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February 1, 2019 Mutual Funds No Comments

The Latest Victim of 2018’s Stock Rout Is the World’s Largest Pension Fund

The Latest Victim of 2018’s Stock Rout Is the World’s Largest Pension Fund The world’s largest pension fund may have incurred a record loss after a global equity rout last quarter pummeled an asset class that made up about half of its investments. Total assets at Japan’s Gov… Continue reading at bloomberg.com Liquid Stock Launches […]

May 20, 2017 Headlines No Comments

Why the Rout in Retail Shouldn’t Be a Big Worry for U.S. Economy

Why the Rout in Retail Shouldn’t Be a Big Worry for U.S. Economy Even with the “eye-catching headlines about store closings” and other recent … And the American shopper, the pillar of the household spending-driven economy, remains on solid ground amid robust job growth, improving finances, and low borrowing … Continue reading at bloomberg.com Nigeria […]

March 15, 2016 Dividends No Comments

Mining rout hits FTSE as Antofagasta scraps dividend

Mining rout hits FTSE as Antofagasta scraps dividend Mining stocks have tumbled after copper producer Antofagasta (ANTO) cancelled its final dividend following a 58% slide in profits. Shares in the miner tumbled 8.4% to 492.6p, while rival miners were also dragged to the bottom of the FTSE 100, which fell 39 … Continue reading at […]

November 18, 2015 Canadian No Comments

Canadian Stocks Fall, Resume Slide as Commodity Rout Deepens

Canadian Stocks Fall, Resume Slide as Commodity Rout Deepens The rally in Canadian stocks Monday was short-lived, as the selloff in equities resumed amid a slide in commodities prices. A day after halting the longest slide in more than a decade, Canadian equities reversed early gains to end the session lower. Continue reading at bloomberg.com […]

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The old Chinese curse, "may you live in interesting times", has particular relevance to the current epoch of U.S. history. There's a lot going on right now, much of it scary. Major investors around the world are responding to the events of our perilous age by sinking their dollars, deutschmarks and yen into gold, silver and palladium; Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, and billionaire speculator George Soros to name but a few. Big financial institutions like the Central Banks of Russia and China are also leaping onto the metals bandwagon driving the price of these precious commodities ever higher.

According to Lubaszka, the U.S. dollar has lost more than 80% of its original value since the early 70's when we went to a floating currency, a situation not helped very much by the debut of the Euro in the late 1990s. Unlike American dollars, a portion of the Euro is gold-backed, a stability feature that has helped it outperform the dollar over the long haul. It is for this reason that many foreign investors have been taking money out of U.S. dollars and putting it into gold and oil instead, one explanation for why the price of both has continued to rise in recent months.