Gold prices were solidly higher on Wednesday as the metal hit a 3-1/2 month high, remaining above the key support level of $1,300 an ounce. Since the U.S. Federal Reserve Rate hike in December, the metal has managed to rally close to 6%. But Peter Hug, global trading director for Kitco Metals, is waiting for the road to fully clear. "I am not a complete bull on this market yet. I would like to se...Read More
10-year yield drops from highs after auction, Nafta reportS&P 500 halts six-day rally, sees first loss of 2018Mark Hawtin, investment director at GAM, talks about the impact of inflation levels on bond and equity markets.U.S. stocks fell for the first time this year as shares that serve as bond proxies tumbled on speculation interest rates will continue to rise. Treasuries turned higher in la...Read More
PBOC is said to adjust formula for fixing yuan exchange rateKorea said it would take stern steps to curb one-sided movesPrestige's Schenker Sees Pressure on DollarDollar bears take heed: Asian central banks may be putting the brakes on the greenback’s slide.After working for three years to staunch the yuan’s slump, China is now moving to combat the opposite problem. The People’...Read More
Stocks declined on Wednesday, Jan. 10, the dollar slumped and bond yields spiked to a 10-month high following reports that China may be reconsidering its investment in U.S. government debt. If stocks finished lower on Wednesday it would be the first down day of 2018. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 44 points, or 0.18%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.22%, and the Nasdaq was down 0.5% a...Read More
Stock futures fell sharply Wednesday, while the dollar slumped and bond yields spiked to a 10-month high following reports that China may be reconsidering its investment in U.S,. government debt. Contracts tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 110 points from their Tuesday close while those linked to the broader S&P 500 tumbled 10.5 points, or 0.38%, from yesterday's record...Read More
I simulate a 3x daily leveraged gold fund back for 50 years.The fund performs horrifically: It is currently on a 38-year downturn and has lost as much as 99.8% of its value.Despite that, I own shares of UGLD.** This article deals with leveraged funds. Leveraged funds are not suitable for many investors. They are highly volatile, and can suffer enormous and long downswings. Please invest carefully....Read More
Millennials are finally growing up.I'm sure you've heard the stories by now. Millennials are stunted, the experts warn. They're up to their eyeballs in student loan debt. They're having trouble finding good-paying jobs. Heck, most of them are living in their parent's basements or crappy apartments.But here's the thing: many of these generalizations aren't true at all. In fact, millennials have gro...Read More
I’ve seen Wall Street analysts make some bad calls before, but this one really takes the cake. They’re so far off base that even a major Wall Street firm is calling them out for being behind the curve.In a note to clients, Credit Suisse said the following:“Analysts have adjusted their 2018 forecasts by less than 2% for recent tax changes, a fraction of the likely impact.”...Read More
We made it through 2017.And if you look at the stock and asset markets, as Donald Trump tends to do (and as Barack Obama did, too), you'd think all is fine with the world.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 24% last year. The Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate Index rose 6.20%. The price of one bitcoin rose about 1,646%.And so far 2018 has been more of the same.On the flip side of that euphoria ho...Read More
Dear Reader,The Dow required just 23 record-breaking trading days to leap from 24,000 to 25,000.The same Dow took 24 trading days to leap 1,000 points under the old record… a record established only last year.Can we now expect the Dow to break 26,000 within the next 22 trading days?And does this galloping pace mean we have entered the crack-up boom - the manic boom that precedes the bust?Tod...Read More
Click Here to Listen to the InterviewFund manager and analyst Grant Williams joins TF Metals for an update on his tremendous "Nobody Cares" presentation from late 2015. Additionally, Grant takes some time to discuss the USDJPY-gold link as well as the pending introduction of that yuan-denominated crude oil contract in Shanghai. Be sure to take some time to listen.If you haven't seen "Nobody Cares"...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1321.80+$4.40Silver$16.98UNCHXAU87.04+1.13%HUI195.52+0.64%GDM653.12+0.43%JSE Gold1325.12+12.06USD91.90-0.42Euro120.32+0.75Yen90.03+0.24Oil$63.80+$0.2310-Year2.536%-0.016T-Bond150.3125+0.25Dow25574.73+0.81%Nasdaq7211.78+0.81%S&P2767.56+0.70% The Metals: Gold edged down to $1315.70 in Asia, but it then chopped up to as high as $1323.90 in New York and ended with a gain of...Read More
Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's Resonance FM, and writes for The Huffington Post. Keiser invented "Virtual Specialist Technology," a software system used by the Hollywood Stock Exchange. Prior to inventing this technology, he worked on Wall Street where...Read More
By Dave KranzlerI fully expect the Government's Census Bureau to post a mind-blowing headline retail sales number for December. Hyperbolic headline economic statistics derived from mysterious "seasonal adjustments" based on questionable sampling methodology is part of the official propaganda policy mandated by the Executive Branch of Government.But I also believe that retail sales were likely...Read More
By Graham SummersIf you want to make money investing, you first need to understand the structure of the asset classes in our current financial system.Everyone likes to go bonkers over stocks, but the reality is that the stock market is in fact one of the smallest and least liquid markets on the planet. All told, US stocks are roughly $26 trillion in market cap.By way of contrast, the US debt mar...Read More
By Craig HemkeBeginning in late 2016, we began to question what we termed "The Generally Accepted Narrative of 2017". This allowed us to accurately forecast rising precious metal prices last year. For 2018, we will generally rely upon three overriding themes, and we discuss them in detail today. As a recap, what was GAN2017? We first spelled it out in a formal post on January 17, 2017. You can r...Read More
By George SmithIf Tom Cruise was Born on the Fourth of July, then he can thank Thomas Paine, who it can be said was born on January 10, 1776 with the publication of his incendiary essay, Common Sense, that argued for independence from England. He priced it cheaply (two shillings), argued passionately, and wrote in a direct style so that readers could understand him. It was sold and distribute...Read More
- Gold prices rise to $1,326/oz on concerns China may slow U.S. Treasury buying- Equities fell sharply on the report as did Treasurys and the U.S. dollar- Chinese officials think U.S. debt is becoming less attractive compared to other assets- Trade tensions could provide a reason to slow down or halt U.S. debt purchases- U.S. dollar vulnerable as China remains biggest buyer of U.S. sovereign de...Read More
In my view there is nothing special about China's intention of reducing US treasury investment. This was bound to happen much earlier. China is "thee" happening place for the global financial service industry. It has opened up its economy for global investors. China is moving towards a service oriented growth from a manufacturing growth. Chinese moves economically or geopolitically is antagonizi...Read More