Stephen Roach explains why escalating trade tensions with China is not a good thing for the U.S. economy and how deals between U.S. and Chinese companies happen.?>>?Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute of Global Affairs and a senior lecturer at Yale's School of Management. He the author, m...Read More
- Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago today- An anti-war campaigner, protesting against the damage inflicted by military operations- King was almost prophetic in his vision that wars would drive a bigger wedge between rich and poor- Foresaw the damage that would come to US in terms of costs to society and the economy- Fifty years on Western nations can learn from K...Read More
By Graham Summers The Prices Paid Index just rose for its fourth straight month to 78.1: its highest level since April 2011.Why does this matter? Because it's a MAJOR warning that inflation is coming. You see, when inflation hits, it doesn't hit all at once. Instead it rolls out into the economy in stages. The first stage occurs at the "production" level of the economy. In this stage, manage...Read More
- Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago today- An anti-war campaigner, protesting against the damage inflicted by military operations- King was almost prophetic in his vision that wars would drive a bigger wedge between rich and poor- Foresaw the damage that would come to US in terms of costs to society and the economy- Fifty years on Western nations can learn from...Read More
Alasdair Macleod discusses China's plans for independence and how that may impact the well being of the western world and what to do to protect yourself.Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. He has a background as a stockbroker, banker and economist. Read More
SMM offices will be closed from Thursday April 5 to Friday April 6 for the Qingming Festival holiday. There will be no news publication during this period. For queries, please contact Daisy Tseng at daisy@smm.cn Read More
As we, the research team at www.TheTechnicalTraders.com, continue to deliver sections of this multiple part global market research report centered around China and Asia as a catalyst for an impending global market/debt collapse, we want to make sure our readers understand this process will likely play out over many months into the future. This is not something that we should concern ourselves wi...Read More
Remarks by Chris PowellSecretary/Treasurer, Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee Inc.Mining Investment Asia ConferenceMarina Bay Sands, SingaporeWednesday, March 28, 2018Mines and Money Asia ConferenceHong Kong Exhibition and Convention CentreWednesday, April 4, 2018The slides for this presentation are posted here:http://gata.org/files/GoldMarketManipulationUpdateApril2018Slides_0.pdfSlide 1 -- Titl...Read More
James Grant and CNBC's Rick Santelli discuss the otherworldly nature of credit markets.?>>?James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cured Itself. Grant's television appearances include "60 Minutes," "Th...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 4 (SMM) – China’s Zhiyuan Lithium has officially commissioned its first lithium salt production line with a capacity of 13,000 mt at the end of March, its parent company Weihua Group said in a statement.As part of a 40,000-mt lithium salt project, the production line includes 8,000 mt of battery-grade lithium carbonate and 5,000 mt of lithium hydroxide, according to China...Read More
After rallying on Friday, stocks tanked on Monday, dropping over 450 points. In fact, it was the worst first day of the second quarter since the Great Depression.Most analysts blamed the plunge on the escalating trade war, but Peter Schiff has a different take. He said it was just another bad day in a bear market. In fact, he said the market could have rallied because the Chinese response wasn...Read More
In today's Crypto Audioblog, Andy Hoffman of CryptoGoldCentral.com and the World Crypto Network discusses the reason for Bitcoin's existence; the difference between Bitcoin and Altcoins; and his personal philosophy and crypto investment strategy.Andrew ("Andy") Hoffman owns a subscription-based website, CryptoGoldCentral.com, which offers readers Andy's daily thoughts on cryptocurrencies and preci...Read More
John Maynard Keynes once famously called gold the "barbarous relic". The emergence of the cryptocurrencies seems to validate that thesis. Will gold survive in the digital era? Bitcoin as Digital GoldLet's face it. Bitcoin and gold are similar. Both assets are rare and their supply is limited (it cannot be increase at will by politicians or central bankers). Actually, Bitcoin was conceived as th...Read More
On this episode of America's Lawyer, Mike Papantonio and Carol Moore talk about an investigation that found hazardous chemicals in regularly consumed foods and drinks in America. Anya Parampil then details how the Corona beer producer is aiming to take the water rights of Mexicali residents. Then Mollye Barrows talks about how the IRS won its case to review thousands of accounts from the digital b...Read More
SHANGHAI, Apr 4 (SMM) – This is a roundup of global macroeconomic news last night and what is expected today.Last nightThe US dollar inched up and stood firmly above 90 as US stocks rebounded and as the euro edged down.SHFE metals fell across the board, except for copper and nickel, with zinc down close to 1%. Most LME metals gained, with nickel up close to 1%. LME copper touc...Read More
By Frank HolmesWith volatility returning to domestic equities, it might be time for investors to consider increasing their exposure to foreign markets, specifically emerging Europe. As I shared with you in January, emerging Europe countries, as measured by the MSCI EM Europe 10/40 Index, finished last year up more than 20 percent, and so far in 2018 they've returned 1.17 percent, compared to the...Read More
TSX Venture Symbol: COR OTCQB Symbol: CAMZF Frankfurt Symbol: XC01VANCOUVER , April 4, 2018 /CNW/ - Camino Minerals Corp. ("Camino" or the "Company") (COR:TSX-V) is pleased to announce it has completed and filed on SEDAR an updated NI 43-101 Technical Report ("the Report") for its Los Chapitos project ("Chapitos"), located in southern Peru . The Report was authored by Mr. David Burga , P.Geo. w...Read More
- Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated 50 years ago today- An anti-war campaigner, protesting against the damage inflicted by military operations- King was almost prophetic in his vision that wars would drive a bigger wedge between rich and poor- Foresaw the damage that would come to US in terms of costs to society and the economy- Fifty years on Western nations can learn from...Read More
Investors no longer believe that President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs will be detrimental to markets, this according to Peter Hug, Director of Global Trading at Kitco Metals."The market has basically reversed about 50% of the gains [in gold] since that announcement on the Chinese tariffs, [investors] believe that Trump's bark is worse than his bite, and they don't think it's as serious," Hug...Read More
In today's video, Tom Cloud shares with viewers what they should know about the gold-silver ratio. Tom Cloud is a veteran precious metals advisor, serving clients around the world since 1977. Get Tom's powerful monetary insights and precious metals analysis every week on Follow the Money Radio with Jerry Robinson.Read More