GOLD -25% YTD, SILVER -33% YTD
Gold On Track For First Annual Decline After 12 Straight Years Of Gains
- First Decline in 12 Years. Gold has dropped 25% over the past year and is on track for its first annual decline after 12 years of gains. Meanwhile, silver is down 33% YTD.
- Sprott Hedge Fund Down 50% YTD. The flagship fund of prominent Canadian hedge-fund manager Eric Sprott has fallen more than 50% this year in what will likely be the third consecutive year of double-digit percentage losses. According to the WSJ: assets managed by Mr. Sprott have collapsed from nearly $3 billion in 2008 to just $350 million today. About half of the money left in the firm’s main hedge funds comes from Mr. Sprott and his employees.
- Sprott Ousted From Investment Decisions. Since last fall, Sprott’s mutual-fund, private-equity and wealth-management arms have lost 30% of assets under management. Last month, Sprott Inc. announced that it is phasing Mr. Sprott out of major investment decisions at the firm and relegating him to a new role of “chief cheerleader duties.”
- John Paulson Gold Fund Also Down Big. The PFR Gold fund, managed by billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, has lost 63% for the year through the end of October.
- Hedge Funds = Gold Bears. Hedge funds are the least bullish on gold since 2007 and the most negative on silver since data began being collected in 2006.
- Billionaire Jim Rogers Weighs in on Gold/Silver. In a recent interview, the investment legend says he is hedging gold, not silver, and will buy even more if prices fall further… Why? “Because gold is going to go to huge numbers before this is all over.”
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Inside this Issue
“Profiting From the Coming Paper Money Collapse”
U.S. Mutual Funds Scour Europe for Bargains
“Parts of Europe are under-owned by investors. These are places where there’s still a lot of pessimism, so any good news can produce some run-ups in these stocks.”
Why The ECB Is Promising To Extend Easy Money Policy
Those expecting a quick tightening of monetary policy in 2014 will encounter a sobering reality.
Greece Forecasts First Round of Growth in Six Years
Greece’s economy has shrunk by nearly one-third since 2007… but the bleeding may soon stop.
Facebook To Join The S&P 500, Abercrombie Kicked Out
Half-naked male models are out and like buttons are in, at least if you ask investors.
Japan Plans $53B Stimulus as Recovery Falters
More government handouts in Japan…
Foreigners Add Most Japan Stocks Ever in Bullish Abe Bets
Foreign investors have pumped $125 billion into the Tokyo Stock Exchange so far this year.
Former Head of Israel’s Central Bank Poised to Be Picked as Fed’s No. 2
Former Bank of Israel Governor, Stanley Fischer, is the leading candidate to replace Janet Yellen as the vice chairman of the Federal Reserve when she takes over the top spot at the central bank next month. (Note: During his time as an economics professor at MIT from 1977 to 1988, Fischer advised outgoing Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on his Ph.D. thesis, and taught European Central Bank President Mario Draghi as well.)
927 People Own Half Of All Bitcoins
Ownership of Bitcoin appears to be highly lopsided.
Fidelity Now Allows Clients to Put Bitcoins in IRAs
One question remains: How will Bitcoin gains be taxed?
China’s Power Market To Outstrip US And Europe Combined By 2035
China’s natural-gas market, too, will rival the U.S. in size by 2035.
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Pope Attacks Mega-Salaries and Income Inequality
“The grave financial and economic crises of the present time… have pushed man to seek satisfaction, happiness and security in consumption and earnings out of all proportion to the principles of a sound economy.”
Rare Snow Storm Blankets Jerusalem
The heaviest December snowfall in 50 years is covering the holy city.
Iraq Seeks to Become International Trade Hub
As its economy continues to struggle, Iraqi officials are working to improve the country’s transportation sector to make it an international trading hub.
“Archiving the Rise of Big Brother and the Fall of the Republic”
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United Nations: Legal Marijuana in Uruguay Violates International Law
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Legalizing and taxing pot would generate $431 million in New York City alone.
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