely fishy ). That was her attitude: ignorant political arrogance, a basic hostility toward democracy, as if she were part of the aristocracy and were dictating to the peons. Edward Lucas was a co-author, of an anti-Russia think-tank’s 2016 71-page study “Winning the Information War: Techniques and Counter-Strategies to Russian Propaganda” , and its first-mentioned accolade was “Special recognition is owed to the invaluable contributions of Anne Applebaum (CEPA and Legatum Institute),” and CEPA is funded by NATO, the U.S. Department of State, and far-right foundations. Legatum is a UK and fundamentalist-Sunni-aristocratic foundation, which likewise is NATO-allied. Christopher Donnelly is one of Britain’s leading anti-Russia propagandists who specializes in spreading demonstrable lies and who get extremely well paid for doing so. Christopher Steele is the creator of the fraudulent Steele Dossier that helped the Obama Administration start the lie that Trump was a secret Russian agent.
Why can’t the U.S.-UK team get anti-Russian propagandists who are at least halfway honest and trustworthy? Could it be because honesty and truthfulness aren’t what they are looking for?
And the U.S. regime is so bad that when on June 15th the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a group of cases in which police around the country had been ruled by lower courts to have been unprosecutable even when shooting uninvolved bystanders and by 8 to 1 reaffirmed those lower-courts’ rulings, America’s ‘news’ media failed even to report it — as if police being immune from legal prosecution isn’t even worth being reported to the public.
Similarly, on August 12th, the great Scottish investigative journalist and former (whistleblowing and then quit) UK diplomat and Ambassador, Craig Murray, headlined “The Russian Interference Report, Without Laughing” and documented in yet more depth the depth of corruptness of this latest UK&U.S. attempt to build hatred against Russia’s Government. Such exposés, nowadays, always come from independent journalists such as Murray, not hired and whored ones.
Countries such as UK, U.S., and Holland, which have an aristocracy that stands above the law instead of justice in which the entire public including the wealthiest are all equally subject to the law, are dictatorships, no matter what their formal Constitutions might say.
Apparently, many of the world’s dictatorships are united in hating Russia, and none of them has any real justification for doing so and therefore they need to lie to their own public in order to propagandize for World War Three.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--Gold’s Pullback May Be Expected “Breather” Before Next Push Higher

In the past few days , the price of gold has had a setback , dropping from its fresh all-time highs to back below $ 2,000 .
After a meteoric rise over the past few months , this pullback was not only expected , but may be the beginning of an opportunity to “ buy the dip.
” In fact , this pullback could represent the last time you see gold below $ 2,000 .
One reason why the next big jump in gold ’ s price could happen soon… As we ’ ve already covered in this space , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bit recently , moving down on the U.S. Dollar index from a high of nearly 103 in mid-March to its current level in the 93 range .
You can see the 5-month dollar index below : But in the context of gold losing ground this week , Agora ’ s 5-Minute Forecast makes a critical point : “ Intriguingly , gold ’ s loss has not translated to the dollar ’ s gain.
” The key word in their statement is “ intriguingly.
” Here ’ s why it ’ s intriguing : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during the same time frame ( from March to present ) it ’ s been on an overall rise in value – even when you account for its recent dip in price : Agora also highlighted the recent dip as “ the day that ’ s finally serving up a buy-the-dip opportunity in precious metals.
” VanEck : “ The price target could be over $ 4,000 ” In a note to investors , VanEck “ reasserted the case for gold investing , ” highlighting negative “ real interest rates ” as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Then they laid out their prediction : If one believes , as we do , that the current central bank stimulus to fight the COVID-19 virus , along with elevated levels of systemic risks , are similar to those during the global financial crisis , then $ 3,400 may be the target for this bull market .
This target comes from taking the post-financial crisis move of 150 % on top of the $ 1,350 gold price base in the summer of 2019 .
They followed their prediction up with a shocker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a burst of inflation , major U.S. economic weakness or uncertainty , prices may go much higher .
Some technicians also believe the price target could be over $ 4,000.
” Other experts have chimed in on the recent trend in gold ’ s price , some before the recent dip , but still strengthen the case to buy… Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities told CNBC , “ The gold market is ‘ very strong and could hit $ 3,500 in two years.
’ ” The same article noted an idea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Long-term low interest rates and a tight gold market are factors that could continue to drive the rally in the precious metal.
” “ If you look at the technical picture , you could actually take this gap from the bottom up and going to the top , that gives you about $ 2,834 and that would be ( an ) initial target probably that you could achieve quite fast.
” Matt Maley , chief market strategist at Miller Tabak , spoke to CNBC about the expected pullback : “ Again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremes , it takes more than just a few days for it to work off.
” So , assuming it plays out like these experts predict , after a pullback period , gold has the potential to continue the longer-term trend it started back in March .
And if that does play out , it could bode well for those who buy the dip .
Keep an Eye on Gold – But Don ’ t Forget About Silver Too It ’ s super-easy to keep your eye on gold and forget about silver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the “ fleet footed ” cousin to gold also experienced a dip in price of its own .
But it ’ s on the rise again , and since March , has followed a similar trajectory in value as gold has .
So examine your retirement savings , consider your risk levels , and look at adding precious metals , such as gold and silver .
Not only have they proven to be a good hedge against dollar debasement and inflation in the past , but it ’ s possible neither metal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future .

From Birch Gold Group
In the past few days, the price of gold has had a setback, dropping from its fresh all-time highs to back below $2,000.
After a meteoric rise over the past few months, this pullback was not only expected, but may be the beginning of an opportunity to “buy the dip.”
In fact, this pullback could represent the last time you see gold below $2,000.
One reason why the next big jump in gold’s price could happen soon…
As we’ve already covered in this space, the dollar has been weakening quite a bit recently, moving down on the U.S. Dollar index from a high of nearly 103 in mid-March to its current level in the 93 range.
You can see the 5-month dollar index below:
But in the context of gold losing ground this week, Agora’s 5-Minute Forecast makes a critical point: “Intriguingly, gold’s loss has not translated to the dollar’s gain.”
The key word in their statement is “intriguingly.”
Here’s why it’s intriguing: When you compare gold’s price during the same time frame (from March to present) it’s been on an overall rise in value – even when you account for its recent dip in price:
Agora also highlighted the recent dip as “the day that’s finally serving up a buy-the-dip opportunity in precious metals.”
VanEck: “The price target could be over $4,000”
In a note to investors, VanEck “reasserted the case for gold investing,” highlighting negative “real interest rates” as a possible reason for considering the precious metal. Then they laid out their prediction:
If one believes, as we do, that the current central bank stimulus to fight the COVID-19 virus, along with elevated levels of systemic risks, are similar to those during the global financial crisis, then $3,400 may be the target for this bull market. This target comes from taking the post-financial crisis move of 150% on top of the $1,350 gold price base in the summer of 2019.
They followed their prediction up with a shocker: “Of course, if there is a burst of inflation, major U.S. economic weakness or uncertainty, prices may go much higher. Some technicians also believe the price target could be over $4,000.”
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Other experts have chimed in on the recent trend in gold’s price, some before the recent dip, but still strengthen the case to buy…
Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities told CNBC, “The gold market is ‘very strong and could hit $3,500 in two years.’”
The same article noted an idea similar to that of VanEck, stating: “Long-term low interest rates and a tight gold market are factors that could continue to drive the rally in the precious metal.”
Juerg Kiener, managing director of Swiss Asia Capital, piles on:
“If you look at the technical picture, you could actually take this gap from the bottom up and going to the top, that gives you about $2,834 and that would be (an) initial target probably that you could achieve quite fast.”
Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, spoke to CNBC about the expected pullback: “Again, when you get these kinds of extremes, it takes more than just a few days for it to work off.”
So, assuming it plays out like these experts predict, after a pullback period, gold has the potential to continue the longer-term trend it started back in March.
And if that does play out, it could bode well for those who buy the dip.
Keep an Eye on Gold – But Don’t Forget About Silver Too
It’s super-easy to keep your eye on gold and forget about silver, its less-expensive counterpart.
This week, the “fleet footed” cousin to gold also experienced a dip in price of its own.
But it’s on the rise again, and since March, has followed a similar trajectory in value as gold has.
So examine your retirement savings, consider your risk levels, and look at adding precious metals, such as gold and silver.
Not only have they proven to be a good hedge against dollar debasement and inflation in the past, but it’s possible neither metal will get much cheaper in the near future.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--Why People Should Be Introduced To Gold

