By now you’ve heard that the U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3.2% in the first quarter of 2019. That was reported by the Commerce Department last Friday morning.That strong growth coming on top of 4.2% in Q2 2018 and 3.4% in Q3 2018 means that in the past twelve months, the U.S. economy has expanded at about a 3.25% annualized rate. That’s a full point higher than the av...Read More
"Deep down, he’s shallow," said critic Peter DeVries of one author, famously revered.Today we submit the case that Friday's GDP report - grand, gaudy and garish - is deeply shallow beneath the scintillated surface.That is, the deeper numbers tell a tale 180 degrees out of joint with appearance.And private-sector growth may actually peg along at the crawlingest rate in six years.Let us now pe...Read More
By now you've heard that the U.S. economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3.2% in the first quarter of 2019. That was reported by the Commerce Department last Friday morning.Continue...Read More
"This the 'king of Kennedy half dollars.'" "It seems we were very successful in attracting Continue...Read More
U.S. Gold Corp. appoints former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to the board of directors.With Zinke's help, significant progress at the Copper King project seems possible.At Keystone U.S. Gold Corp wants to prove a world class deposit.Technically the stock has been breaking out of a falling bullish wedge.After being in a downtrend for the last 13 months, the share-price of U.S. Gold Corp....Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.Many traders are tired of repeating the same mistakes over and over again, but are unsure how to break the cycle of bad decisions that lead to mediocre, or even poor results.And even the supposed "market gurus" or "experts" don't have the answer... or if they do, it's "all flash and no substance."But there is a REAL solution.While ot...Read More
Following the gender session held this at this year's PDAC, where gender balance in the industry and the #MeTooMining initiative were discussed, the Responsible Mining Foundation issued a summary report related to the topic.The summary is based on a chapter of RMF's 2018 Responsible Mining Index and it presents an assessment on the performance of 30 of the most important mining companies in the wo...Read More
The Argentinian Chamber of Mining Entrepreneurs issued a report this week stating that it expects mining industry investments to reach $29 billion and employ about 80,000 people in 2019.According to the group, the mining sector is experiencing continued growth and has become the sixth most important sector when it comes to exports."At the Chamber we work day in and day out to create synergies with...Read More
Bart Chilton, arguably the most famous CFTC commissioner who on various occasions vowed to crack down (unsuccessfully) on precious metals and VIX manipulation, who called for Continue...Read More
After an interesting week and to allow more focus on charting the miners this weekend, we again offload much of the NFTRH Precious Metals segment’s content to the public site. The following is (hopefully) going to be long on charts and relatively short on words (sighs of relief palpable…).HUI/Gold Ratio is intact to its higher lows from September. This was a logical bounce point for g...Read More
Jason talks about how hedge funds are now record short the Cboe Volatility Index or (VIX) betting on Fed rate cuts, QE4 and the Powell put.After rising for many months, the VIX got to 36.07 on December 24, 2018 (Christmas Eve) before crashing since then to as low as 12.73 on the day of today's show. Hedge Funds Are Shorting the VIX at a Rate Never Seen Before https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl....Read More
"We are cultivating a culture where all people are respected, welcomed and celebrated as their authentic selves. Conducted an audit of our culture and are implementingContinue...Read More
"We have received inquiries about a visit to the White House. With several players either pursuing pro opportunities or moving on from UVA, it would be difficult, if not impossible to Continue...Read More
While the Chinese and populations are well known for their insatiable appetite for importing, buying Continue...Read More
After an interesting week and to allow more focus on charting the miners this weekend, we again offload much of the NFTRH Precious Metals segment’s content to the public site. The following is (hopefully) going to be long on charts and relatively short on words (sighs of relief palpable…).HUI/Gold Ratio is intact to its higher lows from September. This was a logical bounce point for g...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now Stocks ended up Friday as strong data on U.S. economic growth pushed the Nasdaq and S&P 500 to record closings. Ford (F - Get Report) posted better-than-expected first-quarter earnings following a surge in U.S. demand for pick-up trucks. The stock jumped 10.5%. Amazon (AMZN - Get Report) was up 2.5% after the o...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesApr 26, 2019 Gold has failed to gain traction over the past couple months, normally a seasonally-strong time. That has really weighed on sentiment, leaving traders increasingly bearish. Gold investment demand has flagged dramatically with lofty stock markets spewing great euphoria. That's given gold-futures speculators the run of the market, where they have sold aggressively i...Read More
The Friday Market Minute Global stocks drift lower ahead of U.S. GDP data later today and a mixed set of earnings last night on Wall Street.Analysts are looking for Q1 GDP growth of around 2% as the U.S. economy rides the longest advance on record later this summer.The U.S. dollar trades near a two-year high against a basket of its global peers as major economies continue to suffer from trade di...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices edged up on Friday after the release of a slew of U.S. economic data overnight.Gold futures for June delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, were down 0.2% at $1,281.85 per ounce by 1:16 AM ET (05:16 GMT).The U.S. Department of Labor reported that initial jobless claims rose by 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 230,000 for the week ende...Read More
Ron Struthers of Struthers' Resource Stock Report reviews results from drilling at the company's project, including a drill hole that intersected significant mineralization. I am very surprised at these great, high-grade results for the first drill pass on the first target at Zonte's Cross Hills. Before seeing more details below, or if you skip down lower, come back for some detail on IOCGs.What...Read More