Death of the Dollar

Collateral squeeze

by Alasdair Macleod, Schiff Gold: The sell-off in precious metals continued as bond yields continued to rise and a strong dollar persisted. In early trade in Europe this morning, gold was $1822, down another $26, unchanged on the year. Silver traded at $21, down $1.17. Comex volumes in both metals declined from good levels, indicating […]

Mortgage rates are at a 22-Year High and Headed Towards Eight Percent

by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk: As mortgage rates surge to 7.7 percent, Goldman Sachs revises is 6.5 percent forecast. Mortgage Rates Easily Launched to New Long Term Highs by Upbeat Data Mortgage News Daily reports Mortgage Rates Easily Launched to New Long Term Highs by Upbeat Data Mortgage rates were already close to the highest levels […]

Peter Schiff: Banks Have a Bigger Real Estate Problem Today Than They Did in 2007

by Peter Schiff, Schiff Gold: Most people in the mainstream will scoff at that statement. They’ll tell you that the situation is very different today. After all, we don’t have a big problem in the subprime mortgage market. We’re not seeing a big spike in defaults. That’s true. The problem is different this time. And […]