Why People Should Be Introduced To Gold

by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee ( GATA ) Our longtime friend and supporter Joe Grande spoke for an hour this week with natural health advocate Patrick Rooney about gold ’ s monetary and investment virtues and why people who are unfamiliar with gold have special reason to learn about it now .
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by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA)
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Our longtime friend and supporter Joe Grande spoke for an hour this week with natural health advocate Patrick Rooney about gold’s monetary and investment virtues and why people who are unfamiliar with gold have special reason to learn about it now. The interview is posted at YouTube here:
CHRIS POWELL, Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.
CPowell@GATA.org
Toast to a free gold market
with great GATA-label wine
Wine carrying the label of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee, cases of which were awarded to three lucky donors in GATA’s recent fundraising campaign, are now available for purchase by the case from Fay J Winery LLC in Texarkana, Texas. Each case has 12 bottles and the cost is $240, which includes shipping via Federal Express.
Here’s what the bottles look like:
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--Happy? Global Equities Erase Losses For Year As Fed Prints Markets Into Larger Asset Bubbles (Green

Happy? Global Equities Erase Losses For Year As Fed Prints Markets Into Larger Asset Bubbles (Green Corporate Bonds Outperform General Corporate Bonds)

Global stocks have erased their losses for the year .
Of course , The Federal Reserve and other central banks @ @ @ @ @ away particularly since Covid blasted markets .
What happens if The Fed and other central @ @ @ @ @ becomes unhappy if the massive bubble bursts .
At least we are seeing green corporate @ @ @ @ @ bonds index in the US as well as Europe .

by confoundedinterest17
Happy?
Global stocks have erased their losses for the year.
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Of course, The Federal Reserve and other central banks have been printing the night away particularly since Covid blasted markets.
What happens if The Fed and other central banks stop printing? Happy becomes unhappy if the massive bubble bursts.
At least we are seeing green corporate bonds outperforming the aggregate corporate bonds index in the US as well as Europe.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--Venezuela’s Gone Nearly Completely Cashless, Reports Of Economic ‘Recovery’ Are Disinformation

by J.G .
Martinez via The Organic Prepper Writing about the current situation in my country is becoming increasingly difficult .
Just checking my personal chats with all the information I receive is heartbreaking .
People I have known my entire life are having a very hard time and are being harassed .
Collecting information from friends and acquaintances has been very hard for me .
Writing about it all without feeling the effect has proven to be very challenging .
Keeping the cold shadow over my heart at bay when I talk with people is the reason for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the biggest pieces of news recently is that Venezuela has gone almost completely cashless .
But that ’ s not all .
What happened to the reported economic recovery ?
Disinformation .
That is what happened .
National cash is gone .
Electronic is the only currency accepted .
Some exceptions are made in border cities , like San Cristobal .
USD or Colombian Pesos are accepted there .
Gini Coefficient is used to measure inequality .
Ranging from ( 1 ) 0 % to ( 1 ) 100 % : a higher @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Gini , Venezuela is around 39 .
One of the lowest in the region , with a trend towards equity .
Why ?
Two factors .
The first one being the absence of reliable data on Venezuela .
The World Bank estimates , due to lack of information , the economic chaos , and total absence of transparency , it is quite difficult to trace the data .
Even if some data is found , it ’ s going to be very hard to verify it and can ’ t be trusted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conditions ( Encovi ) indicates this coefficient at 51 , which would rank it as the most unequal in Latin America after Brazil .
What about the cost of essential items ?
These are a few of the most recent food prices .
Amidst crisis , chaos and a pandemic they have remained relatively the same .
Apparel and other things are more or less at international prices .
I suspect the relatively low prices here of these products is because something is generating such distortion .
I have found some interesting ties @ @ @ @ @ @ @ company , and being sold online by a famous website .
Why buying so far away ?
Argentina ( supposedly ideologically compatible ) is much closer and produces sufficient amounts of white wheat flour .
It can ’ t possibly get worse , can it ?
A new level of infamy has been reached .
In February/March of this year effects of sanctions began to show .
Fuel production and importation were severely affected .
Meanwhile , the rest of the world had plenty of fuel but not the permit to burn it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Lock-down was imposed using severe measures such as people being beaten , threatened and imprisoned .
The lockdown was actually a way to gain social control .
I put together this video that reveals the turmoil in my hometown because of the fuel crisis : What is coming next ?
A tense situation at a gas station in the heart of Venezuela arose when officers refused to sell fuel to farmers and producers .
Rationing 20 liters per week to the citizens while politicians and others with a badge or uniform get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ angry .
Spikes in the death rate .
And a cover-up .
Millions of Venezuelans left the country because of the collapsing economy .
COVID-19 has forced them to return .
Some of them may be infected .
Many of those who have returned used “ green paths ” to do so .
Green paths are illegal roads controlled by thugs who charge money and rape and kill migrants Hotels in Maracaibo and other cities have been seized for mandatory quarantines for those returning to Venezuela .
In my hometown hotels like Morichal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well .
That state is now the second in infection numbers .
Decreed , by force , all mobility is restricted until further notice .
Airports , bus stations , ships and all means of transportation are forbidden , until the end of 2020 .
Daily razzias ( riots ) are carried out .
What I have been told is people are being picked up and put in the patrols for just about any reason .
Estadio Monumental de Maturín is prepared to receive COVID-19 patients .
I am no virologist .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scheme to me .
7 days of relaxed quarantine , followed by 7 days of radical quarantine .
During the quarantine , people can only leave their homes for essential needs .
Walking in the streets or even sitting on the front porch of your own home is not permitted .
Much of the information is contradictory , but overall , the conditions of the quarantine shelters are reported to be inadequate , overcrowded , and unsanitary .
Keeping the virus from spreading is likely improbable due to these conditions .
Access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been quarantined have to wait , on the streets , with no personal protective gear or guidance by anyone .
Aid workers have said tests are in short supply .
Another concern is the rapid tests being used that come back as a false negative during the early stages of COVID-19 .
Some of the false negatives could actually be positives , and are now spreading the virus to others .
Is there a little good news ?
I have the feeling that many city folks are going to experience a huge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
Some may even have to learn a few things the hard way .
Small towns are relatively safe as they need less resources from outside .
Less human concentration means less spread of the virus .
Cleaner air and water , and overall , a generally healthier environment .
Most small towns are surrounded by farms , providing good food sources .
This means my parents are safe .
For now .
You can now follow me on my twitter account : @ m_munck .
I will be happy to meet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ everything useful to face the challenges of this new post SARSCov2 world .
Jose is an upper middle class professional .
He is a former worker of the oil state company with a Bachelor ’ s degree from one of the best national Universities .
He has a small 4 members family , plus two cats and a dog .
An old but in good shape SUV , a good 150 square meters house in a nice neighborhood , in a small but ( formerly ) prosperous city with two middle size malls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his eyewitness accounts and survival stories from the collapse of his beloved Venezuela .
Thanks to your help Jose has gotten his family out of Venezuela .
They are currently setting up a new life in another country .
Follow Jose on YouTube and gain access to his exclusive content on Patreon .
Donations : paypal.me/JoseM151

