By Ira EpsteinGold is in a bullish configuration.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
Source: Michael Ballanger for Streetwise Reports 11/17/2018 Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the recent rise in precious metals prices and what he sees ahead for the metals. -->As many of us have grown to appreciate over the years, forecasts tend to be nothing more than "educated guesses" and no matter what methods one uses, predicting directional and amplitudinal movement...Read More
By Clint SiegnerPresident Donald Trump isn't thrilled about Jerome Powell's stewardship of the dollar and interest rates. He would like the central bank's help in keeping the economic party going, but so far the Fed Chair just won't play ball. Now the Wall Street Journal has joined the President's call for some renewed stimulus.If officials at the Fed want to pause or even reverse course on rais...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12November 19, 2018"Buy the Dips" slang for purchasing stocks after a decline in prices Investopedia "Don't be afraid to buy the dip" Warren Buffett, The "Oracle of Omaha," American business magnate, investor, philanthropist "We simply attempt to...Read More
By Rory HallWe have stated time and again that gold is part of the monetary system it is just not on the front burner. If gold were not part of the monetary system national (central) banks would no longer hold it, nor would it be recorded on balance sheets as a Tier 1 asset - in essence, money, which it is. So, this notion that gold is not money, as Ben Bernanke stated in 2011, is a complete f...Read More
Featured GuestsBill Murphy & Rob KirbyShow HighlightsRob Kirby of Kirby Analytics sees extreme risks ahead for the financial markets via a shattered US accounting system.The missing $21 trillion dollars (size of US National Debt) in government funds, is possibly held by the exchange stabilization fund (PPT). One likely use for the missing funds could involve the purchase of new US Bond issuance'...Read More
LONDON (Reuters) - Sterling turned negative on Monday, with traders pointing to comments from Prime Minister Theresa May that an extension of the Brexit transition period was unlikely as the possible reason, as well as market talk of a large euro purchase.The pound fell as much as 0.3 percent to hit a day's low versus the dollar of $1.2796. The move came after May said she wanted any post-Brexit t...Read More
The Era Of Gains is over By Adam TaggartEver since the central banks became serial bubble blowers twenty years ago, household wealth has mostly been driven by asset price inflation:But this has been a quixotic pursuit. Created by pulling tomorrow's prosperity into today, these asset price bubbles are unsustainable, and invariably suffer violent corrections at their end.So far, the central banks...Read More
Strong words, aren't they? And yet, we are not afraid to put them right in the title. The number of factors (and their importance) that point to a nearby reversal and continuation of the major decline is too significant to believe in the bullish case, even though gold, silver, and mining stocks moved higher in the last few days. We emphasized it many times and we will continue to do so, as it's...Read More
By Keith WeinerA long time ago in a galaxy far, far away we wrote a series of articles arguing that bitcoin is not money and is not sound. Bitcoin was skyrocketing at the time, as we wrote most of them between July 30 and Oct 1 last year.Back in those halcyon days, volatility was deemed to be a feature. That is, volatility in the upward direction was loved by everyone who said that bitcoin is mo...Read More
Most warnings about large increases in government indebtedness revolve around future repayment obligations. For example, there is the concern that greatly increasing the government debt in the present will necessitate much higher taxes in the future. For another example, there is the concern that if the debt load is cumbersome at a time of very low interest rates, then as interest rates rise the...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:With the latest version of his autobiography, published last month, "Keeping At It -- the Quest for Sound Money and Good Government" -- https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/paul-volcker/keeping-at-it/978...-- former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul A. Volcker reiterates that gold price suppression long has been a tool in the arsenal of central banks for surrep...Read More
By John MauldinKnow ThyselfLending Allows SpendingWealth GapA Beautiful DeleveragingIRA MagicThe Joys of Traveling, Puerto Rico and ClevelandScience tells us energy can neither be created nor destroyed within a closed system. Whatever amount is there will stay the same, though it might change form. If only the same were true for debt.Within the closed system called Earth, we are much better at c...Read More
By Avi GilburtIf you've been following my analysis of the S&P 500 through the years, you know that we have called the stock market rather well. In fact, we called for the rally to 2100 in 2015, and then expected a pullback from 2100 to the 1800 region as we came into 2016. However, unlike most others at the time, we expected that pullback would set us up for a 40%+ rally in the overall index bef...Read More
Gilts are on a tear as investors escape U.K. stocks and the pound. But a no-deal Brexit or a Corbyn government would soon change their status.By Mark Gilbert and Marcus Ashworth (via Bloomberg.com)British investors have been fleeing their domestic stock market in droves all year, and everyone and their dog lined up to sell sterling on Thursday as the tally of resignations from Theresa May's...Read More
Thanksgiving week has been marked by abrupt moves and long-term trend changing moves in metals and energies. This has happened most of the time (not all of the time) over the past fifteen years. I will prefer to be cautious in metals, natural gas and the US dollar Index this week. Technicals are fine but one should see signs of a trend changing technically. Global stocks could sink once again...Read More
Iron ore prices largely picked up on Monday November 19, apart from those for higher grades, leading to a further narrowing of the spread between 65% Fe and 62% Fe indices.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index: $76.11 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.80 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Pilbara Blend Fines Index: $75.30 per tonne cfr Qingdao, up $0.19 per tonne.MB 62% Fe Iron Ore Index-Low Alumina: $79.80 per tonne cfr Qingdao,...Read More
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said on Monday the draft Brexit deal reached with London was “fair and balanced”, as the bloc haggled with Britain over any extension to the envisaged transition period.Barnier told a news conference after briefing the 27 national EU ministers that they generally approved of the draft divorce agreement rea...Read More
(Reuters) - General Electric Co is bringing back former vice chairman John Rice to the conglomerate as chairman of its revamped gas power business, the company said on Monday.GE also named Scott Strazik chief executive officer of the business and Russell Stokes the CEO of the power portfolio unit.Strazik is currently the president of GE's power services business and Stokes the CEO the power busine...Read More
CIS export slab prices continued to decline in the week ended Monday November 19, spurred by the weakening in the finished flat steel sectors both in the CIS and in the global markets, Southeast Asia in particular."Slab prices don't seem to have any upward momentum due to weak markets for hot-rolled coil [HRC] worldwide," a buyer source in East Asia said. "If the HRC [market] doesn't improve, re-r...Read More