America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
As a reference, below is a monthly chart of Gold, Silver, the Gold:Silver ratio, and the S&P500, from January 1, 1980 through February 12, 2016 with price labels: (click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; chart creation and annotation by the author) _____ The Special Note summarizes my overall thoughts about our economic situation SPX …
The price of Gold is particularly important at this juncture, for a number of reasons. I have recently written of the decline in Gold’s price and its significance with regard to “deflationary pressures,” most recently in the June 10 post titled “The Prospect Of Deflation” as well as the May 20 post (seen on Doug …
This post is an update to that of April 5, 2012, titled “The Current Gold Price And Its Broader Implications.” Below is a chart similar to that displayed in the April 5 post: (click on chart to enlarge image)(chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; chart creation and annotation by the author) – The above chart is depicted …
Gold has been in a correction (or consolidation) after a very steep rally. It appears as if Gold is at a critical juncture at present. The chart below depicts Gold on a daily basis, LOG scale, since 2008, as well as the HUI (Gold Bugs) stock index. Gold, at $1622.80/oz, is currently below both …
Gold has recently been in a correction (or consolidation) after a very steep rally. It appears as if Gold is at a critical juncture at present. As seen in the chart below (which depicts Gold on a daily basis, LOG scale, since 2008) Gold, at $1594.60/oz, is currently right below both the 200dma (depicted in …
In my August 25 post (“Gold And Deflationary Pressures“) I spoke of the correction in Gold and its broader economic implications. At that time Gold was at $1726/oz (December futures.) Now, the December Gold futures are at $1645.1/oz. If one views Gold’s ascent from early 2009, one can see a rising trendline – one that …
In my April 27 post (“Reasons Behind Gold’s Ascent“) I outlined a variety of factors that I believed were driving Gold’s advance. Point #4 on the list was “…an expectation of high future inflation.” It should be also noted that the inverse of this condition – an expectation of deflation – can serve to depress …
The reasons behind Gold’s (as well as Silver’s) price movements is always complex. There are a lot of factors involved. Back on September 22, 2010, I wrote a blog post (on another site) titled “What is Gold ‘Telling Us’”? I have reprinted it below, as I think that it is important to recognize the potential …
In yesterday’s post I displayed various charts of the U.S. Dollar from a long-term perspective. Below is a chart that I find interesting. It shows, from the year 2000 to present, the prices of Gold and the U.S. Dollar on a daily basis, linear-scale: (chart courtesy of StockCharts.com; annotation by the author) (click on chart …
(this is the second in a series of five posts concerning the markets) I would like to start by featuring a couple of long-term charts of the U.S. Dollar. U.S. Dollar weakness is a foremost concern of mine. As such, I have extensively written about it. I am very concerned that the actions being taken …