Why Choose A Private Offshore Vault
When choosing a place to buy and store gold and silver bullion, there are several aspects that need to be considered, especially for those who are new to storing their precious metals. Physical precious metals are almost always purchased for the purpose of wealth protection but how good is such ‘protection’ in a systemic crisis? […]
The Blessing And Curse Of Being A Public Company
The grass always seems greener on the other side. Managers of public companies want to be private so they don’t have to hit quarterly targets. And strong private companies would love public capital to grow without micromanaging oversight from their VC overlords.Even though being public is positioned as a black and white binary decision I […]
German Central Bank Completes Repatriation Of $28 Billion In Gold Three Years Ahead Of Schedule
On January 16, 2013, the Bundesbank – one of the biggest gold holder in the world, with 3,378 tonnes – shocked the world: out of the blue, the German central bank announced that by December 31, 2020, it intends to store half of Germany’s gold reserves in its own vaults in Frankfurt, up from only 31% […]
Doesn’t Matter, Doesn’t Matter, Matters
Written by Steve Blumenthal, CMG “Anything that has happened economically, has happened over and over again.” – Ray Dalio, founder, Bridgewater Associates, in Bloomberg interview My thinking is impatient and mostly critical as I sift through research each week. I’m sure my “get to the point” personality frustrates my co-workers and I’m sure at times my beautiful […]
Will The Annual Jackson Hole Symposium Hold New Surprises?
If the markets are still talking about the “Sintra Accord”, then Jackson Hole is quite likely to bring with it some expectations. Not so long ago, central banks convened in Sintra, Portugal. Here, surprisingly many central bank chiefs came out strongly hawkish. This included the BoE Governor Carney, BoC’s Poloz and the ECB’s Draghi. The […]
WTI Crude Oil And Natural Gas Forecast – Thursday, August 24
WTI Crude Oil The WTI Crude Oil market broke higher during the day on Wednesday as the inventory figures came out about as expected. We have broken above the top of a shooting star from the previous session, but I also see a lot of noise between the $49 level and the $50 level above […]
AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Thursday, August 24
AUDUSD remains in uptrend from 0.7807, the fall from 0.7962 could be treated as correction of the uptrend. Another rise to test 0.7962 resistance is possible after the correction, and a breakout of this level could signal resumption of the uptrend, then next target would be at 0.8030 area. Support levels are at 0.7870 and […]
Why Have Mylan’s (MYL) Shares Lost 19.4% So Far This Year?
Shares of Mylan N.V. (MYL – Free Report) have lost almost 19.4% in the year so far thereby underperforming the 4.5% increase registered by the industry during this period. Here we analyze the factors that led to the underperformance. Mylan, a global pharmaceutical company has a well-established generics business and is known for specialty pharmaceuticals products. We note that Mylan […]
Size Matters With This Trump-Fueled Opportunity
When it comes to the stock market action of the last 12 months, size matters. As you know, fueled by post-election enthusiasm, stocks of all sizes rose in the U.S. as investors bet big on economic growth. But small caps led the pack, by far. In the two-week period following the election, the small-cap benchmark […]
UK Public Borrowing Surplus Just A Flash In The Pan
It is often stated that it is wrong to compare national spending to balancing a household budget, but fundamentally, it should be the same thing. A family unable to balance its costs of living gets drawn ever deeper into debt with the uncertainty and potential for (personal) disaster that that brings. On the national level, […]
