During the past few months, precious metals were severely hammered by a surging USD on the foreign exchange market. Steep losses occurred to all of gold, silver, platinum and palladium. Gold sank to a 1.5-year low, silver a more than 2.5-year low, platinum a 14-year low and palladium a 13-month low. The hit on the precious metal market was mainly caused by the bearish effects of a strong USD, broad sell-offs and the prospects of diminishing demand amid the ongoing world trade war.
On Aug 15, the USD climbed to a level never seen since July 2017 after U.S. retail sales smashed market expectations, increasing +0.5% during the month of July. Another contributor to the surge is the developing fears about a global currency market crisis after the further deteriorating relation between U.S. and Turkey, the two NATO allies. On that day, Turkey’s government slapped economic sanctions on U.S. as well, doubling tariffs on a number of U.S. products, raiding duties on American booze to 140 percent, cars to 120 percent and leaf tobacco to 60 percent. As a result, December gold futures were down $17.50 an ounce at $1,183.30 and September Comex silver was down $0.633 at $14.42 an ounce on that trading day.
Among all of the precious metals, palladium was hit most lightly, with only a 13-month low and a following significant rebound in the next two weeks. The prices are still higher compared with the levels last summer, thanks to a supply deficit and solid demand for this metal.
A “Platinum and Palladium Focus 2018” report was released by Metals Focus at the beginning of Platinum Week in London in the mid-year. According to the report, there has been a divergence between platinum and its sister metal palladium, both of which are materials for catalytic converters in automobile industry. The platinum market is largely balanced while palladium experienced a continuing shortage and hence gained a current $170 per ounce premium over platinum, the highest level since March 2001. It is stated by Metals Focus that the strong automotive demand forecast a new record high in 2018, rising 2% to 8.5 million ounces, due to its unique properties and critical importance in fighting against pollution. Citigroup Bank previously also stated that “the metal is forecast to be in a deficit of about 835,000 ounces this year”. Therefore, the fundamental advantages behind provide strong support for palladium’s price.
Ahead of the Labor Day holiday, gasoline prices are nearing the highest level since this May. Last Friday, September gasoline futures pushed over $2.15 per gallon, reaching the spike of this summer.
The jump in price was primarily to capture the higher crude oil price that is being processed into gasoline in a historically high pace by U.S. refineries. According to Morgan Stanley’s report, Oil inventories fell 33 million barrels in the latest reporting period. The supply drop directly led to a surge in crude oil price last week and hence drove up gasoline price as well. In addition, the rise was also partly caused by the seriously damaged Iranian oil exports from U.S. sanctions.
Trading for $70 per barrel, crude oil reached a near two-month high last Friday. Based on data from the Energy Information Administration, U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline on Aug. 27 was $2.83 per gallon, the highest price on the Monday before Labor Day since 2014.
On August 26th, I Know First algorithm issued bullish predictions for commodities for a 7-day horizon. The predictions include PALL, a palladium ETF and CME_RB1, a continuous gasoline futures contract. Over the 7-day trading period from August 26 to September 2, PALL and CME_RB1 raised by 5.09% and 3.17% respectively.
The time is now for us to fully stand in our Light and Power and claim our divinity, not through righteous indignation – rather by understanding the illusion matrix and moving beyond the paradigms of limitation, divide and conquer. Moving past the fear porn, judgement and condemnation into Unity Consciousness. This series will incorporate teachings from Ashli’s connection to the Golden Goddesses as well as include teachings credited to the Earth Goddesses Laura Eisenhower and Lisa Renee
“The Hieros Gamos is the Wedded Garment of God, wearing the White Robes of the One. Hieros Gamos refers to the Risen Christos-Sophia, as the embodiment of the inner hiero-gamic union between the human being and the divine.”
Our first call is an Introduction to the series, giving an overview and beginning to introduce the frequencies that will be activated during this series.
Our first six weeks will focus on the Inner Journey and healing. The Cosmic Call is being sent out to each of us – regardless of gender or orientation – to first find peace within, balancing our own Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine and in doing so assist the Collective Wounding to heal. This healing within recognizes that our wounds don’t define us, our ancestral genetics don’t define us, for we are Light. The first part of this series will support participants on that inner journey of remembering your authentic frequency. We’ll also discuss Soul Mates and Twin Flames – not as romanticized yearnings for something missing within – but as soul path initiations to assist us in recognizing all that we are. This calibrates from the 2nd dimension through to your 6th Dimensional aspects.
Our second six weeks will focus on the Higher Heart integration – where we move into the Monadic levels and begin to “sense the levels of architecture that exist in the artificial intelligence timelines and also sense the original love radiance that is inherently felt in the organic creator codes ascending timelines, simultaneously.” This expands the Divine Union to all interactions and our relationship with our Cosmic family. This calibrates through to your 7th 8th and 9th Dimensional Aspects and again begins with the Higher Heart. “When the Monad starts coming in like this, the whole Heart changes pattern.” Our interaction with the world shifts as our frequency shifts.
Our third six weeks will focus on integrating Solar and Lunar Illuminated Light as we touch into the Ascended Realms of the 10th, 11th and 12th Dimensional Aspects of your Inner Divine Union. “As we develop the heart language to deeply and profoundly ‘feel’, we sense way beyond this material reality, way beyond what our physical eyes see. As we listen to these inner subtle heart vibrations, we gain access to deeper and deeper vaults of spiritual knowledge through direct and personal cognition.”
Our final call will be a celebratory summary teleconference call, integrating all that has recalibrated during this series.
The calls are a two hour balanced blend of information and interactive Healing Processes and/or Meditation. All TeleConferences begin with Creating Sacred Space. Ashli will then share the teachings related to the weekly topic which includes a powerful Healing Process or Guided Meditation to support you on your Awakening and Healing Process. There is also time for you to ask your questions relating to that week’s topics. Each week participants will receive “homeplay” after the teleconference to assist them in integrating the teachings of the week. This is left to your Sovereignty to determine if you wish to accelerate your journey by dancing with the homeplay.
For the past two years, the teleconference calls have taken place on Wednesdays from 5:30pm PT to 7:30pm PT. For this series we are also looking at offering a Sunday option from 9:00am PT to 11:00am PT. Please let us know which you prefer.
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