by J.G. Martinez via The Organic Prepper
Writing about the current situation in my country is becoming increasingly difficult. Just checking my personal chats with all the information I receive is heartbreaking. People I have known my entire life are having a very hard time and are being harassed.
Collecting information from friends and acquaintances has been very hard for me. Writing about it all without feeling the effect has proven to be very challenging. Keeping the cold shadow over my heart at bay when I talk with people is the reason for the delay in my writing.
One of the biggest pieces of news recently is that Venezuela has gone almost completely cashless. But that’s not all.
What happened to the reported economic recovery?
Disinformation. That is what happened.
National cash is gone. Electronic is the only currency accepted. Some exceptions are made in border cities, like San Cristobal. USD or Colombian Pesos are accepted there.
Gini Coefficient is used to measure inequality. Ranging from (1) 0% to (1) 100%: a higher Gini coefficient means greater inequality. According to Gini, Venezuela is around 39. One of the lowest in the region, with a trend towards equity.
This is absolutely laughable.
Why? Two factors. The first one being the absence of reliable data on Venezuela. The World Bank estimates, due to lack of information, the economic chaos, and total absence of transparency, it is quite difficult to trace the data. Even if some data is found, it’s going to be very hard to verify it and can’t be trusted. The latest national survey on living conditions (Encovi) indicates this coefficient at 51, which would rank it as the most unequal in Latin America after Brazil.
What about the cost of essential items?
These are a few of the most recent food prices. Amidst crisis, chaos and a pandemic they have remained relatively the same.
Corn meal | 240 bolivares (VEF) | $24.03 USD
Small butter bar | 150 VEF | $15.01 USD
1 kg white cheese | 350 VEF | $35.05 USD
eggs 18 units | 350 VEF | $35.05 USD
TP 4 rolls | 210 VEF | $21.02 USD
Soap bar | 65 VEF | $6.50 USD
Dish washer soap | 180 VEF | $18.02
Sugar | 168 VEF | $16.82
White wheat flour | 270 VEF per kilo | $27.03 USD
Meat | 200-300 VEF per kilo | $20-30 USD
Apparel and other things are more or less at international prices. I suspect the relatively low prices here of these products is because something is generating such distortion. I have found some interesting ties with Turkish products imported by a mysterious company, and being sold online by a famous website. Why buying so far away? Argentina (supposedly ideologically compatible) is much closer and produces sufficient amounts of white wheat flour.
It can’t possibly get worse, can it?
A new level of infamy has been reached.
In February/March of this year effects of sanctions began to show. Fuel production and importation were severely affected. Meanwhile, the rest of the world had plenty of fuel but not the permit to burn it. The local economy was effected immediately. Lock-down was imposed using severe measures such as people being beaten, threatened and imprisoned. The lockdown was actually a way to gain social control.
I put together this video that reveals the turmoil in my hometown because of the fuel crisis:
What is coming next?
A tense situation at a gas station in the heart of Venezuela arose when officers refused to sell fuel to farmers and producers. Rationing 20 liters per week to the citizens while politicians and others with a badge or uniform get their tanks filled has made people very angry.
Spikes in the death rate. And a cover-up.
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Hopefully, I am wrong.
Millions of Venezuelans left the country because of the collapsing economy. COVID-19 has forced them to return. Some of them may be infected. Many of those who have returned used “green paths” to do so. Green paths are illegal roads controlled by thugs who charge money and rape and kill migrants
Hotels in Maracaibo and other cities have been seized for mandatory quarantines for those returning to Venezuela. In my hometown hotels like Morichal Largo have been seized for this as well. That state is now the second in infection numbers. Decreed, by force, all mobility is restricted until further notice. Airports, bus stations, ships and all means of transportation are forbidden, until the end of 2020.
This article on UN News states:
According to official figures, since April 6, when the mandatory quarantine for returnees was established, and until July 28, more than 72,517 people had returned to the country through land borders, the majority through the state of Táchira.
Daily razzias (riots) are carried out. What I have been told is people are being picked up and put in the patrols for just about any reason. Estadio Monumental de Maturín is prepared to receive COVID-19 patients.
RELATED: What COVID-19 Brought to Venezuela
Nationwide 7+7 quarantine has been imposed.
I am no virologist. But, this 7+7 quarantine seems more like a scheme to me. 7 days of relaxed quarantine, followed by 7 days of radical quarantine. During the quarantine, people can only leave their homes for essential needs. Walking in the streets or even sitting on the front porch of your own home is not permitted.
Much of the information is contradictory, but overall, the conditions of the quarantine shelters are reported to be inadequate, overcrowded, and unsanitary. Keeping the virus from spreading is likely improbable due to these conditions. Access to water is limited, people who have been quarantined have to wait, on the streets, with no personal protective gear or guidance by anyone.
Aid workers have said tests are in short supply. Another concern is the rapid tests being used that come back as a false negative during the early stages of COVID-19. Some of the false negatives could actually be positives, and are now spreading the virus to others.
Is there a little good news?
I have the feeling that many city folks are going to experience a huge change in their personal interactions and daily life. Some may even have to learn a few things the hard way.
Small towns are relatively safe as they need less resources from outside. Less human concentration means less spread of the virus. Cleaner air and water, and overall, a generally healthier environment. Most small towns are surrounded by farms, providing good food sources. This means my parents are safe. For now.
Be safe! Jose
You can now follow me on my twitter account: @m_munck. I will be happy to meet you there, sharing tips, and everything useful to face the challenges of this new post SARSCov2 world.
About Jose
Jose is an upper middle class professional. He is a former worker of the oil state company with a Bachelor’s degree from one of the best national Universities. He has a small 4 members family, plus two cats and a dog. An old but in good shape SUV, a good 150 square meters house in a nice neighborhood, in a small but (formerly) prosperous city with two middle size malls. Jose is a prepper and shares his eyewitness accounts and survival stories from the collapse of his beloved Venezuela. Thanks to your help Jose has gotten his family out of Venezuela. They are currently setting up a new life in another country. Follow Jose on YouTube and gain access to his exclusive content on Patreon. Donations: paypal.me/JoseM151


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-15--Laura Ingraham tours devastation in Minneapolis, talks to suffering business owners

This is heartbreaking .
That demorats have allowed this type of destruction to happen to law-abiding citizens should be a @ @ @ @

by DCG
This is heartbreaking. That demorats have allowed this type of destruction to happen to law-abiding citizens should be a BIG wake-up call.
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DCG


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Global Cooling – In the 1970’s they told us that the world was freezing to death. Now they tell us i

Global Cooling – In the 1970’s they told us that the world was freezing to death. Now they tell us its warming to death. But this time they are really serious…

