Crude Oil and Industrial Metals continue downward. This is significant per this NFTRH monthly chart showing these items and the broad CRB itself having hit trend lines from the 2008 highs. These pullbacks from long-term trend lines are notable and qualify cyclical commodities as risk indicators for the cyclical macro. Here is oil’s weekly view. Key support was lost last week as noted in this...Read More
The recent weakness in Gold and gold mining stocks is not over. In fact, we are worried about another leg down getting underway. If that comes to pass, we are positioned to profit from it. But I digress.Long-term oriented investors and speculators should be aware of the near term trends but they should also be aware of the conditions that will lead to a shift from a bear market to a bull market.He...Read More
“We are in a bond market bubble that’s beginning tounwind.” This is the statement of Alan Greenspan. Is heright? We invite you to read our today’s article about the US bond market andfind out whether it is in bubble or not – and what does it all mean for theprecious metals market. Bond yields are inan upward trend since 2016/2017. And they hit the accelerator aga...Read More
Will you listen to me?Will you buy the stock I recommend in this issue?I hope so… because we have a realistic shot to make roughly 140% on our money in just a few months.Stock markets don’t often hand us opportunities like this. I study markets for a living and I see one setup like it a year, max. But I know there’s a good chance you won’t take advantage of this opportunit...Read More
US mid-term elections are behind us. Surprisingly,both parties won! How is it possible? Let’s read our article and find out! Wewill also explain what the election results imply for the world and the goldmarket.DemocratsWinThe elections were very interesting. We provide youwith the key takeaways, focusing on the possible implications for the preciousmetals. First, Democrats took control ofthe...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund charts silver and explains why he believes the metal's prospects are changing. Silver continues to be a singularly neglected and unloved investment, and has been for years now, but as we will proceed to see, this is not a situation that is likely to continue for much longer. On its 10-year chart we can see that silver has basically been moving sideways marking out a l...Read More
SD Midweek Update: Gold & silver are holding steady as expected, but wait until you read what has just been uncovered about the US economy...There must be a problem with consumer spending. We often hear that America is a 70% consumption-based economy, so buying trinkets from Wal Mart and riblets from Applebee's is important.But what if the consumer is tapped out?No worries, another tax cut is on i...Read More
The precious metals sector continues to be viewed with disdain, posits technical analyst Clive Maund, who discusses the factors that he sees are behind changes in the market. The precious metals sector continues to be viewed with disdain and skepticism by the vast majority of investors, which is exactly what you want and expect to see at the earliest stages of a major bull market. However, the cha...Read More
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile and Brazil signed a free trade agreement on Wednesday that scraps red tape and tariffs between the two South American economies, in a move both governments said would give a boost to regional integration.Brazil President Michel Temer traveled to Santiago to sign the deal with his counterpart, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera. The agreement eliminates tariffs from 17 ke...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund tracks movements in the platinum, gold and silver markets.It was a very good day for the metals Friday, as they rose sharply in response to the dollar going into reverse after a sizable run-up. A very significant development was that platinum broke out of its Head-and-Shoulders bottom on strong volume, a move which we had expected that marks the start of a bull market...Read More
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Illinois, the U.S. state with the lowest credit rating on Wall Street, has often been chastised for using gimmicks to balance its budget.Take, for instance, its overly optimistic assumptions about savings, such as a voluntary pension benefit buyout that retirement systems have yet to actually start.For fiscal 2019, which began July 1, Illinois is counting on an additional $150...Read More
(Reuters) - Apple Inc’s biggest iPhone assembler Foxconn aims to cut 20 billion yuan ($2.88 billion) from expenses in 2019 as the company faces “a very difficult and competitive year”, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo.The Taiwan-based producer said in a statement it was conducting a regular annual review to budget effectively for 2019, but it was also the...Read More
Gold is the metalof kings, the ultimate money, an eternal store of value, an untarnishableembodiment of beauty. Gold is all those things. But it is not the most valuablemetal you can own on a cost-per-ounce basis.Often, platinum commands a higher price than gold.Lately, platinum has traded at an abnormally large discount to the yellowmetal. Metals investorswho want to hold the most concentrated we...Read More
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May met the EU’s chief executive in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss a blueprint for Britain’s future ties, hoping to secure commitments that will appease rebels at home opposed to a Brexit draft treaty.With just over four months before Britain leaves the bloc, May’s meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...Read More
Dear Investor,While most traders have been watching the S&P, oil plunged 18% in October. In the process, crude broke below a key long-term trendline. You know what that means: It's an exciting potential opportunity. That's why we've got an exciting free event starting Tuesday, Nov. 6. We call it our Energy FreePass event, where we unlock our trader-focused Energy Pro Service for 3 days. It's f...Read More
(Reuters) - U.S. borrowers filed the fewest applications for home refinancing in almost 18 years last week even as mortgage rates drifted lower in step with U.S. bond yields, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday.The Washington-based industry group said its seasonally adjusted index on refinancing activity fell 5.0 percent to 783.7 in the week ended Nov. 16. This was the weakest readi...Read More
ROME, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Wednesday the government shared the European Commission’s belief that Italy must cut its public debt, and intended to convince Brussels that the only way to do so was by supporting economic growth.“We and (the Commission) want the same thing: to reduce the debt,” Di Maio said on Facebook after the EU executive l...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain’s biggest pension funds has joined other investors, law firms and trade bodies in raising concerns about plans to give the government more power to scrutinize takeovers and other deals on security grounds, documents seen by Reuters showed.The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), which owns stakes in Heathrow airport and the company behind utility Thames...Read More
USDX’s Friday’s close was its highest weekly closingprices of 2018. This is an extremely significant confirmation of the bullishoutlook for the US currency that followed the verification of the breakoutabove the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern. The implications are clearly bullishfor the US dollar. But are they clearly bearish for gold? The yellow metalended the week close to its Oc...Read More
MILAN (Reuters) - Chocolate spread Nutella has long had pride of place on supermarket shelves but faces imminent attack from an Italian rival usually found in the pasta section.Italy’s Barilla, known internationally for its spaghetti and maccheroni packaged in blue boxes, is preparing to launch a chocolate spread next year in a major challenge to the brand that became a global phenomenon in...Read More