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
The world's No. 1 copper producer, Codelco, issued a statement this Saturday saying that it is ready to restart operations at the Chuquicamata mine in northern Chile, following a suspension prompted by severe rains.In the press release, Codelco explained that its plan is to gradually restore operations. Therefore, it called on employees scheduled to work on Saturday to be at their posts starting a...Read More
Canadians have had a lot to celebrate with the inception of the TFSA back in 2009. The annual limit for 2019 has risen to $6,000, and with this the cumulative room that Canadian investors have is $63,500.Assuming we are able to fully benefit from this room, and even if we can only partially benefit from it, the amount of savings that comes from its tax-free status is significant in the short term...Read More
Scientists with London's Brunel University and Tomsk State University ran a successful experiment that allowed them to introduce nanoscale diamond into an aluminum melt using ultrasonic treatment.In a media statement, the researchers said the result of their trial will be used to create new materials, mainly for maritime transport. Prior to their lab test, no one had synthesized alloys with nanodi...Read More
Following last month's tailings dam disaster at Vale's (NYSE: VALE) C??rrego do Feij??o mining complex, which left at least 140 dead, Amsterdam-based Responsible Mining Foundation issued a statement highlighting the findings of its 2018 Responsible Mining Index report related to miners' tailing dams.According to the report, many of the world's largest mining companies are not able to 'know and sho...Read More
With the market struggling with an economic growth slowdown, a weaker housing market, and consumer debt that remains high, leaving the "consumer" economy in Canada at risk, the S&P/TSX Composite Index is looking vulnerable.The index is up a mere 3.5% in the last year, as all of these concerns and more have weighed on stocks and investor sentiment.But that's nothing to panic about, as we have m...Read More
Do you own precious metals investments? Gold and silver have maintained their status as safe stores of wealth among investors for countless years, particularly during times of market uncertainty. As tempting as that might sound for some, before rushing off to buy bullion, there's a lucrative opportunity at hand for investors that come in the form of investing in precious metal streamers such as W...Read More
As the deadline looms to come up with a plan to save the U.S. from another partial government shutdown, the White House signaled that the possibility of a closure was still "on the table" while a stall in negotiations was reported over the weekend. Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff, said on Fox News Sunday that a "government shutdown is technically still on the table -- we do not...Read More
Feb. 8th, 2019(S14-E682)Featured GuestsGerald Celente &Peter SchiffPlease Listen HereShow HighlightsGerald Celente returns from the Trends Research Institute and Globalnomic(R) Trend Forecaster with key insights.Venezuela is on the verge of chaos as President Maduro faces a coup and perhaps even pressure from US military forces.Already over 3 million people have fled the nation.A key method...Read More
By: Gary TanashianI reserve most of the work on precious metals for NFTRH weekly reports and in-week updates because it is done on a consistent basis, with the work done previously key to the narrative making sense in real time and going forward. In other words, in order to not be out there stabbing in the dark you need to have an ongoing, adjustable plan that makes sense at all times with th...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold Holds Key Support Levels on Pullback:Read More
As long-term readers are well aware, 2018 was a very tumultuous year for me. The year got started off awesome enough, with many of my mining stocks hitting historic highs and yours truly watching their portfolio eclipse $1 million in profits. Unfortunately, all that good news and euphoria was very short lived…Like is usually the case when it comes to life, it’ll throw you a few curveba...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 8 that are worth another look.The United States' Section 232 tariffs are costing ArcelorMittal SA's Canadian operations some $100 million per quarter, company executives said during an earnings call on Friday February 8. Aluminium producer UC Rusal's profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were&nb...Read More
Steel billet prices in most of the world's major markets maintained their upward momentum during the week ended Friday February 8, with ferrous scrap becoming increasingly costlier.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin heavy melting scrap 1&2 (80:20) was $319.28 per tonne cfr Turkey on February 7, up $21.89 per tonne from $297.39 per tonne cfr on February 1.No updates were heard from...Read More
Feb. 8th, 2019(S14-E682)Featured GuestsGerald Celente &Peter SchiffPlease Listen HereShow HighlightsGerald Celente returns from the Trends Research Institute and Globalnomic(R) Trend Forecaster with key insights.Venezuela is on the verge of chaos as President Maduro faces a coup and perhaps even pressure from US military forces.Already over 3 million people have fled the nation.A key method...Read More
By: Gary TanashianI reserve most of the work on precious metals for NFTRH weekly reports and in-week updates because it is done on a consistent basis, with the work done previously key to the narrative making sense in real time and going forward. In other words, in order to not be out there stabbing in the dark you need to have an ongoing, adjustable plan that makes sense at all times with th...Read More
The recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements indicate that the bank is still actively trading in gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks. There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps, but based on the information in the January 2019 statement of account, just p...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold Holds Key Support Levels on Pullback:Read More
"Watch Palladium closely!", warns SBTV's guest Craig Hemke who is the publisher of the popular TF Metals Report. Craig sees risks in the palladium market that could unravel the paper metals market. We also discuss his outlook for gold and silver in 2019.Discussed in this interview:00:58 Review of gold and silver price performance in 201806:00 Stronger or weaker dollar is beneficial for the economy...Read More
Monopoly Rents Not Free to Choose Data Oligopoly Puerto Rico, Dallas, Houston, Cleveland, New York, and AustinThe Soviet Union's collapse and spread of semi-free markets through Eastern Europe seemingly ended the socialism vs. capitalism argument. Capitalism had won. Collectivist economies everywhere began turning free. Even communist China adopted a form of free market capitalism although, as t...Read More
The Minerals Council of Australia published a report titled The Next Frontier: Australian Mining Policy Priorities where it asks the government to advanced a revived tax reform that removes barriers that hinder the growth of the country's mining sector.According to the Council, such reform would encourage additional investment in capital and technology."Australia should have strong tax integrity r...Read More