1970 – Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age – Scientists See Ice Age In the Future ( The Washington Post , January 11 , 1970 ) 1970 – Is Mankind Manufacturing a New Ice Age for Itself ?
( L.A. Times , January 15 , 1970 ) 1970 – New Ice Age May Descend On Man ( Sumter Daily Item , January 26 , 1970 ) 1970 – Scientist predicts a new ice age by 21st century ( The Boston Globe , April 16 , 1970 ) 1970 – U.S. and Soviet Press Studies of a Colder Arctic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 , 1970 ) 1970 – Dirt Will Bring New Ice Age ( The Sydney Morning Herald , October 19 , 1970 ) 1971 – Pollution Might Lead To Another Ice Age ( The Schenectady Gazette , March 22 , 1971 ) 1971 – U.S .
Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming ( The Washington Post , July 9 , 1971 ) 1971 – Danger : Ice age may lurk in dusty skies ( The Christian Science Monitor , July 12 , 1971 ) 1971 – New Ice Age Coming – It ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , October 24 , 1971 ) 1972 – Scientist Says New ice Age Coming ( The Ledger , February 13 , 1972 ) 1972 – Ice Age Cometh For Dicey Times ( The Sun , May 29 , 1972 ) 1972 – British Expert on Climate Change Says New Ice Age Creeping Over Northern Hemisphere ( Lewiston Evening Journal , September 11 , 1972 ) 1972 – Climate Seen Cooling For Return Of Ice Age ( The Portsmouth Times , September 11 , 1972 ) 1972 – New Ice Age Slipping Over North @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1972 ) 1972 – Beginning of new ice age ( The Canberra Times , September 12 , 1972 ) 1972 – Ice Age Begins A New Assault In North ( The Age , September 12 , 1972 ) 1972 – Ice Age On Its Way , Scientist Says ( Toledo Blade , December 13 , 1972 ) 1972 – Ice Age Predicted In About 200 Years ( The Portsmouth Times , December 14 , 1972 ) 1973 – Believe new ice age is coming ( The Bryan Times , March 31 , 1973 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Worries The Scientists ( The Argus-Press , November 12 , 1973 ) 1973 – Weather-watchers think another ice age may be on the way ( The Christian Science Monitor , December 11 , 1973 ) 1974 – Ominous Changes in the World ’ s Weather ( PDF ) ( Fortune Magazine , February 1974 ) 1974 – Support for theory of a cooling world ( The Canberra Times , May 16 , 1974 ) 1974 – New evidence indicates ice age here ( Eugene Register-Guard , May 29 , 1974 ) 1974 – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our lifetime ’ ( The Canberra Times , November 22 , 1974 ) 1975 – Climate Changes Called Ominous ( The New York Times , January 19 , 1975 ) 1975 – B-r-r-r-r : New Ice Age on way soon ?
( Chicago Tribune , March 2 , 1975 ) 1975 – Is Another Ice Age Due ?
Arctic Ice Expands In Last Decade ( Youngstown Vindicator , March 2 , 1975 ) 1975 – Is Earth Headed For Another Ice Age ?
( Reading Eagle , March 2 , 1975 ) 1975 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shift In Climate Seen ( Times Daily , March 2 , 1975 ) 1975 – Is Earth Doomed To Live Through Another Ice Age ?
( The Robesonian , March 3 , 1975 ) 1975 – The Ice Age cometh : the system that controls our climate ( Chicago Tribune , April 13 , 1975 ) 1975 – Cooling trend may signal coming of another Ice Age ( The Sun , May 16 , 1975 ) 1975 – Scientists Ask Why World Climate Is Changing ; Major Cooling May Be Ahead ( PDF @ @ @ @ @ @ @ May 21 , 1975 ) 1975 – Summer of A New Ice Age ( The Age , June 5 , 1975 ) 1975 – In the Grip of a New Ice Age ?
( International Wildlife , July-August , 1975 ) 1975 – Oil Spill Could Cause New Ice Age ( Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , December 11 , 1975 ) 1976 – The Cooling : Has the Next Ice Age Already Begun ?
[ Book ] ( Lowell Ponte , 1976 ) 1976 – It ’ s Going To Get Chilly About 125 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ January 23 , 1976 ) 1976 – Worrisome CIA Report ; Even U.S. Farms May be Hit by Cooling Trend ( U.S. News & World Report , May 31 , 1976 ) 1977 – Blizzard – What Happens if it Doesn ’ t Stop ?
[ Book ] ( George Stone , 1977 ) 1977 – The Weather Conspiracy : The Coming of the New Ice Age [ Book ] ( The Impact Team , 1977 ) 1977 – Has The Ice Age Cometh Again ?
( Calgary Herald , February 1 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bring on new ice age ( The Christian Science Monitor , March 30 , 1977 ) 1977 – We Will Freeze in the Dark ( Capital Cities Communications Documentary , Host : Nancy Dickerson , April 12 , 1977 ) 1978 – Winter May Be Colder Than In Last Ice Age ( Deseret News , January 2 , 1978 ) 1978 – Current Winters Seen Colder Than In Ice Age ( The Telegraph , January 3 , 1978 ) 1978 – International Team of Specialists Finds No End in Sight to 30-Year Cooling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times , January 5 , 1978 ) 1978 – Winters Will Get Colder , ‘ we ’ re Entering Little Ice Age ’ ( Daily Record , January 10 , 1978 ) 1978 – It ’ s Going To Get Colder ( Boca Raton News , January 17 , 1978 ) 1978 – The Coming Ice Age ( In Search Of TV Show , Season 2 , Episode 23 , Host : Leonard Nimoy , May 1978 ) 1979 – A Choice of Catastrophes – The Disasters That Threaten Our World [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) 1979 – The New Ice Age Cometh ( The Age , January 16 , 1979 ) 1979 – Ice Age On Its Way ( Lewiston Morning Tribune , June 7 , 1979 ) 1979 – New ice age almost upon us ?
( The Christian Science Monitor , November 14 , 1979 )

