24 June 2016
23 June 2016
BBC Calls the Election: LEAVE It Is - Gold Spikes To $1350, Silver To 18.20, SP Futures Down 90
I have been watching a live stream of the BBC, and they just called the election for 'Leave.'
The most repeated phrase of the evening from the professional class has been 'this is a wake up call' for Westminster.
Wake up calls may be the order of the day for the status quo.
The politicians are shocked, shocked that the people have rejected the advice, arguments, and warnings of 'the experts.'
Some 'very serious people' are wondering what this means for the future of the EU.
And as always, they never saw this coming.
Gold is trading at 1334, silver at 18, the SP stock futures are down 90 points, and the FTSE futures are down 8%.
The map below shows the support for 'Remain' was centered primarily in the southeast which is London and in the north in Scotland. The huge majority for 'Remain' in Scotland raises the prospect of another referendum there for independence in order to remain in the EU.
I wonder if the professional establishments of the West will continue to misjudge the depth of the dissatisfaction of the public, counting on their complacency to maintain the status quo.
The November elections in the US may be another interesting situation to watch closely. The smug sense of complacent entitlement of the Democratic National Committee and their anointed one is striking.
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts - Anything Goes
Times have changed
And we've often rewound the clock
Since the Puritans got a shock
When they landed on Plymouth Rock.
If today any shock they should try to stem
Instead of landing on Plymouth Rock,
Plymouth Rock would land on them.
Cole Porter, Anything Goes
Gold and silver were lackluster today as the markets are holding their collective breaths, waiting for the Brexit results.
Interestingly enough the Dollar DX index was down as well.
Tomorrow may be a wild ride. The charts are clearly coiled for a move, one way or another.
Have a pleasant evening.
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