Commercial real estate leading index, producer prices, consumer prices, jobless claims

Looking up, as have been most indicators since the rate hikes, which continue to add serious amounts of interest income paid by government (deficit spending) to the economy: Calculated Risk: Leading Index for Commercial Real Estate “Rises” in September (calculatedriskblog.com) Still high enough for the Fed to keep raising rates, etc: Higher than expected: New […]

CB gold purchases, heavy trucks, total vehicle sales, mortgage purchase applications, new homes under construction

Central Banks Are Stocking Up On Gold Which Countries Own the Most Gold | SchiffGold “Central banks purchase a net 270 tons of gold through the first half of the year. This fell in line with the five-year H1 average of 266 tons.” This is the driving force behind gold. When central banks buy it, […]