by Venus230
GLOBAL COOLING NEW ICE AGE
1970 – Colder Winters Held Dawn of New Ice Age – Scientists See Ice Age In the Future (The Washington Post, January 11, 1970)
1970 – Is Mankind Manufacturing a New Ice Age for Itself? (L.A. Times, January 15, 1970)
1970 – New Ice Age May Descend On Man (Sumter Daily Item, January 26, 1970)
1970 – Pollution Prospect A Chilling One (The Argus-Press, January 26, 1970)
1970 – Pollution’s 2-way ‘Freeze’ On Society (Middlesboro Daily News, January 28, 1970)
1970 – Cold Facts About Pollution (The Southeast Missourian, January 29, 1970)
1970 – Pollution Could Cause Ice Age, Agency Reports (St. Petersburg Times, March 4, 1970)
1970 – Scientist predicts a new ice age by 21st century (The Boston Globe, April 16, 1970)
1970 – Pollution Called Ice Age Threat (St. Petersburg Times, June 26, 1970)
1970 – U.S. and Soviet Press Studies of a Colder Arctic (The New York Times, July 18, 1970)
1970 – Dirt Will Bring New Ice Age (The Sydney Morning Herald, October 19, 1970)
1971 – Ice Age Refugee Dies Underground (Montreal Gazette, Febuary 17, 1971)
1971 – Pollution Might Lead To Another Ice Age (The Schenectady Gazette, March 22, 1971)
1971 – Pollution May Bring Ice Age – Scientist Rites Risk (The Windsor Star, March 23, 1971)
1971 – U.S. Scientist Sees New Ice Age Coming (The Washington Post, July 9, 1971)
1971 – Ice Age Around the Corner (Chicago Tribune, July 10, 1971)
1971 – Danger: Ice age may lurk in dusty skies (The Christian Science Monitor, July 12, 1971)
1971 – New Ice Age Coming – It’s Already Getting Colder (L.A. Times, October 24, 1971)
1971 – Another Ice Age? Pollution Blocking Sunlight (The Day, November 1, 1971)
1971 – Air Pollution Could Bring An Ice Age (Harlan Daily Enterprise, November 4, 1971)
1972 – Air pollution may cause ice age (Free-Lance Star, February 3, 1972)
1972 – Scientist Says New ice Age Coming (The Ledger, February 13, 1972)
1972 – Ice Age Cometh For Dicey Times (The Sun, May 29, 1972)
1972 – Ice Age Coming (Deseret News, September 8, 1972)
1972 – There’s a new Ice Age coming! (The Windsor Star, September 9, 1972)
1972 – Scientist predicts new ice age (Free-Lance Star, September 11, 1972)
1972 – British Expert on Climate Change Says New Ice Age Creeping Over Northern Hemisphere(Lewiston Evening Journal, September 11, 1972)
1972 – Climate Seen Cooling For Return Of Ice Age (The Portsmouth Times, September 11, 1972)
1972 – New Ice Age Slipping Over North (The Press-Courier, September 11, 1972)
1972 – Beginning of new ice age (The Canberra Times, September 12, 1972)
1972 – Ice Age Begins A New Assault In North (The Age, September 12, 1972)
1972 – Weather To Get Colder (Montreal Gazette, September 12, 1972)
1972 – British climate expert predicts new Ice Age (The Christian Science Monitor, September 23, 1972)
1972 – Scientist Sees Chilling Signs of New Ice Age (L.A. Times, September 24, 1972)
1972 – Science: Another Ice Age? (Time Magazine, November 13, 1972)
1972 – Geologist at Case Traces Long Winters – Sees Ice Age in 20 Years (Youngstown Vindicator, December 13, 1972)
1972 – Ice Age On Its Way, Scientist Says (Toledo Blade, December 13, 1972)
1972 – Ice Age Predicted In About 200 Years (The Portsmouth Times, December 14, 1972)
1973 – New Ice Age coming? (Popular Science, January 1973)
1973 – The Ice Age Cometh (The Saturday Review, March 24, 1973)
1973 – Believe new ice age is coming (The Bryan Times, March 31, 1973)
1973 – ‘Man-made Ice Age’ Worries Scientists (The Free Lance-Star, June 22, 1973)
1973 – Fear Of Man-made Ice Age (The Spartanburg Herald, June 28, 1973)
1973 – Possibility Of Ice Age Worries The Scientists (The Argus-Press, November 12, 1973)
1973 – Weather-watchers think another ice age may be on the way (The Christian Science Monitor, December 11, 1973)
1974 – Ominous Changes in the World’s Weather (PDF) (Fortune Magazine, February 1974)
1974 – Atmospheric Dirt: Ice Age Coming? (Pittsburgh Press, February 28, 1974)
1974 – Support for theory of a cooling world (The Canberra Times, May 16, 1974)
1974 – New evidence indicates ice age here (Eugene Register-Guard, May 29, 1974)
1974 – Another Ice Age? (Time Magazine, June 24, 1974)
1974 – 2 Scientists Think ‘Little’ Ice Age Near (Hartford Courant, August 11, 1974)
1974 – Ice Age, worse food crisis seen (Chicago Tribune, October 30, 1974)
1974 – Imminent Arrival of the Ice (Radio Times, November 14, 1974)
1974 – Making a BBC Science Special [The Weather Machine] (New Scientist, November 14, 1974)
1974 – The Weather Machine (BBC, November 20, 1974)
1974 – New ice age ‘could be in our lifetime’ (The Canberra Times, November 22, 1974)
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1974 – Believes Pollution Could Bring On Ice Age (Ludington Daily News, December 4, 1974)
1974 – Pollution Could Spur Ice Age, Nasa Says (Beaver Country Times, December 4, 1974)
1974 – Air Pollution May Trigger Ice Age, Scientists Feel (The Telegraph, December 5, 1974)
1974 – More Air Pollution Could Trigger Ice Age Disaster (Daily Sentinel, December 5, 1974)
1974 – Scientists Fear Smog Could Cause Ice Age (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 5, 1974)
1975 – Climate Changes Called Ominous (The New York Times, January 19, 1975)
1975 – Climate Change: Chilling Possibilities (Science News, March 1, 1975)
1975 – B-r-r-r-r: New Ice Age on way soon? (Chicago Tribune, March 2, 1975)
1975 – Cooling Trends Arouse Fear That New Ice Age Coming (Eugene Register-Guard, March 2, 1975)
1975 – Is Another Ice Age Due? Arctic Ice Expands In Last Decade (Youngstown Vindicator, March 2, 1975)
1975 – Is Earth Headed For Another Ice Age? (Reading Eagle, March 2, 1975)
1975 – New Ice Age Dawning? Significant Shift In Climate Seen (Times Daily, March 2, 1975)
1975 – There’s Troublesome Weather Ahead (Tri City Herald, March 2, 1975)
1975 – Is Earth Doomed To Live Through Another Ice Age? (The Robesonian, March 3, 1975)
1975 – The Ice Age cometh: the system that controls our climate (Chicago Tribune, April 13, 1975)
1975 – The Cooling World (Newsweek, April 28, 1975)
1975 – Cooling trend may signal coming of another Ice Age (The Sun, May 16, 1975)
1975 – Scientists Ask Why World Climate Is Changing; Major Cooling May Be Ahead (PDF) (The New York Times, May 21, 1975)
1975 – Summer of A New Ice Age (The Age, June 5, 1975)
1975 – In the Grip of a New Ice Age? (International Wildlife, July-August, 1975)
1975 – Experts ponder another ice age (The Spokesman-Review, September 8, 1975)
1975 – Oil Spill Could Cause New Ice Age (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 11, 1975)
1976 – Deadly Harvest [Film] (Starring: Kim Cattrall, Clint Walker, 1976)
1976 – The Cooling: Has the Next Ice Age Already Begun? [Book] (Lowell Ponte, 1976)
1976 – Ice Age Predicted (Reading Eagle, January 22, 1976)
1976 – Ice Age Predicted In Century (Bangor Daily News, January 22, 1976)
1976 – It’s Going To Get Chilly About 125 Years From Now (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, January 23, 1976)
1976 – Worrisome CIA Report; Even U.S. Farms May be Hit by Cooling Trend (U.S. News & World Report, May 31, 1976)
1977 – Blizzard – What Happens if it Doesn’t Stop? [Book] (George Stone, 1977)
1977 – The Weather Conspiracy: The Coming of the New Ice Age [Book] (The Impact Team, 1977)
1977 – The Ice Age Cometh… (New York Magazine, January 31, 1977)
1977 – The Big Freeze (Time Magazine, January 31, 1977)
1977 – Has The Ice Age Cometh Again? (Calgary Herald, February 1, 1977)
1977 – Space Mirrors Proposed To Prevent Crop Freezes (Bangor Daily News, February 7, 1977)
1977 – Sunspot lull may bring on new ice age (The Christian Science Monitor, March 30, 1977)
1977 – We Will Freeze in the Dark (Capital Cities Communications Documentary, Host: Nancy Dickerson, April 12, 1977)
1978 – Ice! [Book] (Arnold Federbush, 1978)
1978 – The New Ice Age [Book] (Henry Gilfond, 1978)
1978 – Winter May Be Colder Than In Last Ice Age (Deseret News, January 2, 1978)
1978 – Current Winters Seen Colder Than In Ice Age (The Telegraph, January 3, 1978)
1978 – Winter Temperatures Colder Than Last Ice Age (Eugene Register-Guard, Eugene Register-Guard, January 3, 1978)
1978 – International Team of Specialists Finds No End in Sight to 30-Year Cooling Trend in Northern Hemisphere (The New York Times, January 5, 1978)
1978 – Little Ice Age: Severe winters and cool summers ahead (Calgary Herald, January 10, 1978)
1978 – Winters Will Get Colder, ‘we’re Entering Little Ice Age’ (Daily Record, January 10, 1978)
1978 – Geologist Says Winters Getting Colder (Middlesboro Daily News, January 16, 1978)
1978 – It’s Going To Get Colder (Boca Raton News, January 17, 1978)
1978 – Another Ice Age? (Kentucky New Era, February 12, 1978)
1978 – Another Ice Age? (Reading Eagle, February 13, 1978)
1978 – The Coming Ice Age (In Search Of TV Show, Season 2, Episode 23, Host: Leonard Nimoy, May 1978)
1978 – An Ice Age Is Coming Weather Expert Fears (Milwaukee Sentinel, November 17, 1978)
1979 – A Choice of Catastrophes – The Disasters That Threaten Our World [Book] (Isaac Asimov, 1979)
1979 – The Sixth Winter [Book] (John R. Gribbin, 1979)
1979 – The New Ice Age Cometh (The Age, January 16, 1979)
1979 – Ice Age Building Up (Daily Record, June 5, 1979)
1979 – Large Glacial Buildup Could Mean Ice Age (Daily Chronicle, June 5, 1979)
1979 – Ice Age On Its Way (Lewiston Morning Tribune, June 7, 1979)
1979 – Get Ready to Freeze (Daily Chronicle, October 12, 1979)
1979 – New ice age almost upon us? (The Christian Science Monitor, November 14, 1979)


