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Why Hot Inflation Is Really Bullish for Gold and Silver
Hot September inflation, a weak Fed response, and $2 trillion in hidden mortgage losses point to a coming crisis that should lift gold and silver.
Tech Selloff Drives Weekly Losses as Markets Bet Fed Holds Rates
A tech rotation sank the S&P 500 and Nasdaq this week while hot inflation data failed to shift bets that the Fed will hold rates.
Money Rotates From AI Stocks Into Defensive Value as Inflation Fears Grow
Investors shifted from AI and memory stocks into defensive value names this week as inflation and valuation worries built ahead of midterm elections.
AI Cost-of-Capital Fears Hit Chips as Hot PPI and Soft Retail Sales Squeeze the Fed
TSMC posts strong earnings but tech sells off on cost-of-capital fears while hot PPI and weak retail sales raise Fed-meeting stakes.
Rising Mortgage Rates Squeeze Housing as China Exports Hit 5-Year High
Mortgage applications drop as the 30-year rate hits 7.56%, while China's exports jump 36% and surge 40% to the US.
Meta's Ad Demand Surges 61% as AI Products Fuel Its Core Business
Meta's ad demand jumped 61% year-over-year as AI products boost its core advertising engine and analysts raise price targets ahead of earnings.
Treasury, Gold, and the Silver Squeeze: A Monetary Shift Few See Coming
Record COMEX metal deliveries, a gold-backed Treasury theory, silver's industrial deficit, and China's push to seize commodity pricing power.
The Big Three Breakdown: JPMorgan, Alphabet, and AMD Under the Microscope
A close look at JPMorgan (JPM), Alphabet (GOOGL), and AMD - their earnings setup, AI growth bets, and the chart levels that matter now.
Housing Edges Up, Bank Earnings Fade, and China's CXMT Rattles AI Memory Stocks
September home sales rose 1.5%, bank stocks slid after mixed earnings, and China's CXMT sparked a selloff in AI memory chip stocks.
The Three Layers of the Robotics Trade: NVDA, ADI, and the Testing Play
A breakdown of the robotics investment trade across three layers - compute, sensors, and testing - with NVDA, ADI, and KEYS as the key picks.
Peter Schiff's Warning: High Debt Meets Rising Rates and Record Consumer Fear
Rising bond yields, record-low consumer confidence, and high debt point to a danger worse than a normal recession.
The Coming Deflation Bust, Then Hyperinflation: A Roadmap to $20,000 Gold and $500 Oil
A sequence of near-term metals rally, a deflationary global bust, then a hyperinflationary cycle pushing gold to $20,000 and oil to $500.
T-Mobile Drops Near 3-Year Low as SpaceX Spectrum Deal Rattles Wireless Carriers
SpaceX's 800 MHz spectrum purchase sends TMUS down 12% to near a 3-year low, with two example options trades to play the move.
The AI Golden Age: Five Stocks to Own Through 2027
Why AI spending of $4-5 trillion makes NVDA, MSFT, PLTR, AAPL, and CRWD top picks into 2027, and why this is no 1999 bubble.
Bank Earnings Loom, OpenAI Revenue Confusion Hits Tech, Oil Holds Above $90
Q3 earnings open with FedEx and major banks; an OpenAI revenue report rattles tech, while oil near $91 pushes rates higher.
Oil Spikes Past $105, Shrinking Equity-Bond Cushion, and Mixed Chip Earnings
Oil surges above $105 on Middle East attacks and hurricane shut-ins while chip earnings disappoint and the equity-bond return gap narrows.
Equal-Weight S&P 500 Leads as Crude Rebounds and Yields Press Higher
Equal-weight S&P 500 beats the cap-weighted index while crude rebounds on Mideast strikes and yields climb, with fresh jobs and inventory data.
Oil Climbs on Middle East Escalation as Applied Digital, PepsiCo, and Wolfspeed Make Moves
Crude oil rises on Middle East strikes while APLD beats on revenue, PEP cuts costs, and WOLF lands a $1.5B Pentagon deal.
The Case for the Biggest Crypto Bull Market Yet
Why signals from moving averages, tokenization, inheritance, institutional treasuries, AI, and China point to a record crypto bull run.
The Trade Deficit Trump Can't Blame on a Crisis
August's $105.6 billion trade gap hit a record with no crisis to blame, as tariffs raised import prices without cutting imports.