We now have a massive, extraordinary taking of wealth from the people of the nation, to the benefit of the government as well as the financial firms and major corporations that profit from artificially low interest rates.
The greenback remains king in terms of liquidity. And fiat money is, of course, incredibly useful... right up until the confidence underpinning its value fails.
This pullback is a high probability buying opportunity as there's a lot of support below the market, and our next higher target is 5500SPX which can be hit as early as the end of this year or by early next year.
The net result is that if Bank of America did borrow and sell short 30 million oz of gold, as I contend, the roughly $50 billion in cash proceeds and derivatives position that BofA ended up with as a result...
This is the inflation feed-back loop or vortex I’ve described in the past where inflation feeds shortages, which create more inflation as people bid up the price of goods that are more scarce.
The importance of these sound money efforts should not be underestimated. After all, taxes on the purchase and/or sale of the monetary metals are real disincentives against their ownership and use.
The United States still lags behind both China and Europe when it comes to the production and domestic uptake of EVs, and the world’s biggest economy has made it loud and clear it wants to challenge its rivals’ dominance.
