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By The Conversation By The Conversation – The U.S. is in multiple international trade wars. After President Trump ordered higher taxes on some Chinese imports, the Chinese retaliated. The trade dispute now involves as much as US$200 billion worth… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – What is the most valuable commodity in today’s world? If you think it’s oil, gold, or even water, think again. FS Insider recently spoke with Thomas Koulopolous to discuss his fascinating and must-read book, Revealing the Invisible: How Our Hidden… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – We heard predictions earlier this year that China’s leading economic indicators were beginning to turn down. Now, we’re seeing a bear market form in the Chinese stock market, which has seen a fairly steep selloff… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Oil Price By Oil Price – The rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran is becoming increasingly evident in the oil pricing policies of the two large Middle Eastern producers. The two countries are currently reigniting the market share… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Michael Shedlock By Michael Shedlock – Either Trump backs down from repeated threats or more tariffs are coming as talks with China collapse. Be prepared for an escalating trade war as U.S.-China Trade Talks End With No Sign of Progress. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Oil Price By Jon LeSage – While it’s taken them two years to join the race, German automakers are poised and ready to take on Tesla during a particularly vulnerable time for the electric carmaker. Mercedes-Benz is set to unveil its much-anticipated electric… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – We’ve often spoken about the aging business cycle and our anticipation of economic troubles in the 2019 to 2020 timeframe. This time on the Financial Sense Big Picture, Jim Puplava discusses hedge fund manager Ray… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices clung to the $1200 level yet again on Friday, heading for a $10 weekly gain as world stock markets fell and long-term U.S. interest rates rose to new seven-year highs. Ten-year U.S. Treasury bond yields held at 3.20% after data from …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff – Right now, commercial traders have effectively doubled their short position on oil, John Kosar at Asbury Research told Financial Sense Newshour. They’re heavily betting on a major top that has failed to materialize, he said, and as they lose money… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Ryan Puplava CMT By Ryan Puplava CMT – The trend towards higher inflation continues to strengthen. Today’s release of the Empire Manufacturing Survey for May showed a pickup in the prices paid index to a seven-year high, matching levels not seen since… …read more From:: Financial Sense