CloseGain/LossGold $1223.90+$3.70Silver$14.30-$0.01XAU64.80-1.11%HUI146.40-1.00%GDM534.77-0.25%JSE Gold1124.07+16.97USD96.78-0.05Euro113.89+0.18Yen88.30+0.17Oil$51.45+$1.1610-Year3.029%-0.032T-Bond140.21875+0.28125Dow25338.84-0.11%Nasdaq7273.08-0.25%S&P2737.80-0.22% The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to $1228.90 by late morning in New York before it drifted lower in afternoon...Read More
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By Stefan GleasonOne of the greatest asset bubbles of all time appears to have just burst.It's not the stock market. Despite recent downside volatility amidst bubble-like valuations, so far stocks have merely entered a correction.Cryptocurrencies, on the other hand, have entered into a full-blown meltdown. Bitcoin will go down in history for its extraordinary rise from zero to a high of $19,783...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1223.90+$3.70Silver$14.30-$0.01XAU64.80-1.11%HUI146.40-1.00%GDM534.77-0.25%JSE Gold1124.07+16.97USD96.78-0.05Euro113.89+0.18Yen88.30+0.17Oil$51.45+$1.1610-Year3.029%-0.032T-Bond140.21875+0.28125Dow25338.84-0.11%Nasdaq7273.08-0.25%S&P2737.80-0.22% The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to $1228.90 by late morning in New York before it drifted lower in afternoon...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Questions are asked to get answers, but refusals to answer may be enough to permit conclusions to be drawn and thus in effect constitute answers as well.With all these recent refusals to answer, who really cannot believe that governments and central banks long have been manipulating the gold market so they might control the currency markets and thereby defeat all mar...Read More
Swiss multinational investment bank, UBS Group, has applied for Category II membership on the London Metal Exchange, according to a note released by the exchange on Thursday November 15. The LME currently has 32 Category II members and the Swiss bank's London subsidiary, UBS Ltd, is already a member. Last month, Chinese broker Nanhua Futures similarly took steps...Read More
Powell spoke yesterday. The gold market considered his remarks as dovish. And the market is always right, isn't it? Just Below Neutral On Wednesday, Powell delivered a speech "The Federal Reserve's Framework for Monitoring Financial Stability" at The Economic Club of New York. The majority of analysts judged the speech as dovish. Why? The key reason was Powell's view that interest rates were c...Read More
Wednesday's monster rally was just the beginning of a surge that can end only when the last die-hard bear has thrown in the towel. Although the short-covering panic goosed stocks into the clouds, the wild-blue-yonder, blow-off phase lies just ahead. Hundreds of stocks, most crucially AAPL, lifted from the danger zone, shifting the herd's tiny, fevered brains from bearish to bullish in the space...Read More
- Brexit no-deal would lead to "worst crash since 1930s"- Gold rose 0.6% in dollars and 1.2% in pounds today- UK economy could contract by 8%, house prices fall 30%, sterling fall 25% warns Bank of England- Sterling collapse would push Irish economy into recession- Carney's doomsday scenario sees the crippling of UK finances, the pound crashing and inflation soaring- BOE accused of "Project Fe...Read More
Gold and silver have just have formed a short term bottom after comments from the Federal Reserve chairman that interest rates are "just below" neutral range. This implies that the pace of interest rate hikes (after December) will be slower next year. This is just the catalyst needed for gold and silver bulls. The US dollar index should form a long term top over the next two weeks. Physical dema...Read More
The opportunity cost of holding gold is short-term real interest rates.If real rates continue to rise, gold will continue to struggle.Inflation expectations have been falling faster than nominal rates, keeping real rates high.When real rates move lower, gold will breakout to the upside.Why You Should Wait To Buy Gold: The Opportunity Cost Of Holding The Metal Is Still Rising (For Now) Roughly seve...Read More
A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
Full Article: Gold Remains One Of Top Investments For 2019 - Legg MasonBy: Neils Christensen(Kitco News) - For the second year in a row, investors remain optimistic that gold will shine in 2019 as they search for stability in an environment of growing uncertainty and volatility, according to a survey conducted by international investment firm Legg Mason.According to the firm's Global Investment...Read More
Rumors have become stronger recently that discounts are being offered on flat steel prices in Brazil, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday November 29. Imported material has lost value and this has caused competition to intensify in the country, sources reported.Companhia Sider??rgica Nacional (CSN) is the main steelmaker granting price discounts to distributors at an average of 5-6% for all flat product...Read More
Powell spoke yesterday. The gold market considered his remarks as dovish. And the market is always right, isn’t it? Just Below Neutral On Wednesday, Powell delivered a speech “The Federal Reserve’s Framework for Monitoring Financial Stability” at The Economic Club of New York. The majority of analysts judged the speech asdovish. Why? The key reason was Powell’s view t...Read More
The market for pig iron exports from the Commonwealth of Independent States was stable despite worries about shipments from Ukraine being interrupted because of the country's current restrictions under martial law, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 29.Fastmarkets' CIS export price assessment for high-manganese pig iron was unchanged at $355-365 per tonne fob Black Sea on November 29.Uk...Read More
Trump may be facing an uphill battle he can't win in 2020.The much-anticipated "Blue Wave" washed over America on November 6. But it didn't hit all states equally.Some states, like California and New Jersey, were electoral graveyards for Republicans. In a few states, Republicans actually picked up a seat or two.But overall, Democrats saw their biggest gains in Congress since Watergate. They picked...Read More
It has been a wild ride for cannabis stocks in 2018. The largest cannabis producer, Canopy Growth Corp (CGC), had their share price rocket from $24 to $57 in the two months leading up to full legalization in Canada. This represents a gain of 137% in under two months. The share price has since corrected to around $33 and looks to be offering an attractive entry point once again.Shares of Tilray (TL...Read More
European alloy surcharges for stainless steel products for December have decreased for the fifth consecutive month, pulled down by lower nickel prices in addition to weak market conditions amid competition with Asian imports.The December alloy surcharge for 2mm grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) stainless steel sheets - based on data published by producers Outokumpu, Aperam and Acerinox - is ?,?1,321-1,36...Read More
Gold & Silver Spot Gold first support at 1222/21 in the sideways trend is now holding again but below here targets 1216/15 & 1211/10. Look for a buying opportunity at 1208/06, with stops below 1203.Holding first support at 1220/22 targets 1228/29. Above 1230 look for 1232/33 & strong resistance at 1236/38. Shorts need stops above 1243. Silver again meets strong resistance at 1448/50 &a...Read More