Inflation was the inevitable end… Anyone with an appreciation for history knew it. Trillions of dollars in deficit spending will never be paid back in real terms. And, while the Fed grapples with slaying the inflation dragon at all costs, we can’t help but wonder: who will pay the price? Could the largest benefactor of […]
Total financings raised came back with a vengeance in November – more than doubling from October’s total – to finish with $892.6 million, according to TMX Group. While still well below the $1 billion + months earlier in the year, November represents a huge turnaround. Everyone is looking for the next inflation trade and the […]
Inflation in Canada is continuing to run hot, despite falling from a 10-year high in May. The annual inflation rate came in at 3.1% in June, down from May’s blistering rise of 3.6%. Investors and consumers alike need to remember that rising inflation may be the greatest threat facing our economy. Gold was heating up […]
The pandemic has opened up a pandora’s box of social spending, unlike anything we’ve seen before. In the fiscal year 2020/21, the budget deficit totaled $314.00 billion, up from ‘just’ C$21.77 billion in the previous year. And, with the Liberals poised to win a majority this summer potentially, the future of deficit spending and the […]
The foundation of Canada’s economy is based on a few key aspects, two of which are an abundance of natural resources, and an abundance of debt… In the name of the pandemic, governments worldwide are piling on debt at astonishing rates. However, no G20 country is doing it as fast as Canada (per capita). In […]
Junior gold investors are piling into their favorite stocks… […]
The inflation rate in the US has increased for 7 straight months… […]