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Mainstream Media’s Coverage of Covid-19 Is Still Badly Failing Us

Over half a year into the pandemic and yet the US mainstream media continues to badly fail us when it comes to keeping the public well-informed about the coronavirus and what we can do to protect our health .
First , it remains either silent or complicit in failing to hold our national “ leaders ” to account .
Early on , it failed in challenging authorities who dismissed and downplayed the covid-19 threat , like CDC Director Robert Redfield who — before reversing and calling for national lockdowns — flatly discouraged Americans from purchasing sanitizers , wearing masks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet now , instead of asking tough questions of those like Redfield or WHO Director Tedros Adhanom ( who refused for months to declare covid-19 a pandemic ) , the media continues to simply parrot their statements , many of which continue to fly in the face of the data .
And why is no one in the media asking why there ’ s been zero guidance given to boosting our immune systems ?
Good nutrition , sunlight ( Vitamin D ) , more sleep , physical activity , stress management — these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bodies ’ vulnerability to the virus — and yet , not a peep from officials or a probing question from the media .
Sadly , when it comes to staying well-informed , whether on covid-19 or across an increasing number of topics important to our lives , we remain on our own… Don ’ t forget to get your free download of Peak Prosperity ’ s book Prosper !
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by Adam Taggart
Over half a year into the pandemic and yet the US mainstream media continues to badly fail us when it comes to keeping the public well-informed about the coronavirus and what we can do to protect our health.
First, it remains either silent or complicit in failing to hold our national “leaders” to account.
Early on, it failed in challenging authorities who dismissed and downplayed the covid-19 threat, like CDC Director Robert Redfield who — before reversing and calling for national lockdowns — flatly discouraged Americans from purchasing sanitizers, wearing masks, or stocking up on needed prescriptions.
Yet now, instead of asking tough questions of those like Redfield or WHO Director Tedros Adhanom (who refused for months to declare covid-19 a pandemic), the media continues to simply parrot their statements, many of which continue to fly in the face of the data.
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And why is no one in the media asking why there’s been zero guidance given to boosting our immune systems? Good nutrition, sunlight (Vitamin D), more sleep, physical activity, stress management — these are extremely cheap ways to reduce our bodies’ vulnerability to the virus — and yet, not a peep from officials or a probing question from the media.
Sadly, when it comes to staying well-informed, whether on covid-19 or across an increasing number of topics important to our lives, we remain on our own…
Don’t forget to get your free download of Peak Prosperity’s book Prosper!. Given its relevance to preparing for any kind of crisis — pandemic, social unrest, or otherwise — Chris and Adam are now making it available to the world for free during the national covid-19 lockdown.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--US Core Inflation Jumps By Most Since 1991 (While Rent Inflation Fell To Lowest Rate Since 2015)

Well , The Federal Reserve finally got its wish : INFLATION !
U.S. consumer prices rose in July by more @ @ @ @ @ in auto and apparel costs .
The so-called core figure , which excludes volatile food @ @ @ @ @ 0.6 % from the prior month , the biggest surge in almost three decades , @ @ @ @ @ report Wednesday .
The headline figure also increased 0.6 % , following the same gain @ @ @ @ @ reflects a rebound in demand for goods and services from the depths of the pandemic-induced @ @ @ @ @ But on a YoY basis , core inflation rose only 1.6 % .
But rent @ @ @ @ @ YoY , the lowest since 2015 .

by confoundedinterest17
Well, The Federal Reserve finally got its wish: INFLATION!
U.S. consumer prices rose in July by more than expected on a bounce in auto and apparel costs. The so-called core figure, which excludes volatile food and fuel costs, climbed 0.6% from the prior month, the biggest surge in almost three decades, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday. The headline figure also increased 0.6%, following the same gain in June. The trend reflects a rebound in demand for goods and services from the depths of the pandemic-induced lockdowns earlier this year.
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But on a YoY basis, core inflation rose only 1.6%.
But rent inflation fell to 2.8% YoY, the lowest since 2015.


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--About TIME! “Trump on guilty plea from Durham probe: ‘Just the beginning, I would imagine’”

This is very interesting .
Who else knew the FISA warrant ( s ) were predicated on falsified information ?
WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I .
lawyer intends to plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a deal with prosecutors conducting their own criminal inquiry of the Russia investigation , according to court documents made public on Friday .
The lawyer , Kevin Clinesmith , 38 , who was assigned to the Russia investigation , plans to admit that he altered an email from the C.I.A .
that investigators relied on to seek renewed court permission in 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign adviser Carter Page , who had at times provided information to the spy agency .
Mr. Clinesmith ’ s lawyers said he made a mistake while trying to clarify facts for a colleague .
Mr. Clinesmith was among the F.B.I .
officials whom Mr. Mueller removed from the Russia investigation after Mr. Horowitz found messages they had exchanged expressing political animus against Mr. Trump .
Shortly after Mr. Trump ’ s election victory , Mr. Clinesmith texted another official : “ I honestly feel like there is going to be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crazies won finally .
This is the tea party on steroids .
And the GOP is going to be lost.
” In another text , he wrote , “ viva le resistance .
”

This is very interesting. Who else knew the FISA warrant(s) were predicated on falsified information?
www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/us/politics/kevin-clinesmith-durham-investigation.html?smid=tw-share
WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I. lawyer intends to plead guilty to falsifying a document as part of a deal with prosecutors conducting their own criminal inquiry of the Russia investigation, according to court documents made public on Friday.
The lawyer, Kevin Clinesmith, 38, who was assigned to the Russia investigation, plans to admit that he altered an email from the C.I.A. that investigators relied on to seek renewed court permission in 2017 for a secret wiretap on the former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, who had at times provided information to the spy agency. Mr. Clinesmith’s lawyers said he made a mistake while trying to clarify facts for a colleague.
Mr. Clinesmith was among the F.B.I. officials whom Mr. Mueller removed from the Russia investigation after Mr. Horowitz found messages they had exchanged expressing political animus against Mr. Trump. Shortly after Mr. Trump’s election victory, Mr. Clinesmith texted another official: “I honestly feel like there is going to be a lot more gun issues, too, the crazies won finally. This is the tea party on steroids. And the GOP is going to be lost.”
In another text, he wrote, “viva le resistance.”


