Monday, stocks gained 0.5% in Asia and 0.7% in Europe but closed little changed in the U.S. on very high volume. The VXO fell 9% to close at 22.05. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield fell 2% to close at 0.61. Precious metals gained 1% and their miners rose twice that amount as silver led the gains. The NASDAQ logged another record closing high. Apple closed above the 390 benchmark.Here’s an article by Ron Paul (my second cousin’s dad) that puts into perspective the hype and outright lies filling the airwaves regarding the Wuhan Flu mania.
Tuesday, stocks stormed 2.3% higher in Asia, gained 0.9% in Europe, and shot up 1.6% in the U.S. on extremely high volume. The VXO moved up 6% to close at 23.42. Big gains in silver led precious metals and its miners 2% higher. Apple closed below the 390 benchmark.
Wednesday, stocks fell 1.3% in Asia and 0.9% in Europe but gained 0.5% in the U.S. on very high volume. Precious metals and their miners gained another 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 27,000 benchmark.
Thursday, stocks in Asia and Europe closed little changed but fell 0.5% in the U.S. on very high volume. The VXO gained 7% to close at 24.44. Precious metals gained 1% while their miners lost 2%. The 10-Year U.S. Treasury bond yield fell 2% to close at 0.58. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the 27,000 benchmark. Apple closed well below the 380 benchmark.
Friday, stocks closed down 0.9% in Asia, 1.7% in Europe, and 0.5% in the U.S. on high volume. Precious metals gained 1% while their miners gained twice that amount. Silver continued to soar. Intel plunged 16% as it revealed a six-month delay in progress to the next denser semiconductor fabrication technology.