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On Sunday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates andrestarted quantitative easing to stimulate economy hit by the pandemic ofCOVID-19. That’s already its second move prior to this Wednesday’s FOMC. Whatdoes it imply for gold? It’s Serious, Really.Winter is not coming. Winter ishere already. The situation does not look too good. Although the epidemic seemson the way out in China...Read More
Rambus/PlungerThe great debate on whether we're going to see inflation or deflation has been answered in spades. For years some of the greatest minds of our time have discussed this issue in great detail with each side giving probable reasons as to why we'll see either inflation or deflation. Both sides can make great points to their arguments but in the end only one side will win the battle tha...Read More
If you're feeling depressed because your retirement fund has been cut in half by the Covid-19 avalanche on Wall Street, take heart because you may have a good chance to get it back. Yeah, I know, I wrote here only last week that the bear market would stretch on for years, bankrupting us all and ushering in the Second Great Depression. But watching the spectacular collapse of Boeing shares has ma...Read More
The fall in gold will clear some short term investors and also result in a big increase in long term investors. Both gold and silver are good long term investment opportunities. In the short term gold and silver will see a see-saw type prices moves like yesterday. Global financial markets have to stabilize for gold and silver to for a short term direction. In the very short term both gold and si...Read More
Investors were encouraged by the Fed's actions to boost liquidityThe Dow bounced back today, after turning in its third-worst session of all time on Monday. The blue-chip index finished over 1,000 points higher, after the White Housereportedly backed a stimulus package of $850 billion in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Plus, investors were encouraged by the Fed's decision to buoy the commerc...Read More
The stock's 30-day moving average has stepped up as support latelyOne of the best stocks on the Nasdaq today is Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:REGN), last seen up 10.8% to trade at $488.42. This comes after the drugmaker announced it had identified hundreds of antibodies for potential treatment of coronavirus. Regeneron plans to identify the top two to develop a "cocktail" treatment, and b...Read More
Major indexes are in the black middayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is continuing its modest recovery from yesterday's third-worst day ever, up 500 points at last check. Also on the up is the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), seeing a boost from FAANG giants Amazon.com (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX). Guiding the rise in today's choppy market is a request by Treasury Secretary St...Read More
Uber just announced the temporary suspension of its ride-pool optionNews that Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE:UBER) is suspending all carpool or "pooled" rides in the U.S. an Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has the ride-share concern down 8.3% to trade at $18.66 -- earlier touching a record low of $18.01. Senior vice president Andrew Macdonald said in a statement, "our goal is to help flat...Read More
Needham gave ZM stock a "buy" rating and a $140 price targetZoom Video Communications Inc (NASDAQ:ZM) is attracting attention with its invaluable video conferencing technology amidst the "social distancing" and quarantine trends triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, Needham initiated coverage on ZM with a "buy" rating and a $140 price target. The communication platform has beco...Read More
Amazon stock rose after it announced 100,000 new hires and internal raisesAfter it was announced that it would hire 100,00 new workers and give raises to current employees, shares of Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) are up 3.1%, last seen trading at $1,741.22. The pre-market rise came despite news yesterday that Prime members should expect "out-of-stock" household items and delays for what would typically...Read More
The fast food chain will be shifting to take-out and delivery options in their U.S. stores Fast food giant McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) is treading just below breakeven before the open this morning, down 0.3% at $149.03 as the company contends with how to move forward in the face of mass coronavirus closures in the U.S. MCD said it plans on closing many of its dine-in areas, while shifting to carry-...Read More
Dow futures are eyeing a 200 point popDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures are eyeing a modest rebound this morning, up roughly 200 points, following yesterday's disastrous selloff and subsequently volatile overnight trading linked to concerns over the coronavirus. President Donald Trump weighed in on Twitter (TWTR) last night, saying "The United States will be powerfully supporting those i...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comMarch 17, 2020The Corona war intensifies, and now the enemy has an air force!Health organizations like WHO are declaring the enemy virus airborne. Pathetic Western governments and central banks are fighting back with the only weapons they have; more debt and propaganda that the fight is go...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. The Corona war intensifies, and now the enemy has an air force! Health organizations like WHO are declaring the enemy virus airborne. 2. Pathetic Western governments and central banks are fighting back with the only weapons they have; more debt and propaganda that the fight is going "better than expected".3. Please click here now. Double click...Read More
12:02p ET Tuesday, March 17, 2020Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:A few observations on the turmoil in the financial system.1) Because of the virus epidemic, economic production is being sharply curtailed around the world and likely will remain sharply curtailed for some time.2) Accordingly, personal incomes are being sharply curtailed too, so there is talk of "helicopter money" to replace incomes....Read More
Keith Weiner, Monetary MetalsWe got hate mail after publishing Silver Backwardation Returns. It seems that someone thought backwardation means silver is a backward idea, or a bad bet. "You are a *&%#! idiot," cursed he. "Silver is the most underpriced asset on the planet," he offered as his sole supporting evidence. He doesn't know that backwardation means scarcity, not that a commodity's pr...Read More
Governments love crises because when the people are fearful they are more willing to give up freedoms for promises that the government will take care of them. After 9/11, for example, Americans accepted the near-total destruction of their civil liberties in the PATRIOT Act's hollow promises of security.It is ironic to see the same Democrats who tried to impeach President Trump last month for abu...Read More
Stefan Gleason, Money MetalsThe last few days have been like nothing most of us have ever experienced - or are likely to experience again in our lifetimes.Panic has spread from the streets of Wuhan to the grocery stores of America's heartland, from nursing homes to the Federal Reserve Board, from the stock market to the gold and silver markets.Like other asset classes, the precious metals space...Read More
David HaggithMarch 16 2020Today's crash wiped out almost the entire Trump Rally, going back to the day "The Donald" was elected President of the United States. The stock crash, rolling through our days like late-summer thunder, is a daily headline now, each day unimaginably worse than the record day before!Charts can't even keep up with the action. Because I couldn't initially find one that matc...Read More