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--BLUE COLLAR LOGIC: Why Kamala Harris — The Democrats’ “Identity Politics” Candidate — Will Fail

Choosing a VP candidate on the basis of race & sex is like buying a car that doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ s painted red and has leather seats .
It ’ s stupid .
Here ’ @ @ @ @ @

Choosing a VP candidate on the basis of race & sex is like buying a car that doesn’t run well because it’s painted red and has leather seats. It’s stupid. Here’s the Simple Truth.
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h/t DS


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Big Pharma Owns and Pays FDA Higher Ups, that’s why they stopped Henry Ford Health System From Using

Big Pharma Owns and Pays FDA Higher Ups, that’s why they stopped Henry Ford Health System From Using Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Treatment- Despite Study Proving Its Effectiveness

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) is refusing to allow the Henry Ford Health System to use hydroxychloroquine @ @ @ @ @ despite the fact that the medical provider produced a peer-reviewed scientific study showing its efficacy @ @ @ @ @ concerted effort by Big Pharma ’ s minions to suppress the truth about hydroxychloroquine , @ @ @ @ @ willing to let sick people suffer and die to further their agenda .

by Venus230
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is refusing to allow the Henry Ford Health System to use hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment, despite the fact that the medical provider produced a peer-reviewed scientific study showing its efficacy.
www.henryford.com/news/2020/07/hydro-treatment-study
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There is a concerted effort by Big Pharma’s minions to suppress the truth about hydroxychloroquine, and they are more than willing to let sick people suffer and die to further their agenda.
www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2020/08/13/henry-ford-health-hydroxychloroquine-covid-fda/3366294001/


investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--You’re Never Beaten Until You Say You Are with Joe Bell

Joe Bell , founder of Legacy Beyond Listings , Real Estate & Wealth Expert Coach and author of the book “ Assets , Acquisitions , & Abundance : A Guide To Building True Wealth & Legacy Through Real Estate .
Joe is an expert at helping Real Estate professionals build legacy , retirement , and wealth .
Back in 2006 , Joe was brand new to the real estate game .
He was young and had no money , couldn ’ t keep up on a mortgage and was facing foreclosure .
Everything changed in 2009 when he purchased his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run .
Since then , Joe has owned many companies , has a real estate firm and is now an experienced broker and investor himself .
He would love to explain how a 40 year old agent landed a profitable investment in a weekend without using his own money .
Joe has been named in the “ Top 40 Under 40 ” in Alaska , and has been featured in places such as ABC , NBC , Digital Journal , Investor Place , and more .
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Joe Bell, founder of Legacy Beyond Listings, Real Estate & Wealth Expert Coach and author of the book “Assets, Acquisitions, & Abundance: A Guide To Building True Wealth & Legacy Through Real Estate. Joe is an expert at helping Real Estate professionals build legacy, retirement, and wealth. Back in 2006, Joe was brand new to the real estate game. He was young and had no money, couldn’t keep up on a mortgage and was facing foreclosure. Everything changed in 2009 when he purchased his first investment property and hit a home run. Since then, Joe has owned many companies, has a real estate firm and is now an experienced broker and investor himself. He would love to explain how a 40 year old agent landed a profitable investment in a weekend without using his own money. Joe has been named in the “Top 40 Under 40” in Alaska, and has been featured in places such as ABC, NBC, Digital Journal, Investor Place, and more.
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investmentwatchblog--2020-08-14--Jim Rickards: The Cases for Biden and Trump

I ’ ve argued recently that Joe Biden ’ s dramatic cognitive decline will force Democratic Party leadership to deny him the nomination and replace him with someone else .
I stand by that .
But today let ’ s just assume that Biden is the actual nominee .
What ’ s the case for a Biden win in November ?
The case for Biden begins with the dismal state of the economy .
Only three presidents in the past 100 years have lost a reelection bid : Herbert Hoover in 1932 , Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had in common was a recession close to the election .
All presidents who sought reelection and did not have a recession won .
Trump was in the “ no recession ” category and headed toward an easy reelection until last February when the pandemic hit .
Now , Trump is in the same category as Hoover , Carter and Bush 41 and possibly headed toward a recession-related defeat .
Second-quarter GDP , which collapsed at a 32.9 % annualized rate , certainly didn ’ t help Trump .
The fight is made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re not just in a technical recession ( in fact , the recession may be over already ) , but we ’ re in a depression that may last for years .
Trump has been touting the fact that unemployment fell from 14.7 % in April to 13.3 % in May , to 11.1 % in June and 10.2 % in July .
That ’ s progress ; but it ’ s not the whole story .
The official unemployment number ignores individuals without jobs who were subject to misclassification in the statistics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t have jobs but are not actively looking .
There ’ s also a category of those working part-time involuntarily , who would prefer full-time jobs .
When you include family members of those losing jobs , the adverse impact of unemployment has hit more than 50 % of the U.S. workforce directly or indirectly .
This is an economic disaster and it feeds the perception that Biden can do better on the economy than Trump .
Biden has selected Kamala Harris as his choice for Vice President .
She has credentials that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ himself .
She ’ s reliably left on issues such as health care , guns , abortion , the environment , etc .
The choice may hurt Biden with some swing voters , but it will sit well with the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party and solidify Biden ’ s base and his fundraising ability .
Here ’ s another factor that weighs in favor of Biden : Trump himself .
The world has changed , but Trump has not .
He ’ s still running around talking about “ Sleepy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and “ Dirty Cop James Comey , ” and nobody cares .
Trump talks about the stock market and nobody cares .
All people care about is the virus and their jobs or businesses .
Trump is trapped in the White House bubble and is isolated .
He has lost touch with the American people .
The people have noticed .
Trump ’ s been sleepwalking through this campaign .
And that ’ s a good way to lose .
Trump has also not articulated a vision for his second term .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Washington lobbyist is : “ You can ’ t beat something with nothing.
” Biden may be a weak candidate , but at least he puts out policy positions on a regular basis .
You may agree or disagree , but he ’ s articulated what he wants .
Where is Trump ’ s policy for a second term ?
What will he do on taxes ?
Will he make friends with China or reignite the trade wars ?
What happened to The Wall ?
Last month , Biden announced a Buy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major embarrassment for Trump .
Buy American is supposed to be one of Trump ’ s bread and butter issues .
How on earth did Biden beat Trump to the punch in terms of announcing a Buy American plan ?
Trump should own the issue , but now Biden does .
Trump ’ s big campaign innovation in 2016 was the stadium rally .
He did them all over the country to huge audiences and they worked .
But , that tactic is now neutralized by the lockdowns .
Trump is trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not 2016 anymore and it ’ s not even the same world we lived in last February .
Everything has changed ; Trump hasn ’ t .
He had a chance to attain the stature of FDR in the Great Depression or Ronald Reagan at the end of the Cold War .
Trump missed his chance because he did not understand the historical change that has taken place in the past six months .
In summary , the world has changed but Trump has not .
He ’ s out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not responding to their needs .
He ’ s not offering comfort , confidence or leadership .
Trump is headed for defeat unless he can execute a 180-degree turn in a matter of days , not weeks .
The outlook is not promising for Trump .
It is for Biden .
Biden also shows a sizable lead in the polls .
But despite Trump ’ s many blunders and Biden ’ s solid lead in the polls , there is cause for optimism in the Trump camp .
Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disapproval at 55 % .
That ’ s a huge 12-point spread against Trump .
But , these results are volatile .
The negative spread was higher ( about 21 points ) in late 2017 at the height of the Russiagate hoax hysteria .
The negative spread was quite narrow ( only about 2 points ) as recently as late March .
Trump can narrow this spread and gain support if he demonstrates the kind of leadership he did in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic .
As important as the spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ Disapprove ” category , Trump has shown resilience in the “ Approve ” category .
His base level of support has not dipped below 40 % since early 2018 , and has frequently been higher .
The 40 % approval level is not quite enough to win the election , but it is a rock-solid foundation on which to build .
With 40 % to count on , Trump only needs to add about 8 % of the voters to win ( Trump can win with less than 50 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states .
This is what he did in 2016 ) .
An 8 % pick-up is a tall order , but not too much to accomplish if Trump can steady his campaign and stay focused .
Trump has taken concrete steps to address some of his campaign deficiencies .
On July 15 , Trump removed Brad Parscale as his campaign manager and replaced him with Bill Stepien who was the deputy campaign manager .
Parscale will remain with the Trump campaign as senior advisor for data and digital operations , essentially the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign .
Parscale is brilliant at social media marketing , but was in over his head as a campaign manager .
Stepien is a more seasoned political professional who helped Chris Christie win a tight race for governor of New Jersey in 2009 and worked in the Trump campaign war room in 2016 .
With Stepien in the lead role and Parscale remaining in his social media niche , this represents a significant improvement in the Trump campaign ’ s prospects .
Trump also has a funding advantage .
Combining all sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 273 million of immediately available funds while the comparable amount for Biden is $ 214 million , giving Trump a $ 59 million advantage .
Of course , both campaigns are raising money at a furious pace and these totals will change , but for now the advantage clearly goes to Trump .
Trump also has a larger database and a more sophisticated digital media operation .
In 2016 , Trump leapfrogged the Democrats with a second-wave tech advantage involving targeted ads on Facebook and Google with micro-tagging that reached down to individual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tried to catch up , but for now the Republicans maintain the edge , and this will work to Trump ’ s advantage in closely contested swing states such as Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
In summary , Trump has advantages in money , technology , incumbency and a more energetic campaign style .
His disadvantages include his handling of the pandemic , the recession and his inability to use his natural advantage in the mass rally format due to pandemic lockdowns .
Trump can overcome these disadvantages with a clear message @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If he can articulate those plans and maintain a messaging focus beginning immediately , he can win a close election .
But he has no time to waste and little margin for error .

