Interesting: I have a few thoughts on who controls the markets myself. Because gold and silver are looking as if they may break out, I think it will be of interest to have a look at the relative strength of the indicators we look at in evaluating the current economic
© With permission granted by Ben Garrison, reproduction and republication is expressly prohibited. Visit Ben Garrison’s website by clicking on this link It is a blessing being alive right now, to witness the world’s transition. Is it a pleasure to watch this happen? I think not. Is it difficult watching the
War is destructive in many ways. The primary beneficiaries are the military / industrial / banking complex. Usually the reasons for war are so remote from the ‘truth’ we are told that in retrospect it is hard to believe. With some assistance from, a very biased, Chat GPT. Let us
Our discussions regarding the safety of the facility are broad ranging and cover security, logistics, political, environmental, and economic risks not only in Panama but worldwide. Our chat today related to the placement of fiat funds. More and more we struggle with the red tape involved in banking in Panama.
The Visual Capitalist in his excellent graphic representation below of where the Ultra-Wealthy invest their assets, bears inspection.
Primary and secondary residences make up 32%, 18% in equities, 14% in commercial property, 12% in bonds, 6% in private equity/venture capital, 5% commercial property funds, 3% commercial property REITS, 3% investments of passion, 2% Gold, 1% crypto assets, and 5% other assets.
Just to touch on the protests in Panama for a moment. The protests ongoing here are amongst the largest experienced in Panama. The reasons for protests are firstly the contract extension for the Minera Panama Copper mine and secondly the corruption in the country. There have been some acts of
I am definitely not a die-hard Trump fan but I have to give him credit where it is due as he has awakened a large portion of the American population and others to the erosion of our rights and undermining of the Constitution. His fight in a way is our fight
Now that students have to resume payment, what will the effect be on the economy? I believe it will be serious. ($1.6 TRILLION outstanding) A huge amount of ‘discretionary’ income will be diverted into those repayments with dire consequences for the overall economy. I believe the impact is being sorely
The markets this week appear extremely unsettled. The MMRI index, (Mannarino Market Risk Index) now stands at 308.2 as I write. This index measures the risk in the market, with 50-100 being low risk, 100-200 moderate risk, 200-300 high risk, and over 300 being extreme risk. This is profoundly worrying.
At thirty-three trillion of national debt, interest consumes a huge portion of taxes collected. The debt has grown every year since 2001 as the government has spent more than its tax receipts. Debt is 54% higher than five years ago. Interest payments are on track to exceed $1 trillion before
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