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
At first glance, you might initially think that cryptocurrencies and precious metals have little, if anything, in common. However, to the contrary, the two can be sourced in the same basic way: through mining. "Mining" has a broad definition here, but "energy consumption" doesn't. The journal Nature Sustainability has published new research revealing that cryptocurrency mining expends significantl...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices fell this week because of weak buying activity in the main slab consumer markets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for Brazilian slab exports dropped to $415-465 per tonne fob on Friday January 11, down from $430-470 per tonne fob a week before.Mills have agreed to lower offers in order to book volumes for March shipment, but...Read More
* China premiums rise slightly to $6-$9 an ounce* Indian demand expected to rise in wedding season* Singapore and Hong Kong premiums mostly unchanged* Spot gold on track for fourth straight weekly gainBENGALURU/MUMBAI - Physical gold premiums rose in China this week as investment demand firmed on worries over global growth and a softening dollar, though Indian buyers remained on the sidelines ahea...Read More
Both companies and the fund managers that invest in them are under pressure to pay more attention to environmental, social and governance issues. For the former group, that requires delivering increased transparency on an ever-expanding range of metrics. For the investment crowd, tailoring strategies to address the new demands means increased spending on data - at a time when fees are slowly but s...Read More
Canada's Endeavour Mining (TSX:EDV) (OTCQX:EDVMF) has increased its stake in its Ity gold mine in Ivory Coast to 85% from 80% by buying shares in the operation from a local company owned by former soccer star.DYD International Holdings was founded by Didier Drogba, an ex Chelsea Football Club striker who also represented Ivory Coast's national team, received about one million shares in Endeavour...Read More
Orestone Mining (TSXV: ORS) is staking an additional Cu-Au porphyry target at its Captain property in north-central British Columbia, Canada.In a press release, the company revealed that the new Cu-Au porphyry target, called Max, is located 7 kilometres northwest of its main East Admiral Au-Cu porphyry target."The Max Extension claims cover 2,834 hectares and cover a phyllic altered felsic intrusi...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped on Friday January 11 amid inactivity, though an improved outlook for the export market among mills has led to higher numbers in that segment.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,710-3,750 yuan ($546-552) per tonne, down 30-40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,640-3,680 yuan per tonne, down 10 yuan per tonneLower temperatures in northern China and rain...Read More
The Dow, S&P, and Nasdaq all scored weekly wins, thoughThe Dow spent the entire session trading in negative territory as the partial government shutdown dragged out to a 21st day -- matching the longest U.S. government shutdown on record from late 1995-early 1996. Traders also eyed an in-line drop in consumer prices last month and looked ahead to the start of fourth-quarter earnings season, which...Read More
It's easy to prepare your retirement savings for the New Year.It's that time of year again.Yes, the holiday season is filled with shopping and Christmas parties, but we still have to squeeze in a little time for end-of-year portfolio housekeeping. Because let's face it, life isn't exactly going to slow down once we hit the first of the yearIt's particularly important to take a good look at your 40...Read More
Tyson just ran into a technical alarm at its 80-day The shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) were last seen trading 0.6% higher at $57.89 -- up about 16.5% from their Dec. 20 nearly three-year low of $49.77. However, some stiff resistance could cap the poultry name's gains, as a historically bearish technical alarm just sounded for TSN shares. Specifically, TSN stock has been in a downtrend sin...Read More
General Motors stock is on track for its best day since late OctoberStocks are pulling back today as the government shutdown drags on. Video game maker Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) is lower, while auto stock General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), and cannabis name Aphria Inc (NYSE:APHA) are higher. Below, we'll take a look at the news moving the shares of ATVI, GM, and APHA.ATVI on Verge o...Read More
Weed stocks were hot againU.S. stocks rose this week, though Friday's price action has them set to snap their five-day win streak -- the longest such streak for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) since September. Another streak remains alive, however, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), SPX, and Nasdaq (IXIC) each are set for a third straight weekly win. Trade talks between the U.S. and China were the...Read More
Tilray's lockup period ends next TuesdayThe shares of Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) are up 21.3% to trade at $97.54, after private-equity firm Privateer Holdings will not sell its TLRY stake when the cannabis company's lockup period expires next Tuesday, Jan. 15. The surge has sparked a rush of activity in Tilray's options pits, and the bulk of the action appears to be of the bullish kind.By the number...Read More
CZR is attracting options traders on reports of an Icahn stakeThe shares of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ:CZR) are higher this afternoon, amid reports that activist investor Carl Icahn is building a stake in the casino concern. Against this backdrop, options traders are flocking to CZR to speculate on more upside -- but a technical alarm is sounding for the shares, which has historical...Read More
The stock is trading near a trendline with historically bearish implicationsIt's been a volatile stretch for Alcoa Corp (NYSE:AA) stock, per its 60-day historical volatility of 53.9%, which registers in the 97th annual percentile. The options market is expecting this wild price action to continue after the aluminum giant reports fourth-quarter earnings after the market closes next Wednesday, Jan....Read More
Gold miners' exchange-traded funds are surging with gold powering higher. These mounting gains are naturally fueling growing interest in the leading gold-stock investment vehicles. Traders looking to deploy capital are wondering which major gold-stock ETF is superior, offering the best balance between upside potential, component fundamentals, and risks. GDXJ takes the crown, besting its la...Read More
- Gold to outperform stocks again in 2019 as seen in 2018 and last 15 years- 15% to 20% gains for gold and 30% to 40% gains for silver quiet likely- Given scale of under valuation, strong fundamentals including robust demand and anemic supply and high level of risk, both precious metals are likely to surge in 2019 and 2020- Gold and silver likely to reach highs over $1,650 and $28 per ounce -...Read More
I put out a commentary Sunday night bearing this tongue-in-cheek headline: "No Chance This Rally Is the Real Deal, Right?" Of course, merely to pose the question is to suggest that it is at least possible the bull market still breathes. Look, I'm as skeptical as you are, a died-in-the-wool permabear who thinks the Dow will ultimately trade below 10,000. And I see the same ugly, seemingly uns...Read More
Federal Reserve chairman has assured investors that Federal Reserve will be patient raising interest rates going forward. US dollar is weaker across the globe but has not nosedived. Investors are cautious as $1300 and $1600 are yet to be broken. If US government shutdowns into next week too, then it is just a matter of time that gold and silver will break past key resistances of $1300 and $1600....Read More
This article was originally published on Sun Jan 6 for members of ElliottWaveTrader:Over the last several weeks, I have seen those that were absolutely certain back in September and October that gold was going to drop below $1,000 now turn into major bulls in the metals complex.The silver rally especially has gotten the attention of many metal’s traders, and has everyone now all bulled up fo...Read More