BY JAMES RICKARDS
I’ve argued recently that Joe Biden’s dramatic cognitive decline will force Democratic Party leadership to deny him the nomination and replace him with someone else. I stand by that. But today let’s just assume that Biden is the actual nominee. What’s the case for a Biden win in November?
The case for Biden begins with the dismal state of the economy. Only three presidents in the past 100 years have lost a reelection bid: Herbert Hoover in 1932, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and George H. W. Bush in 1992. What they had in common was a recession close to the election. All presidents who sought reelection and did not have a recession won.
Trump was in the “no recession” category and headed toward an easy reelection until last February when the pandemic hit. Now, Trump is in the same category as Hoover, Carter and Bush 41 and possibly headed toward a recession-related defeat.
Second-quarter GDP, which collapsed at a 32.9% annualized rate, certainly didn’t help Trump. The fight is made worse by the fact that we’re not just in a technical recession (in fact, the recession may be over already), but we’re in a depression that may last for years.
Trump has been touting the fact that unemployment fell from 14.7% in April to 13.3% in May, to 11.1% in June and 10.2% in July. That’s progress; but it’s not the whole story.
The official unemployment number ignores individuals without jobs who were subject to misclassification in the statistics gathering, and those who don’t have jobs but are not actively looking. There’s also a category of those working part-time involuntarily, who would prefer full-time jobs.
When you include family members of those losing jobs, the adverse impact of unemployment has hit more than 50% of the U.S. workforce directly or indirectly. This is an economic disaster and it feeds the perception that Biden can do better on the economy than Trump.
Biden has selected Kamala Harris as his choice for Vice President. She has credentials that are more progressive and left-wing than Biden himself. She’s reliably left on issues such as health care, guns, abortion, the environment, etc. The choice may hurt Biden with some swing voters, but it will sit well with the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party and solidify Biden’s base and his fundraising ability.
Here’s another factor that weighs in favor of Biden: Trump himself.
The world has changed, but Trump has not. He’s still running around talking about “Sleepy Joe” and “Crooked Hillary” and “Dirty Cop James Comey,” and nobody cares. Trump talks about the stock market and nobody cares. All people care about is the virus and their jobs or businesses. Trump is trapped in the White House bubble and is isolated. He has lost touch with the American people. The people have noticed.
Trump’s been sleepwalking through this campaign. And that’s a good way to lose.
Trump has also not articulated a vision for his second term. The first thing I learned when I was a Washington lobbyist is: “You can’t beat something with nothing.” Biden may be a weak candidate, but at least he puts out policy positions on a regular basis.
You may agree or disagree, but he’s articulated what he wants. Where is Trump’s policy for a second term? What will he do on taxes? Will he make friends with China or reignite the trade wars? What happened to The Wall?
Last month, Biden announced a Buy American campaign. That’s a major embarrassment for Trump. Buy American is supposed to be one of Trump’s bread and butter issues. How on earth did Biden beat Trump to the punch in terms of announcing a Buy American plan? Trump should own the issue, but now Biden does.
Trump’s big campaign innovation in 2016 was the stadium rally. He did them all over the country to huge audiences and they worked. But, that tactic is now neutralized by the lockdowns.
Trump is trying to run the 2016 playbook, but it’s not 2016 anymore and it’s not even the same world we lived in last February. Everything has changed; Trump hasn’t.
He had a chance to attain the stature of FDR in the Great Depression or Ronald Reagan at the end of the Cold War. Trump missed his chance because he did not understand the historical change that has taken place in the past six months.
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In summary, the world has changed but Trump has not. He’s out of touch with the American people. He’s not responding to their needs. He’s not offering comfort, confidence or leadership.
Trump is headed for defeat unless he can execute a 180-degree turn in a matter of days, not weeks. The outlook is not promising for Trump. It is for Biden. Biden also shows a sizable lead in the polls.
The Case for Trump
But despite Trump’s many blunders and Biden’s solid lead in the polls, there is cause for optimism in the Trump camp. Trump’s approval rating is 43% and his disapproval at 55%. That’s a huge 12-point spread against Trump.
But, these results are volatile. The negative spread was higher (about 21 points) in late 2017 at the height of the Russiagate hoax hysteria. The negative spread was quite narrow (only about 2 points) as recently as late March.
Trump can narrow this spread and gain support if he demonstrates the kind of leadership he did in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As important as the spread is the base. Despite volatility in the “Disapprove” category, Trump has shown resilience in the “Approve” category. His base level of support has not dipped below 40% since early 2018, and has frequently been higher.
The 40% approval level is not quite enough to win the election, but it is a rock-solid foundation on which to build. With 40% to count on, Trump only needs to add about 8% of the voters to win (Trump can win with less than 50% of the total votes provided he wins key states. This is what he did in 2016). An 8% pick-up is a tall order, but not too much to accomplish if Trump can steady his campaign and stay focused.
Trump has taken concrete steps to address some of his campaign deficiencies. On July 15, Trump removed Brad Parscale as his campaign manager and replaced him with Bill Stepien who was the deputy campaign manager. Parscale will remain with the Trump campaign as senior advisor for data and digital operations, essentially the same role he performed successfully in the 2016 Trump campaign.
Parscale is brilliant at social media marketing, but was in over his head as a campaign manager. Stepien is a more seasoned political professional who helped Chris Christie win a tight race for governor of New Jersey in 2009 and worked in the Trump campaign war room in 2016. With Stepien in the lead role and Parscale remaining in his social media niche, this represents a significant improvement in the Trump campaign’s prospects.
Trump also has a funding advantage. Combining all sources reveals that Trump has access to $273 million of immediately available funds while the comparable amount for Biden is $214 million, giving Trump a $59 million advantage. Of course, both campaigns are raising money at a furious pace and these totals will change, but for now the advantage clearly goes to Trump.
Trump also has a larger database and a more sophisticated digital media operation. In 2016, Trump leapfrogged the Democrats with a second-wave tech advantage involving targeted ads on Facebook and Google with micro-tagging that reached down to individual streets and homes.
The Democrats have tried to catch up, but for now the Republicans maintain the edge, and this will work to Trump’s advantage in closely contested swing states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
In summary, Trump has advantages in money, technology, incumbency and a more energetic campaign style. His disadvantages include his handling of the pandemic, the recession and his inability to use his natural advantage in the mass rally format due to pandemic lockdowns.
Trump can overcome these disadvantages with a clear message about his plans for a second term. If he can articulate those plans and maintain a messaging focus beginning immediately, he can win a close election.
But he has no time to waste and little margin for error.
Regards,
Jim Rickards
for The Daily Reckoning