Posted on 01/23/2026 12:30:17 PM PST by RandFan
@PeterSchiff
Get ready for an energy shock as oil and gas prices surge. This week’s huge spike in natural gas, today’s jump in crude, and across-the-board dollar weakness suggest much higher prices are coming. All of this will push already rising CPI and Treasury yields to much higher levels.
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Ready! Bring it.
“Gas has gone back up 20 cents in the last week...Lots of uncertainty in the world as we move forward.”
Gas can jump around like that in any locality, depending on multiple factors. Gas prices vary by more than 20 cents a gallon every day in my local area.
“Diesel in Colorado was running $3.30 a couple weeks ago, $3.20 last week, and $3.12 yesterday.”
Today in far west Colorado, diesel is $2.87.
Did he see any correlation with this weekend's weather, AKA Greenland Strikes Back?
“Ignore the decline of the dollar is it helps you deal emotionally with the absurdity”
I’m not fretting or emotional at all.
But apparently you are.
Are we going straight to hell in a hand basket?
Yep.
Can you or I do anything about it?
Nope.
“consolidated national net worth of roughly $141 trillion.”
A brand new BYD car might cost $10,000.
One hundred milion of them would cost $1 trillion.
This guy must be fun at parties.
Does he ever say anything positive? Over and over with the negative waves.
No one listens to him
Dr. Doom has been proven right. $100 silver. $5,000 gold.
If only more people had listened.
Gold is almost $5000. Silver hit $100 dollars an ounce. Something HUGE is going to happen.
J Six pack is always the last to know. In any case, the Gold ( and Silver) bugs will be fine.
“Not clear at this point, but “ it’s” coming.”
Are you referring to the US civil war which, according to your prediction, we should be into the thirteenth month now.
I’m on the east side. I think the agricultural and transportation demand drives the prices up.
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