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much golds run up was a response to massive money printing. if people think the worst, gold is insurance. if they got in at the right time, then they'd still be ok. but now gold is not insurance. it has been falling with stocks. who knows whether it is a legitimate turn of trend or not. even...

I suppose in retrospect the clues were right there. We are massively exposed to a slowdown. Our dollar was way above its average. Overseas, rates are uncomprehendingly low so that savers are punished. Much more money is lost through barely there IR returns than money saved on mortgage...

Ive had the same "luck". Not a real gain though, as I lost a lot more when the dollar rose so much in 2010-2012. basically recouping 50% of loss in 5 weeks though. its been a long wait!! Reada very common sense reasoning, that looks great in hindsight......at $1.05 the risk to the upside was...

Its been a hell of a month, I'd say. I've seen my purchasing power whilst overseas drop by 20% in these 5 short weeks. If we take the example of Brazil (who began the public airing of Currency War talk a few years back), they've been well and truly stuffed by the Fed. They protested about...

Originally Posted by tab Low rates aren't that good for the economy. *snip* Rates fall when the economy looks like it is in strife, as a way of spurring demand. *snip* kinda contradicts above comment no? Not really a contradiction: it can promote the wrong kind of demand. My point is...

Understand the generalisation but I think that mindset is flawed. Low rates aren't that good for the economy. Sure it looks good as people are paying less on their mortgages but it continues to screw over the saver by returning less on their deposits. I read that in the UK, homeowners have...