Lynette Zang has held the position of Chief Market Analyst at ITM Trading since 2002. Ms. Zang has been in the markets on some level since 1964. Her mission is to convert financial noise into understandable language. She has been a banker, a stock broker and studied world currencies since 1987. She believes strongly that we need to be as independent as possible and at the same time, we need to com...Read More
Para Resources (TSXV: PBR) will drill an initial five holes totaling 3,750 feet in conjunction with a geophysical program at its Tr-Ue gold vein near Oatman, Arizona, and 1.5 miles from the company's Gold Road mill and mine.The program will begin in May 2019 and explore around the historic United Western and United Eastern gold mines.United Western operated between 1928 and 1940, producing 40,000...Read More
Two Boeing B-52 long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bombers recently conducted an "integration training" mission with the U.S. Navy and the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Continue...Read More
There are more than a handful of things I can cite as leading indicators for the Gold price.Ratios such as Gold against the stock market and Gold against foreign currencies are generally good leading indicators. The gold stocks and Silver can function as leading indicators at times.The yield curve and bonds can also be leading indicators.But there is one thing I've never mentioned, nor written abo...Read More
Jerome Powell has denounced MMT has "just wrong", but many Wall Street luminaries have surprisingly communicated an openness to the proposal. Most recently Continue...Read More
Barrick Gold Corp. could find itself partially liable for $600 million in additional debt, if some Newmont Mining Corp. bondholders have their way.The creditors are trying to block an amendment Newmont is seeking for a large tranche of notes associated with its operations in Nevada, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The change would prevent liability for those bonds from shifting t...Read More
"Savers are still paying due to the financial crisis," said Mayo. "It's absolutely a wealth transfer from prudent savers to the borrowers and risk takers."Continue...Read More
McEwen Mining reported its first quarter results on April 9, along with the news that it is considering the sale of its Mexican assets. The net proceeds would be used to advance other development projects and retire a portion of the company's debt.The El Gallo heap leach complex in Sinaloa state produced 5,413 oz. of gold in Q1 2019. Gold is recovered from residual leaching of the heap. The proces...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder and Editor of The Daily Gold shares his thoughts on Platinum's move higher, Gold vs the miners, and what he is looking for in metals stocks. Platinum has historically lead gold at some major bottoms so if we continue to see some upward moves, and breaks above recent peaks the bullish argument could build some momentum. However on the metals stock side we are still seeing...Read More
The second decade of the 21st century has been marked by a drastic shift of powers in the global economy, which is opening new opportunities for business, professor Nuria Mas, head of economics department at IESE Business School, said at the 80th meeting of the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) in Barcelona on Monday April 8. "If in 1980, half of the global GDP was com...Read More
"The United States condemns all attempts by Maduro and his supporters to steal resources from the Venezuelan people."Continue...Read More
Benchmark Metals Inc. (TSXV: BNCH)'s stock jumped at the open after the company released additional assay results from its Lawyer's gold and silver project. Investor reaction to these results was felt early, pushing Benchmark shares up over 10% for a market capitalization of over $8 million.The Lawyer's project is located in the Toodoggone Mineral District, on the eastern extent of the Stikine Ter...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
Azerbaijan's leading gold mining company, Anglo Asian Mining, said on Wednesday its gold output rose five percent in the first quarter of 2019 to 17,245 ounces.London-listed Anglo Asian produces gold at Gedabek and other Azeri mines in a joint venture with the Azeri state in which the company holds 51 percent.The company said its total production of gold-equivalent ounces (GEO), which includes oth...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices dropped slightly on Wednesday April 10 due to softer demand. Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 4,000-4,050 yuan ($596-603) per tonne, down 50-70 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Beijing): 3,940-3,980 yuan per tonne, down 10-20 yuan per tonneBuyers have been cutting their procurement rates since Tuesday due to recent price increases. They continued to limit their purchas...Read More
Carube Copper (TSXV: CUC) announced this week that it acquired a 100% interest in 300 mineral claims covering the Stewart Brook gold project area in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.The claims were acquired through staking directly from the government, cover 46 square kilometers and are located along strike of Atlantic Gold's Cochrane Hill deposit. Three historical gold districts are within 5 kilom...Read More
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON, TSX:SOLG) said drilling at its Cascabel copper-gold project in the country's north has revealed previously unknown mineralization, further increasing the size of one of the biggest copper discoveries of recent years.Together with the high-grade find, over 1.5% copper equivalent, the company has also detected mineralization within the inferred resource area at t...Read More
Key data from the Wednesday April 10 pricing session in Europe.Key driversThe European ferro-titanium price moved up in the past week, while scrap markets also increased amid firm fundamentals that have fueled a price rally since March. Current business conditions are expected to persist through April and into May. There were reports that a major German steelmaker booked 150 tonnes of alloy for sh...Read More
The March FOMC meeting minutes were released this afternoonThe U.S. stock market closed higher, as investors digested the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) March meeting minutes, released mid-afternoon, which showed the central bank supports no rate changes this year. This forecast -- down from the two rate hikes projected in December -- is a reaction to concerns over a slowing global economy...Read More
Domestic prices for hollow steel sections in both Northern and Southern Europe remained stable this week although feedstock prices continued to go down, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 10.Fastmarkets' domestic price assessment for commodity-size, grade-S235 square hollow sections made in Northern Europe was unchanged week on week on April 10 at ?,?630-640 ($710-721) per tonne delivered...Read More