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Morning JAVA: Big Event Set To Occur Around July 15?

10 Jul 2024 6 minute read 9 comments SweptOverNiagara

Big Event Set For July 15th? I've been so busy around the house and garden the last couple of months that I've only published two posts each in the months of May and June while this post I'm composing here is my first post for the month of July. My...

Morning JAVA: The End Of The 'Petrodollar'!

20 Jun 2024 6 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

The End Of An Era! 50 years ago, the U.S. government, through Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, signed a pact with Saudi Arabia that would see the Saudis sell their oil in exchange for ONLY U.S. dollars. Why? In August 1971, President Nixon decoup...

Morning JAVA: Bank Of Canada + ECB First Of G7 To Cut Rates

6 Jun 2024 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

I've been so busy around the house lately that I neglected my blog for a whole month. Central Banker news in the last 24 hours though, was something I just had to pass on to my readers. It's so important to keep track of their shenanigans as it affe...

Morning JAVA: We Need A Good Laugh Now And Then!

6 May 2024 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

My brother Yves and I, we're definitely both chips from the same block. One thing we have in common is that we love browsing through thrift stores and antique shops, always hoping to find treasure. More often than not, we leave empty handed but ever...

Morning JAVA: FED Holds Rates, Eases Quantitative Tightening

2 May 2024 3 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara

After being away for a couple of weeks travelling to the east coast, I finally have a bit of time for another Morning JAVA post. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve concluded yet another FOMC meeting and to no one's surprise, the FED held bench mark rate...

Morning JAVA: Bitcoin Halving Set To Occur Late Friday

18 Apr 2024 3 minute read 7 comments SweptOverNiagara

Like most Bitcoin enthusiasts, I've been keeping tabs on when the next Bitcoin halving will occur. The history of Bitcoin suggests big moves as was seen in the previous halving. Remember in late 2019 when Bitcoin shot up to almost $20,000, then cont...

Morning JAVA: Gold Hits Record $2,400 / Silver At $29!

12 Apr 2024 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Boy, I'm almost afraid to blink because if I do, I'll miss seeing gold hit yet another record intraday high. As I write, gold is skirting the $2,400 mark. Just in the last 2 months or so, gold has shot up about $400 per ounce and it certainly appear...

Morning JAVA: Are University Degrees Worth It?

5 Apr 2024 5 minute read 5 comments SweptOverNiagara

I know a few people that went to University and got a degree. Most went on to become successful at their careers because they were wise to choose a field that would literally guarantee employment, such as a doctor or accountant. Unfortunately, there...

Morning JAVA: Gold Skyrockets But Look At Oil Too!

2 Apr 2024 3 minute read 5 comments SweptOverNiagara

Gold hit a record high just above $2,200 last Thursday to cap a record smashing first quarter along with multiple record intraday, daily, weekly, and monthly highs for 18 total broken records that I can count. Yesterday, just as the clock struck mid...

Gold Closes Quarter, Month, Week, Day At Record High

31 Mar 2024 3 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Gold's Record Quarter! Since March 1, gold has smashed through no less than 18 records including intraday, daily, weekly and monthly close. With Thursday's record close above $2,233 before the markets closed for the Easter holiday, gold breached no...