By Ira EpsteinGold holds key support at 18-Day Moving Average of Closes.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:01:50 Is this Gold's big breakout?06:40 Bitcoin's dominance against speculative digital assets14:20 Money attracting talent and innovation17:15 Digital tokens for the stock market 2.020:10 Outlook for Bitcoin and the Blockchain spaceAndrew ("Andy") Hoffman, CFA joined Miles Franklin, one of America's oldest, largest bullion dealers, in October 2011 and serves as Marketing...Read More
By Dave KranzlerSometimes I wonder if the Fed is just toying with the financial media and economic analysts. The Fed's constant threat to raise rates and unwind its balance sheet seems to be taken seriously by most commentators. Even the few analysts I respect, like David Stockman, include the assumption the Fed will reduce its balance sheet by a few hundred billion per year.And yet, nearl...Read More
We come to a point in every boom where you know it's time to exit the merry-go-round. That's when people start saying this time is different. Looks like we're getting there now. Euphoria seems to be breaking out all over the place. But it can't and won't last. This time is going to be much much worse!Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Par...Read More
By Frank HolmesIt's been called a number of things: The sharing economy, or "shareconomy." Peer-to-peer economy. Collaborative consumption. What all of these terms have in common is the idea of decentralization and blockchain applications, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, are just the latest in a trend toward this new economic paradigm.If it's unclear what decentralization means, co...Read More
How did President Trump do last night? Lots of appeal to emotion. Lots of people to point to in the balcony to illustrate his points. But what about the meat of the speech underneath the decoration? Infrastructure spending? More militarism and military spending? Nukes?Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Metals market analyst Lawrie Williams, writing yesterday for London bullion dealer Sharps Pixley, notes that manipulation of the monetary metals markets by big banks is becoming more evident, what with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing fines this week on three European banks and the U.S. Justice Department bringing criminal charges against eight...Read More
By Rory HallWe firmly believe, and have stated a number of times, that gold and silver are the only assets that have the fortitude to stand up to governments and banks. These two assets, throughout history, have over and over and over again helped the people to gain wealth, to prosper and to truly innovate new technologies. What has happened over the past 100+ years is our wealth, innovation and...Read More
By Craig HemkeAfter gaining nearly 14% in 2017 and posting its best annual gain since 2010, COMEX gold looks poised to move higher this year and finally break out in its renewed bull market. A number of factors have played a role in gold's rise from the bear market lows of December 2015. Among these are: o a generally falling USDJPY and Dollar Index o continually low global interest rates o lack...Read More
Libertarians want to shrink the government, but a shutdown is little cause for celebration. Hitting a giant "pause" buttonContinue...Read More
By Avi GilburtThere is no real secret to the market. In fact, it is rather simple. But, that does not mean the specific smaller degree moves in the market will be just as simple.You see, markets are no different wherever you look. Whether that be metals, equities, Forex, crypto-currencies, etc, they all react in the exact same way. Markets simply move from one extreme to another. And, we need to...Read More
"Tonight, President Trump said the word 'America' more than 80 times in his speech. Yet, after a divisive first year, we hear and feel how exclusionary that 'America' is, with"Continue...Read More
Towards the end of financial bubbles, people who previously paid little attention to things like "quality" start trying to figure out what they actually own. The result is either funny or terrifying, depending on the point of view. This time around bonds are (finally) getting a closer look. From today's Wall Street Journal:Decade of Easy Cash Turns Bond Market Upside DownDebt deals set records f...Read More
Thebearish case for gold continues as fresh new bearish confirmations have justemerged. You have already read about gold’shuge weekly volume, gold stocks’ underperformance and many otherfactors. Yesterday’s session provides us with even more bearish details. But,there’s one thing that looks promising for gold bulls – the possibility of abig and sharp decline in the st...Read More
David Stockman on "After the Bell" (Fox Business Network, Jan. 31, 2018)David Stockman is a former Republican congressman from Michigan and was President Reagan's budget director from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the White House, Stockman became a managing director at Salomon Brothers, and he later founded a private equity fund. David is the founder of David Stockman's Contra Corner, and he is the...Read More
The bearish case for gold continues as fresh new bearish confirmations have just emerged. You have already read about gold's huge weekly volume, gold stocks' underperformance and many other factors. Yesterday's session provides us with even more bearish details. But, there's one thing that looks promising for gold bulls - the possibility of a big and sharp decline in the stock market. Some expec...Read More
Part 1 (part 2 below)Part 2Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook)....Read More
The single most important bond in the world is the US 10-Year Treasury bond.According to modern financial theory, this bond, with a duration that is meant to cover a full economic cycle, is generally considered the "risk free" rate of the return for the entire financial system. Corporate debt, mortgage rates, auto loans, even stock dividends are all perceived in terms of their value/risk relative...Read More
- FBI warns of attacks in US after similar crimes in Taiwan, Thailand and Europe- Hackers have stolen c.$1 million from ATMs across the US warns U.S. Secret Service- Target Diebold Nixdorf machines - #1 global ATM provider, 35% of ATMs worldwide- Digital deposits increasingly vulnerable - Time to save in physical goldEditor: Mark O'ByrneSource: TechViral.net$1 million has been stolen from AT...Read More