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3 Nov 2022 4 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
At time of writing, the U.S. Dollar Index stands at 112.904 and is technically in a new bull run. There have been two previous bull runs for the dollar as a fiat currency. The USD Index was actually at or above 120 throughout the late sixties into th...
3 Nov 2022 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
Last week, I reported that the Bank of Canada surprised markets by raising interest rates by half a percentage point (50 basis points) instead of the expected 75 basis points. This sparked speculation the Federal Reserve Bank of the U.S.A. would also...
1 Nov 2022 2 minute read 4 comments SweptOverNiagara
I became aware a week ago that the USA, as of October 14, was about 25 days away from a catastrophic diesel fuel shortage. A week has since passed and while the story has gone mainstream, it appears the Biden admin are twiddling their thumbs over the...
28 Oct 2022 3 minute read 4 comments SweptOverNiagara
The last decade has seen the rise of Bitcoin from fractions of a penny to almost $70,000 USD last November. Although its value has come down more than two thirds since then, it's still higher today at $20,472 than its previous all-time high of $19,71...
27 Oct 2022 2 minute read 3 comments SweptOverNiagara
Well, I just finished watching a brief video on BitChute uploaded by 'HighImpactFlix' in which the host goes over Paypal's disastrous new terms of service from a couple of weeks ago in which Paypal threatened users with a $2,500 fine for spreading mi...
26 Oct 2022 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
While the markets and most economists expected a 75 basis point hike today, they were 'surprised' when the Bank of Canada only raised by 50 basis points to 3.75%. Among the G7, Canada's central bank has been the most aggressive in raising rates sinc...
21 Oct 2022 2 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
I've been keeping an eye on the Yen as of late. Just a few weeks ago, the Japanese Central Bank sold U.S. treasuries to buoy up the Yen as it slid to a 20 year low against the dollar. It was later revealed that about $25 billion in treasuries were so...
20 Oct 2022 4 minute read 0 comments SweptOverNiagara
It's no secret that the biggest stock market crashes happened in the month of October, such as the 1987 and 1929 crashes. End of fiscal year is September 30. Companies release their final quarter and full year results during the weeks of October, hen...
11 Oct 2022 2 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara
A couple of years ago, I signed up with Gab, a Christian based social media site. Gab has often brought up hot topics that infuriated the usual 'woke' club. Gad once relied on Visa and Paypal to collect payments for their services but was banned by...
3 Oct 2022 1 minute read 2 comments SweptOverNiagara
Some very nice charts from Kitco.com showing the sudden rise in both metals as of this morning. Europe appears to be in a bind. Great Britain's currency has suffered historic falls after the Bank of England raised rates another 50 basis points and in...
