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
Much like the soldier during the Vietnam War who notably quipped - We had to kill the village to save it, Paul Krugman probably believes that we need to kill the economy before it can be saved. He should be thrilled with the Trump Admin's debt on steroids policy. After all Krugman was always saying the answer to what ails the economy is debt and more debt. Predictably Krugman is calling for a rece...Read More
Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He is a speaker and author on topics ran...Read More
The State of the Union isn't as great as some would have you believe. Interest payments have hit $400 billion per year. Trump taking ownership of the economy is a mistake because it could come tumbling down at any time. Daniel believes the Dems are too self-interested in their own power and have given up any semblance of caring for the people. Identity politics and slash and burn is what they're a...Read More
* FTSE 100 up 0.8 pct * FTSE 250 up 1 pct * BATS, Imperial Brands gain * Smith & Nephew slumps after M&A chatter * Mid-cap Metro Bank jumps on rating upgrade (Changes quote, updates to closing prices)By Muvija M and Shashwat AwasthiFeb 11 (Reuters) - British blue-chip names bounced back onMonday buoyed by strength in bank and consumer shares, while astronger dollar lifted companies with gr...Read More
David Moadel discusses why it's exremely unlikley the Fed will embark on any sustained interest rate hiking policy in the foreseeable future. David Moadel is a trader and investor of stocks and options. A former elementary school teacher, David has a master's degree in education and a unique ability to convey knowledge in the area of finance. He has coached many people and likes to combine fundame...Read More
President Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Monday launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiative which outlines "bold, decisive actions to ensure that AI continues to be fueled by American ingenuity, reflects American values and is applied for the benefit of the American people." But is this initiative good the nation or for individuals around the world?Read More
"I was arrested in my home by three officers, with my autistic ten-year-old daughter and breastfed 20-month-old son present."Continue...Read More
Jason talks about the Fed debating if balance sheet should be a regular tool.Read More
It's official, they're voting with their feet! Upon passage of the new tax law, FSN foresaw a human exodus from high tax to low tax states. The left wants you to believe thatContinue...Read More
The crisis brewing here is monumental and it will tear the European Union apart at the seams. There is this crisis that because the Euro was NEVER designed properlyContinue...Read More
Turkey's biggest steel producer, Erdemir Group, reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) for 2018 of TRY8.302 billion ($1.579 billion*), up 52.24% from TRY5.453 billion for 2017. The group sold 7.482 million tonnes of flat steel products in January-December 2018, down by 1.47% from the 7.594 million tonnes sold in 2017, it said last week. The increase in ear...Read More
"It should be formally announced sometime, probably next week, that we will have 100 percent of the caliphate," Trump said recentlyContinue...Read More
Map of B.C.'s Golden Triangle, showing the Lawyers gold-silver project near the eastern boundary of the region. (Image: Benchmark Metals)Benchmark Metals of Edmonton has the results of drilling at the Dukes Ridge zone at the Lawyers gold-silver project in the Golden Triangle. The holes intersected wide intervals of near 1 g/t gold equivalent and narrower intervals of high grade gold and silver min...Read More
Last week's bipartisan Senate vote to rebuke President Trump for his decision to remove troops from Syria and Afghanistan unfortunately tells us a lot about what is wrong with Washington, DC. While the two parties loudly bicker about minor issues, when it comes to matters like endless wars overseas they enthusiastically join together. With few exceptions, Republicans and Democrats lined up to admo...Read More
Farming has been around for thousands of years and has arguably done more to shape human history and society than almost any other activity. Nonetheless, within Continue...Read More
Vancouver-based Golden Predator took a 9,800-tonne bulk sample from the Spades zone at its 3 Aces exploration project late last year, and the company is ready to share the results.Results are available for only the first 6% of the sample. Two concentrates were produced from a gravity circuit. One yielded a 13,261.5-gram dor?(C) bar that contained 365 oz. of gold and 34 oz. of silver. Sale of the g...Read More
Gold stocks have to do more to confirm they are in a new bull market.Sure, they've surged above key moving average resistance and breadth has improved.Continue...Read More
Denis discusses the last bull market, a lot of money was spent in exploration, but few discoveries were found. Peak gold is, therefore, becoming an issue. As an industry, the ounces that have been mined are on the decline. Companies are amalgamating to obtain additional discovery potential. The smart money in the mining industry is still waiting on the sidelines.Time Stamp References:1:20 - Peak g...Read More
There has been a fundamental shift in central banks' behavior with respect to gold over the past decade. The 2008 financial crisis led central banks to re-evaluate the relevance and importance of gold on their balance sheets. Check out the sudden change in sentiment that occurred in 2009, as central banks shifted from being net sellers to net buyers for the first time in 20 years.While central ban...Read More
Russia's central bank will pay less than an industry benchmark for gold that it buys on the domestic market, it said on Monday.The central bank said that from May 1 it would add a discount to a purchase price currently based on the daily London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) gold price. The size of the discount will gradually rise during 2019, it added.Russia has overtaken China to become the w...Read More