Gold has big year in 2020 and outlook for this year robust. Learn about monetary expansion and gold future prices.Read More
The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
Both names tagged two-year lows near the start of the shutdownThe partial U.S. government shutdown has entered day 19, with President Donald Trump and congressional leaders expected to meet today to resume funding negotiations. This follows POTUS' prime-time address to the nation last night and a tweet from Trump this morning that said, "we MUST fix our Southern Border!" With no end in sight, fina...Read More
The stock is brushing off headwinds from a major stakeholderThe shares of Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE:CGC) have shot up 12.5% to trade at $33.35, as a bullish brokerage note offsets a sharp sell-off for CGC stakeholder Constellation Brands (STZ). Options traders are reacting, too, targeting more short-term gains for the weed stock.Taking a quick look at that analyst note, Piper Jaffray initiated cove...Read More
Fastmarkets MB launched an assessment of chrome ore inventories at the main Chinese ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai on Monday January 7. After a one-month consultation period following the initial proposal, Fastmarkets MB has decided to launch this assessment to reflect the chrome ore inventory changes at major ports in China. The first assessment was published on January 7. Fa...Read More
Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis.Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intelligen...Read More
CROX shares are set for a fourth straight daily gain Footwear stock Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ:CROX) is rallying to new highs, with some citing a positive call-out from data firm M Science, though we've been unable to pin down the specifics. Regardless, the shares were last seen up 5.3% at $31.71, and just tapped a seven-year high of $31.88. This would mark a fourth straight gain for the equity, bringing...Read More
The opening of the import window in China's zinc market kept premiums stable in the country while the rest of Asia was experiencing a wide backwardation. Meanwhile, lead premiums in India went up amid a reduction in supply from Iran. Chinese zinc import window remains open. Italian zinc premiums and Indian lead premiums move up. US market quiet after holidays.Chinese zinc import window opens to lo...Read More
The company unveiled new products at the Las Vegas CESThe shares of Western Digital Corp (NASDAQ:WDC) are higher today, after the data storage concern launched a slate of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Against this backdrop, WDC options volume is also soaring today. However, WDC stock is now facing off against a formidable trendline, and previous tests of the moving average h...Read More
Increased numbers of spot market inquiries exposed the greater availability of cobalt in Europe in the first half of the week that began on Monday January 7, with metal prices continuing to fall as a result.Standard-grade cobalt prices dropped to $24.75-26.25 per lb, in-warehouse, on January 9, from $25.75-27.25 per lb at the end of last week.Alloy-grade prices remained slightly lower on January 9...Read More
The DJI is pacing for a fourth straight gainThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) briefly dipped into the red, but has since roared back to life. Stocks are higher amid optimism over a U.S.-China trade deal, and Apple (AAPL) stock is pacing the blue-chip winners, despite reports the company is slashing iPhone production. At last check -- and even amid the ongoing government shutdown -- the Dow is...Read More
There are reasons to believe PHM can extend its recent rallyPulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) has enjoyed a 39% rally since its late-October bottom near $20.50. What's more, the housing stock could keep climbing, if past is precedent, after flashing a big bullish signal.Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White recently looked at the best stocks to own during a government shutdown. Looking at...Read More
The European molybdenum markets fell in trading this week to a six-month low, with suppliers cutting their offer prices in the face of stubborn resistance among consumers against paying more.Both the alloy and oxide markets in the second week of January were at prices last seen in July 2018.Moreover, there has been an abundance of spot ferro-molybdenum available since the past quarter, as well as...Read More
J.P. Morgan still likes Amazon stock in 2019J.P. Morgan Securities this morning came out with a note reaffirming Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) as one of its favorite stocks out of the internet sector. The brokerage firm highlighted the company's diversified revenue stream and its fast-growing digital advertising business that should eventually make it the third largest digital ad platform in the...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday January 9 that are worth another look.Asian steel markets are in for another tumultuous year judging by the rate at which new developments are expected to spring up in 2019.In the United States, the chairs of seven committees in the House of Representatives requested that the US Treasury Department delay the terminat...Read More
However, the company did announce a quarterly revenue and earnings beatThe shares of Constellation Brands Inc (NYSE:STZ) are down 10.5% to trade at $154.20 this morning -- and touched a new annual low of $152.56 out of the gate -- after the company cut its full-year profit outlook. The Corona parent cited its investment in marijuana name Canopy Growth (CGC), as well as declining wine and spirits...Read More
Both EXPE and BKNG have been in a steady downtrend the last six monthsAnalysts weighed in on travel stocks this morning, and the results weren't pretty. Morgan Stanley downgraded both Expedia Group Inc (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Booking Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) to "equal weight" from "overweight," while reducing their respective price targets to $125 and $2,050. Jefferies, meanwhile, trimmed its price ta...Read More
Forecasts, Commentary & Analysis on the Economy and Precious MetalsCelebrating our 45th year in the gold businessJanuary, 2019_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Gold mine production by countryDivergent paths among the major global producers tell an important taleSources: MetalsFocus and the World Gold Coun...Read More
By: Gary TanashianThe 3 Amigos were a blogger's way of not boring himself to death while fleshing out important macro indicators month after month.Amigo #1 (SPX/Gold ratio) got home and dropped from target. What's more, it has taken back the ratio's equivalent of the entire Trump rally and that is an eventuality we are very open to on nominal SPX as well.The gaps are interesting and among sev...Read More
John Williams & Chris Waltzek Ph.D. - January 8th, 2019. -- CLICK HERE TO LISTEN NOW (Mp3 file) HighlightsThe founder of Shadowstats.com, a leading online alternative economic-resource offers listener's a financial market overview for 2019.John Williams notes the economic mishaps leading up to the Great Recession of 2008 were mostly ignored.The inordinately large global financial-bubble...Read More
By: Gary ChristensonJohnny Cash sang "Folsom Prison Blues" in 1957. The first verse is:I hear the train a comin'It's rollin' round the bend,And I ain't seen the sunshineSince I don't know when.I'm stuck in Folsom PrisonAnd time keeps draggin' onBut that train keeps a rollin'On down to San Antone.The Federal Reserve operates from The Eccles Building in D.C. Regarding the Fed I suggest changing "F...Read More
Big moves will be there in metals, energies and the US dollar Index only after the outcome of US-China trade talks are known. Till then, the consolidation phase will be there. Focus of the world in on a Chinese slowdown. Long term metal investors are on the sidelines as they expect slower and lower Chinese demand. If the trade talks succeed and all issues comes to an end once and for all, then a...Read More