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Labor Market Still Not Accelerating

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Conventional wisdom right now says that the Fed is going to raise rates because the economy and by extension labor market are still improving. The word “improving” is subjective, so to further justify that sentiment, the CPI is back over 2% and the PCE Deflator just might join it in February. By the light of […]

Trillions In Debt And We’re Just Scratching The Surface

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

As the federal debt has gone from astounding to unbelievable to incomprehensible, a new problem has emerged: The US government is actually running out of places to borrow. How Many Zeros Are in a Trillion? The $20 trillion debt is already twice the annual revenues collected by all the world’s governments combined. Counting unfunded liabilities, which include promised […]

Digital Gold On Blockchain – For Now Caveat Emptor

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Bitcoin surpasses gold price – a psychological and arbitrary headline Royal Mint blockchain gold asks you to trust in the UK government Royal Canadian Mint and GoldMoney blockchain product asks you to trust in government and the technology, servers, websites etc of the providers Invest in a gold mine using cryptocurrency – but wait until […]

Stock Valuation: General Motors

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The following stock valuation is about General Motors, a company I came across as I was searching for undervalued companies. I would not consider it as a typical dividend stock as the history of the company is not really impressive. But let’s see what a fair price for GM is and if I would consider […]

Europe: “Shocks And Headwinds” Ahead

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Brian Whitmer explains the mixed picture he sees in Europe – and what it implies for the future. Video Lenght: 00:04:32

The Paradoxical Rivalry Of US And China For Industrial Innovation

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

By the early 2020s, rivalry for industrial innovation will accelerate between the U.S. and China. Ironically, the Trump White House has opted for a poor-economy industrial policy, whereas China has a rich-economy policy. The former seeks past glory; the latter cannot wait to get to the future. According to the Trump administration, after the 2008 […]

Long-Term Gold And Silver Outlook (And Associated Stocks)

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Gold and silver prices are at a significant crossroads. At this point, the long-term outlook remains bullish but continued short-term selling provides clues that the rally that happened in 2016 was a “false start” and gold and silver could be heading into a long-term range or a continued downtrend. First, a little background. I own […]

Stop Patching Up The Euro

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Andreas Georgiou can’t catch a break. The Greek statistician moved back to his home country in 2010, at age 50, to help right the financial ship. He left Washington, where he had spent 21 years working for the International Monetary Fund, to take over the agency that reports Greece’s financial health. Part of the problem […]

There Are Serious Risks In Intel’s Plan To Dominate The Self-Driving Market

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Intel’s plan to become the leader in self-driving seems a great idea on paper. No one doubts there is a bright future for self-driving cars and Intel wants to lead the pack. However, the acquisition doesn’t come without serious risks. For starters, Intel has made huge commitments in areas outside its traditional desktop and laptop […]

Bitcoin Crash Creates Golden Opportunity

Mar 13, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

I’ve been wrong about my timing of the silver and gold trade twice now. Once to my followers in Momentum Trader and another time in a much more public way, on Bloomberg the end of last year. My fundamental investment thesis surrounding gold hasn’t been wrong just my timing. And now, with gold prices bouncing off $1,200 […]