Thanks to the Manhattan Alternative Investment Network for hosting me last night for a conversation on gold, silver, Bitcoin, and why Kevin Warsh can’t change the direction of the Federal Reserve or the continuing debasement of the dollar. Link to the video below. The Federal Reserve is Now Irrelevant
Hi All, Thursday and Friday were incredibly volatile for gold and silver. Despite the immense drawdowns, both precious metals were higher for the month. For an explanation of what happened, please see this post: Here’s What Just Happened in Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin. This week’s Five Things will be available to DKI Premium subscribers early … Read more
We got some weird price action yesterday (Thursday). Gold gyrated wildly, at one point swinging 10% in just a couple of hours. It has retreated from the $5,500 level back to $5,200 as of this writing. Silver took a break from its stratospheric rise and fell from around $120 to $111. Bitcoin plummeted to $81k … Read more
Silver pricing rockets as warehouses can’t supply everyone with obligations to deliver rare metal rather than unlimited fiat. The CME tries to help, but can’t change the long-term supply/demand equation here. China limits exports of silver as they continue to build stockpiles. US tech firms respond by publicly saying they’re looking at buying silver mines. … Read more
The government is about to use its incredible stores of data to feed advanced AI models. It could be effective in staying ahead of China, but there are some un-discussed security issues involved. Bitcoin has gone hyper-volatile again. Why does it keep happening at night on weekends? Does it matter? Multiple States are investigating buy … Read more
Bitcoin had been down about 25% from it’s all-time highs reached earlier this year before falling another 7% so far today. Today’s drop started Sunday evening NY time and is largely being attributed to higher interest rates in Japan, large and leveraged sellers, and the possibility the US Federal Reserve won’t cut rates this month. … Read more
