Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, a recap of the tumultuous early August stock crash. Precious Metals: Gold Is Back Over $2,500 As Money Starts Going Back Into ETFs. o  o  o At Zero Hedge: PBoC’s Gold Conduit Revealed: Chinese Central Bank Did Not Stop Buying Gold In May. Economy & Finance: ‘Magnificent Seven’ Losses Approach $3 Trillion Amid Weeks-Long Selloff. … The post Economics & Investing For Preppers appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.