Financial Sense

By Richard Mills By Rick Mills – In 2016 Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, declared that there was no doubt, in his mind, that the US would go to war with China in the South China Sea in the next five to 10 years. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Oil Price By Oil Price – In a breakthrough in EU-US trade talks, President Trump and European Commission (EC) President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed yesterday in a meeting at the White House to suspend new trade tariffs… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Kurt Kallaus By Kurt Kallaus – The 300,000 manufacturing jobs already created under Trump plus the 900,000 since 2010 is a nice rebound for the factory sector. It’s the longest and strongest job growth period since the 1960s. However, the big picture is that a return… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Matthew Kerkhoff By Matthew Kerkhoff – The story of 2018 has been one of U.S. growth, but not necessarily global growth. While most major economies around the world are still expanding, they have been decelerating or holding steady… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Though many express concern over rising interest rates and their potential impact on the market, Ralph Acampora told Financial Sense Newshour that there have been many periods in the past where the two have risen at the same time… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Contrary to those continually predicting a stock market bubble and crash over the past 8-9 years, well-known market forecaster Martin Armstrong has been telling listeners that systemic problems overseas would continue to drive capital… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By BullionVault By BullionVault – Friday saw the launch of billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson’s new Shareholders Gold Council – a lobby group aimed at pushing mining bosses to curb executive spending and focus on boosting returns to equity investors… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Patrick O’Hare By Patrick O’Hare – It’s here — again! We’re talking about an earnings reporting period, which always commands a great deal of attention because earnings drive stock prices over the long term. To that end, the S&P 500 has been on cruise control… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff – With the price of oil nearing $70 a barrel and potentially heading higher, what are the consequences for the global economy and especially one country that stands to gain from higher oil prices: Saudi Arabia. …read more

By Chris Puplava – Buffett is full of pithy quotes. One of my favorites is, “Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” In the realm of investing, the tide of liquidity (or the amount of money (or the amount of money circulating… …read more From:: Financial Sense