The quip, "if you aren't confused, you aren't paying attention" needs to be replaced: "with the Fed confused, you better pay attention." You may want to buckle up. Let me explain.Continue...Read More
First Majestic Silver founder, CEO and President Keith Neumeyer thinks another gold and silver bull run is beginning now, one that will make the 2010-2012 run pale in comparison.2008 eight was a liquidity crisis. It was a "sell everything" mentality. This time around, it is a different type of environment, says Neumeyer, where precious metals will be in a bull run going forward.Neumeyer says there...Read More
"China supports the DPRK's continued adherence to the direction of denuclearization on the peninsula, supports the continuous improvement of inter-KoreanContinue...Read More
The developer noted the new results complement previous ones from fine grinding and leaching tests. Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ:NYSE.MKT; VGZ:TSX) announced in a news release that metallurgical testing on two 2.5-ton high-grade samples from the Mt. Todd project confirmed previous findings.Specifically, high-pressure grinding roll crusher testing showed "increased concentration of gold in the fine fract...Read More
A CIBC report reviewed the miner's recently announced Q4/18 production and cost figures. Los Filos MineIn a Jan. 4 research note, CIBC analyst Bryce Adams reported that Leagold Mining Corp. (LMC:TSX.V; LMCNF:OTCQX) met its revised full-year 2018 production guidance of 295-305 Koz with actual production of 302.6 Koz. Q4/18 production alone, of 93.8 Koz, was consistent with CIBC's estimate of 93.7...Read More
Discoveries, 2019 exploration plans and financings fill the agenda for this gold explorer/developer that has the attention of numerous analysts. From new targets at prime locations to major multi-million-dollar financings, Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) begins 2019 with many projects in the works.New Target at IskutIn late December 2018, the company announced that summer drilling at i...Read More
Fed signals more patience with its monetary tightening, despite strong economy. Why? And what does it mean for the gold market?Minutes from December FOMC Meeting and Gold As everybody knows, in December the FOMCvoted unanimously to raise interest rates for the fourth time in 2018. We have analyzed the implications of that hike for gold in two editions of the Gold News Monitor (here and here). Howe...Read More
Gold mine production by country Divergent paths among the major global producers tell an important taleSources: MetalsFocus and the World Gold Council with permission. 2017 Mine production (metric tonnes) Reserves1. China429.42,2002. Australia2899,8003. Russia272.35,5004. United States243.63,0005. Canada171.22,2006. Peru166.62,3007. South Africa156.96,0008.Finland130.1–9. Mexico122.11,4001...Read More
My long standing approach to Silver is one of buying when cheap to invest and forget, for it only tends to come alive towards the end of precious metals bull runs as illustrated the last time I took a look at Silver on the 8th of May 2018 - Silver Forecast 2018 and Beyond, Investing for the $35+ Price Spike!In terms of a Silver market position then as is currently the case the silver market can us...Read More
By: Jay Martin, Cambridge House International"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth". - Sherlock HolmesThe Vancouver Resource Investment Conference has been the bellwether of the junior mining market for the last twenty-five years.In January, 2011, it was a struggle to walk in a straight line down any of the exhibition aisles.It was crow...Read More
2019 is looking like one of those either/or years, where growing financial instability leads to either a 2008-style financial crash or another round of asset inflation. In Jay Taylor's latest newsletter, he concludes that both scenarios are good for gold:Which Safe Haven Markets Will Dominate in 2019?If we are, as I believe, on the precipice of a major decline in stocks, the question in my mind...Read More
By: Dave KranzlerThe stock market has gone "Roman Candle" since Fed Chairman, Jerome Powell, gave a speech that was interpreted as a precursor to the Fed softening its stance on monetary policy. Not that intermittent quarter-point Fed Funds rate nudges higher or a barely negligible decline in the Fed's balance sheet should be considered "tight" money policy.Credible measures of price inflation...Read More
By: Axel Merk, Merk InvestmentsThe quip, "if you aren't confused, you aren't paying attention" needs to be replaced: "with the Fed confused, you better pay attention." You may want to buckle up. Let me explain.It all starts with the Fed...In assessing our crystal ball for 2019, the starting point is the Federal Reserve (Fed) because they provide an anchor for the price of risk-free assets (Tre...Read More
By: George Smith I collect gold in the form of important insights, and in this article I'd like to share some of them with you. Until a few years ago I never thought of Moore's Law and a gold coin standard as having an important connection, but they do. Gary North lays it out (8/17):The gold standard was an institutional restraint on the expansion of government spending, and central banks we...Read More
By Ira EpsteinThe Fed is pausing, rallying gold - higher lows, higher highs:Read More
Gold Outlook 2019 - World Gold CouncilAs we look ahead, we expect that the interplay between market risk and economic growth in 2019 will drive gold demand. And we explore three key trends that we expect will influence its price performance: ? financial market instability ? monetary policy and the US dollar ? structural economic reforms.Against th...Read More
Jason talks about new comments from Jerome Powell and other Fed members about how the Fed may either be reducing the amount of planned interest rate hikes in 2019 from 3 down to 1 or maybe even zero!Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
Hackers broke into the US electric grid with spearphishing techniques targeting contractors with system access.Continue...Read More
We took command of The Daily Reckoning fully aware of the bodily risk, reduced here to words by our co-founder Bill Bonner:In our trade as newsletter publishers, hardly a day passes without a good laugh. Our only occupational hazard is a rupture of the midriff.Each day tosses up a fresh roster of fools, scoundrels, frauds, knaves, rogues, ne'er-do-wells, world improvers, lunatics and pitchmen.Some...Read More