Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Oh, for a journalist who would put a few serious questions to Franco-Nevada Chairman Pierre Lassonde, former chairman of the World Gold Council, when he says, as he told Daniela Cambone of Kitco News this week, that "gold is well-priced" and "where it should be."http://www.kitco.com/news/video/show/BMO-Conference-2018/1869/2018-02-28...Does Lassonde mean that gold is...Read More
Four key themes to drive gold prices in 2018 - World Gold Council annual review- Monetary policies, frothy asset prices, global growth and demand and increasing market access important in 2018- Weak US dollar in 2017 saw gold price up 13.5%, largest gain since 2010- "Strong gold price performance was a positive for investors and producers, and was symptomatic of a more profound shift in sentim...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloWhile official sources forecast U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to surpass $20 trillion this year, the real figure is probably much less. So how much less is real U.S. GDP? Well, that depends on how it is measured. If we factor in energy consumption and the increase in total public debt, U.S. GDP is likely less than half of the current figure.Yes, it sounds insane to s...Read More
In a recent story about some of Social Security's stranger aspects, I promised to tell you how the Amish opted out of the system in a future article.Continue...Read More
- Four key themes to drive gold prices in 2018 - World Gold Council annual review- Monetary policies, frothy asset prices, global growth and demand and increasing market access important in 2018- Weak US dollar in 2017 saw gold price up 13.5%, largest gain since 2010- "Strong gold price performance was a positive for investors and producers, and was symptomatic of a more profound shift in s...Read More
The U.S. will place tariffs of 25 percent for steel and 10 percent for aluminum, Trump said.Continue...Read More
Continue...John Embry joined Sprott Asset Management LP as Chief Investment Strategist in March 2003. He plays an instrumental role in developing the corporate and investment policy of the firm. John, an industry expert in precious metals, has studied the gold sector for over thirty years and has accumulated industry experience as a portfolio management specialist since 1963. Read More
Only when we have negative real interest rates does gold tend to benefit significantly. Continue...Read More
March 1, 2018 - Vancouver, BC - ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:ATC) (“ATAC” or the “Company”) announces that it has appointed Matthew Keevil as Vice President of Corporate Affairs.Mr. Keevil has over 15 years’ of experience in mining, capital markets, and corporate affairs. He began in business development with Teck Resources, as a junior analyst, with a focus on macro-ec...Read More
Mar 02, 2018 Guest(s): Nolan Watson The prospect of higher economic stress, followed by more equity volatility may prompt investors to reconsider buying back into gold, said Nolan Watson, CEO of Sandstorm Gold."About a month ago, when the stock market went crazy and the VIX blew up...and it sort of hinted that the global economic system, with record debt levels, is starting to show signs of not...Read More
Mar 02, 2018 Guest(s): Andrew Kaip Managing Director, Precious Metals, BMO Capital Markets A lot of investor interest in the mining space is currently diverted into the industrial metals, while interest in the precious metals space is very tepid, said Andrew Kaip, Managing Director of Precious Metals at BMO Capital Markets.This interest in industrial metals comes as President Trump has recently...Read More
Mar 02, 2018 Guest(s): Sean Boyd CEO, Agnico Eagle Agnico Eagle's company mission has never been to compete with the largest major miners in the world in terms of size, but rather, to drive per share value, said Sean Boyd, the miner's CEO. Agnico Eagle posted record production and reserve numbers in 2017, and aims to continue growing production by 30% from 2018 to 2020, leveraging their Nunavut...Read More
Lior Gantz has been called a thrill-seeking entrepreneur by his team, and as such, he built and runs numerous successful businesses, and has traveled to over 30 countries in the past decade in pursuit of thrills and opportunities, gaining valuable knowledge and experience. With Wealth Research Group, Lior allows readers access into the world of the few who beat the markets consistently for decades...Read More
Stocks plunge after President Trump sets tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Former Dallas Fed advisor Danielle DiMartino Booth says the market gyrated on confusion.Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in 2015 to found Money Strong, LLC, an economic consulting firm and launched a weekly economic...Read More
Gerald Celente of The Trends Journal observes that interest rates are going up and this could mean that stocks, housing, and economies could be going down. Debt keeps going up and how much longer can the world continue on? The world cannot take higher rates. The party is ending. In February markets starting going down and it was attributed to rising wages. However, when we look behind the headline...Read More
You might be wondering why the US government would fund a tool that limited its own power? The answer is that Tor didn't weaken American power. It enhanced it.Continue...Read More
Iran has announced that purchase orders by merchants that are based on US currency will no longer be allowed to go through import procedures.Continue...Read More
By Ira EpsteinNews of tariffs against China sends the US Dollar down and causes a late day rally in gold.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
One of the most asked question is if GLD is the same as owning gold. Like all Wall Street fiat money products, ETFs are actually a contract where the individual investor agrees to pay all the costs, run most of the risks and diminishes daily. Since the most important function of gold is to hold value over time, gold ETFs, by design, do not support the reason most people buy gold. Lynette Zang has...Read More
Among the topics addressed over the course of the call:the current commodity selloff in the face of the ongoing dollar weaknessthe purpose (if there is any) of the 135MM ounce JPM Comex silver vaultDavid's three ideal investments for the next 20 yearswhich mining companies offer the best potential returns going forwardwhether technical analysis is useful in today's marketsand much, much more!David...Read More