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Danger: Exercise Caution When Trading Goods For Bitcoin

13 Jan 2023 3 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara

  I listen in on a lot of online interviews. The valuable information they provide helps me to move forward with a much clearer thought process. The latest interview that I thought warranted attention came to me via e-mail from GoldSilver.com, Mike...

Bitcoin Clips $19,000 Mark!

13 Jan 2023 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Just a quick update on Bitcoin's price movements. One week ago at this time, Bitcoin was at $16,825. Looking at the one week chart at BitcoinPrice.com, that was when the Bitcoin price began a slow ascent. Since Tuesday though, Bitcoin's value agains...

Bitcoin Jumps $750 Overnight

12 Jan 2023 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

I'm wondering where all the naysayers have gone to, the ones that kept harking that Bitcoin was going down to $10,000 or less. I can hear the crickets. Bitcoin actually started climbing yesterday around 4 pm where it sat at $17,334. Yesterday in late...

Record Bullion Sales At Perth Mint But Double Digit Drop at U.S. Mint in 2022?

11 Jan 2023 3 minute read 4 comments SweptOverNiagara

I was reading a post on Kitco News titled, 'Perth Mint sees record bullion sales; U.S. Mint sees 22% drop in gold demand and 43% drop in silver'. The article goes on to state that the U.S. Mint was plagued with production and supply issues. They alwa...

Onion Crisis In The Philippines

10 Jan 2023 3 minute read 11 comments SweptOverNiagara

We're all feeling the inflation pinch. The cost of food and energy skyrocketed in 2022. In Canada, the price of a liter of gasoline passed $2 for the first time last summer. Just a couple of winters ago, our celery jumped to $10 each when the usual c...

The Day Bitcoin Hits $1 Million

9 Jan 2023 5 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

I just caught an article titled, 'Bitcoin could reach $1M in 5 years due to fiat currencies' collapse, says Samson Mow', published on December 12 at CoinTelegraph.com and I agree it's a real possibility considering the amount of debt taken on by the...

7 Signs We're Already In Recession

8 Jan 2023 4 minute read 9 comments SweptOverNiagara

Mass layoffs have begun leading to high unemployment. World trade is slowing down. Geopolitical tensions are heating up in different parts of the world and central banks have been raising interest rates in earnest since last spring. So many red light...

Gold Back At 6 Month High 2nd Time This Week!

7 Jan 2023 3 minute read 1 comment SweptOverNiagara

It's been an interesting week for gold. It started the new year by ripping higher to touch a 6 month high, regaining its losses of the previous 6 months. On Thursday, the U.S. employment report came out which showed that unemployment fell to 3 month...

Sand - The Hottest Commodity Of The 21st Century?

6 Jan 2023 4 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara

Imagine a future war between two countries over something as frivolous as... sand? I'm not saying it will happen but what is occurring in our modern times regarding sand is a little worrisome. Why? Because the world is running out of sand for concret...

Baltic Dry Index Suffers Biggest One-Day Decline Since 1984

5 Jan 2023 4 minute read 5 comments SweptOverNiagara

On Tuesday, the Baltic Dry Index suffered its biggest single day crash since record keeping began in 1984. What could be causing the index to drop? Fears of a recession, of course. This index is very important as it provides a benchmark for the movin...