Markets NFP Trade Talks Brexit Gold Mixed start ahead of jobs report It’s been a mixed start to trading on Friday, as we await the latest jobs report from the US. US futures are marginally higher but we have lost a little momentum. That may simply be because we’re awaiting the latest labour market data from the US, a report that is arguably the most closely followed each mo...Read More
The U.S. added a stronger-than-expected 196,000 new jobs last monthStock futures are signaling a higher open, after a report from China's Xinhua News Agency indicated Chinese President Xi Jinping communicated to U.S. President Donald Trump through Vice Premier Liu He that significant headway had been made in trade negotiations between the two countries, and a deal should made as quickly as possibl...Read More
The Investor Mining & Tailings Safety Initiative has requested that over 600 resource companies, including major miners, reveal the safety records of their waste storage facilities, following the collapse of Vale's Brumadinho dam in Brazil in January, which killed hundreds.Following the disaster, a group of 96 institutional investors (representing more than $10.3 trillion assets under managemen...Read More
* GRAPHIC-2019 asset returns: (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - Zinc prices gained on Friday onconcerns about short-term shortages, but other industrial metalprices were mixed due to uncertainty about any U.S.-China tradedeal.While metals had been boosted earlier by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump's comments on Thursday that the two countries wereclose to a trade de...Read More
(Corrects headline and story to show annual house price growthslowed to 2.6 percent, rather than accelerated to 3.2 percent,after data provider Halifax published erroneous figures)LONDON, April 5 (Reuters) - British house price growthcooled in the first three months of 2019 in annual terms and theoutlook is likely to remain subdued, given Brexit uncertaintyand high property prices, mortgage lender...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average finishes up Thursday after White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said "good headway" had been made in trade talks between the U.S. and China. Tesla (TSLA - Get Report) fell sharply after the electric carmaker reported disappointing first-quarter deliveries. Constellation Brands (STZ - Get...Read More
The Thursday Market Minute Global stocks mixed as reports of U.S.-China trade talk progress offset by dismal industrial data from German and concerns for a global manufacturing recession.President Donald Trump will meet with China Vice Premier Liu He later today at the White House amid multiple reports of an imminent deal, although economic adviser Larry Kudlow cautions "we're not there yet".Ger...Read More
Investing.com - Gold prices edged up on Thursday in Asia as a weaker-than-expected U.S. payroll data outweighed optimism surrounding U.S.-China trade.Gold Futures traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange edged up 0.1% to $1,297.05 an ounce by 12:35 AM ET (04:35 GMT).Data on Wednesday showed private payrolls in the U.S. increased by just 129,000 in March, well below the expe...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesApr 5, 2019Anaconda seems to release a barn burning set of drill results about once a month. They get ignored every other day. Go figure. . . Latest results came out on April 4, 2019showing 42.85 g/t gold over 3.8 meters and another intercept of 9.83 g/t gold over 3.5 meters.From a technical point of view, assays such as that are called BFD results. One day down the road some...Read More
Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 193,78499,22856,826139,514257,744390,124413,798 Change from Prior Reporting Period -21,1134,269-12,381-21,687-54,891-55,181-63,003 Traders 18869775452274169 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 50,04626,372440,170 -14,224-6,402-69,405 non reportable p...Read More
The gold miners' stocks are still marching, grinding higher on balance in a solid upleg. While interest in this sector has faded since late February, it is nicely set up for a strong rally. After consolidating high and establishing a sturdy base, the gold miners are likely to soon report greatly-improved first-quarter results. Couple that with gold itself powering higher, and the slumberin...Read More
I've been writing on deflation since the early-1990s, when I had the topic all to myself and was regarded as a voice on the lunatic fringe. Scary essays that I freelanced to Barron's, the San Francisco Examiner and a number of other publications turned out to have been premature, but I've never doubted that the endgame for a global economy glutted by debt would be a deflationary collapse. Skep...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:In commentary posted this week at GoldSeek's companion site, SilverSeek, silver market analyst Ted Butler reports confirmation from former Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Bart Chilton that JPMorganChase assumed from the collapsing investment bank Bear Stearns a massive short position in silver and has been allowed to manipulate the silver market for years...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold market weekly chart at the 18-week moving average:Read More
Gold and silver will zoom only if there is any indication that the US-China trade deal is not on expected lines. A bad trade deal between USA-China can result in gold and silver restarting their bull run. Full details of the trade deal needs once known will set a new trend for gold and US dollar. Central banks continue to increase their gold reserves with passing of each day. Short term trad...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
WikiLeaks has published an urgent statement to its official social media accounts, saying the Ecuadorian embassy in London is preparing to expel Julian Assange withinContinue...Read More
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Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable covers the five Cs with the CEO of Riverside Resources, including his company's take on copper, prospects in Canada, and the Cecilia deposit in Sonora. Maurice Jackson: Joining us for a conversation is Dr. John-Mark Staude. He is the president and CEO of Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI:TSX.V; RVSDF:OTCQB), "Where Knowledge Is Golden."We brought you on today to...Read More