Clive MaundIf you are wondering why gold is starting to accelerate away to the upside, you need look no farther than the following amazing chart forwarded to me by reader Larry Fike, which Larry has kindly given me permission to reproduce in this update...Click on chart to popup a larger, clearer version.Chart courtesy of Larry FikeThe chart speaks for itself and requires little additional comme...Read More
Is $1500 a reasonable price for gold? Some of the more ardent gold “bulls” might say no. A price of $2000 per ounce should sound better to them. That particular number is likely more popular because gold’s price didn’t quite get there eight years ago, stopping just shy of $1900 per ounce.Similar behavior occurred after 1980, when gold’s price assent was stopped at $85...Read More
Clive MaundIf you are wondering why gold is starting to accelerate away to the upside, you need look no farther than the following amazing chart forwarded to me by reader Larry Fike, which Larry has kindly given me permission to reproduce in this update...Click on chart to popup a larger, clearer version.Chart courtesy of Larry FikeThe chart speaks for itself and requires little additional comme...Read More
PRIVATE BLOG - Gold for Monday 2/24/20Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.https://ask-socrates.com/Read More
Robert WutscherThe Unseasoned EconomistPosted Feb 22, 2020On the power imbalance between Capital and Labour, how money is created and when does additional money lead to inflation and when not?In the first article to this series, we described how unwanted money created by the banking system tends to gets stuck on the balance sheets of firms, where they begin to impede the circular flow of the econo...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesFeb 21, 2020 Gold is enjoying an awesome week, surging back above $1600 for the first time in nearly 7 years! That big round psychologically-heavy level is really catching traders' attention, great improving sentiment. Yet this recent gold surge has proven peculiar. Unlike normal rallies, the buying driving this one largely hasn't come from gold's usual primary drivers. The st...Read More
Harry's eyes these days are on the Fed's balance sheet, and they'll continue to be, as we march forward through this repo and coronavirus crisis...Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical tren...Read More
Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More
Chinese citizens get beaten, detained by police for not wearing a facial mask.Source: Chinese social mediaRead More
Police: No individual is allowed to spread information on the internet about the contagion if the information has not been approved by the authorities. Woman inside: Which agency are you referring to when you say "authorities"?Police: Go check the public notices. You are not allowed to spread any information. If you continue to do so and cause certain social impact, legal action will be pursued. Y...Read More
How bad is the coronavirus pandemic in China? It's worse than the Chinese government knows and worse than the world believes. Here are the official statistics on the coronavirus (technically COVID-19) as of today: Continue...Read More
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"IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF Continue...Read More
"The available empirical evidence suggests that the effects of changes in policy rates on asset prices and risk premiums tend to be modest relative to the historical fluctuations in those measures."Continue...Read More
Bond yields are collapsing lower in America as fears about a global coronavirus pandemic leading to a global economic slowdown continue to grow. Continue...Read More
Goldrallied by $17.20 yesterday (1.08%), while silver soared by $0.42 (2.35%),which means that silver more than doubled gold’s rally. Silver is outperforminggold, which was both profitable, and informative. Gold miners moved higher evenmore (4.60% in case of the HUI Index), indicating that the final part of therally is not yet over but rather that we are still in it. Alternatively, itcould m...Read More
Just to let everyone know, since more than 50% of our clients are outside the USA, we have a very international reach with sources around the globe. Get prepared for volatility next week. Despite the Democrat’s personal hatred of Trump, the international view is that Trump is the ONLY sane leader in the world right now. The world is leaning so far to the left everywhere, capital is deeply co...Read More
PRIVATE BLOG - Gold into the Week of 02/24Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.https://ask-socrates.com/Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 408,34954,70066,606175,519561,131650,474682,437 Change from Prior Reporting Period 51,8146,1397,343-6,11041,71153,04755,193 Traders 25958685356336164 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 64,84332,880715,317 4,2462,10057,293 non reportable positionsCha...Read More
Gold is enjoying an awesome week, surging back above $1600 for the first time in nearly 7 years! That big round psychologically-heavy level is really catching traders' attention, great improving sentiment. Yet this recent gold surge has proven peculiar. Unlike normal rallies, the buying driving this one largely hasn't come from gold's usual primary drivers. The stealth buying behind this...Read More