Stimulating the global economy into a Ditch

Published: Feb 12, 2019 5:00 p.m. ET   By Jeffry Bartash, a reporter for MarketWatch in Washington. U.S. financial picture getting worse in wake of Trump tax cuts The U.S. national debt topped a record $22 trillion this week, less than a year after it crossed the $21 trillion mark, indicating a further deterioration in the nation’s…

Source: By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) Australia’s A$200 billion ($134.28 billion) sovereign wealth fund is increasing exposure to gold, commodities, private equity and infrastructure as it warns the future will echo the low-growth, high-inflation era of the 1970s. By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s A$200 billion ($134.28 billion) sovereign wealth fund is increasing exposure…

As covered here repeatedly over the past 24 hours, gold and silver (and oil) had a great day yesterday, with the rally continuing on Wednesday, sending silver nearly 100% higher than its March lows.  Read More

PUBLISHED FRI, MAY 5 20237:29 AM EDT Elliot Smith@ELLIOTSMITHCNBC Demand for gold among central banks notched a first-quarter record high in the three months to the end of March as overall global demand painted an otherwise “mixed picture,” according to the World Gold Council. Gold prices broke through the $2,000 per ounce barrier this week and…