JPMorgan Chase and a number of otherbullion banks are in a whole lot of trouble. Evidence detailing years ofrigging markets and swindling clients is piling up. Deutsche Bank pleaded guilty two yearsago and forked over hundreds of thousands of documents. John Edmonds, a formerJPMorgan trader, entered his own guilty plea last month and turned state’sevidence.The carefully cultivated system ofc...Read More
The shares are bumping up against a critical trendlineThe shares of Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) rallied 23.3% on Nov. 23 -- their best day of 2018 -- amid reports the company plans to focus only on blockchain. The following session, however, the security suffered its worst day in three years, before going on a four-day winning streak. Now, the volatile shares of OSTK could be flashing a sell s...Read More
Report: Scheme could have 'catastrophic consequences' on APHA share priceU.S. stocks are comfortably higher, as traders cheer a cease-fire on the U.S.-China trade war. Among the stocks reacting to the truce is farm equipment concern Deere & Company (NYSE:DE), which is higher on plans for China to buy U.S. agricultural products. Meanwhile, two weed stocks are making huge moves in opposite direction...Read More
Bottledwater is now the most consumed drink sold in a plastic bottle in the UnitedStates. The fact that North Americans don’t think twice about paying up to $5for a bottle of H2O has allowed Nestle Waters - the largest bottled watercompany in the world - to sell $7.4 billion worth in 2016, and that was just forwater, one of dozens of products from chocolate to baby food marketed by theSwiss...Read More
Both names are higher after the U.S. and China agreed to a trade truceEasing trade tensions between the U.S. and China are boosting global markets today, with the Dow up triple digits at last check. And with Morgan Stanley raising its base case for Chinese stocks after the "better-than-expected" outcome of the G-20 summit, e-commerce concerns Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) and JD.com, Inc....Read More
Brazilian steelmakers are concerned that the domestic industry will struggle if President-elect Jair Bolsonaro reduces or does away with import tariffs when he takes office in January 2019, sources told Fastmarkets MB last week.Other market participants, however, do not believe any changes will be done abruptly or without corporate tax reforms. The new federal administration's future minister of e...Read More
Novemberwas the worst month for oil bulls since July 2016. Over the past few weeks, theprice of black gold has dived deeply, sometimes dropping even under the barrierof $50. What impact did this price action have on the long-, medium- andshort-term picture of the commodity?Let's starttoday’s alert with the long-term chart (chartscourtesy of http://stockcharts.com). Looking atthe above chat,...Read More
Global crude steel production volumes continued to rise year on year in October 2018, according to statistics published by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Friday November 23.World crude steel output totaled 156.6 million tonnes in October this year, compared with 148 million tonnes in the corresponding month of 2017. Asia continued to be the single largest steel-producing region, with...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
Export prices for flat steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States continued to decrease in the week ended Monday December 3 under pressure from weak global demand.The rebound seen in the Chinese domestic hot-rolled coil (HRC) price on Monday may support the global market, however.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for CIS-origin exports of HRC was $460-475 per tonne fob Black Sea...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly higher at the close of trading on Monday December 3, with broadly positive market sentiment emerging from the weekend's summit in Argentina of the leaders of the G20 group of nations, while the United States and China agreed to limit further use of trade tariffs.The three-month tin price improved most over the afternoon. It made a signifi...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1230.80+$9.10Silver$14.37+$0.20XAU65.84+2.14%HUI148.35+2.29%GDM540.63+1.67%JSE Gold1104.90+6.09USD97.01-0.18Euro133.48+0.28Yen88.07-0.14Oil$52.95+$2.0210-Year2.984%-0.018T-Bond141.3125+0.15625Dow25826.43+1.13%Nasdaq7441.51+1.51%S&P2790.37+1.09% The Metals: Gold gained $13.10 to $1234.80 by late morning in New York before it drifted back lower into the...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1230.80+$9.10Silver$14.37+$0.20XAU65.84+2.14%HUI148.35+2.29%GDM540.63+1.67%JSE Gold1104.90+6.09USD97.01-0.18Euro133.48+0.28Yen88.07-0.14Oil$52.95+$2.0210-Year2.984%-0.018T-Bond141.3125+0.15625Dow25826.43+1.13%Nasdaq7441.51+1.51%S&P2790.37+1.09% The Metals: Gold gained $13.10 to $1234.80 by late morning in New York before it drifted back lower into the...Read More
A Monday Morning Musing from Mickey the Mercenary GeologistContact@MercenaryGeologist.comDecember 3, 2018 Along with many in the natural resource business, I read Ian Telfer's dire prediction for world gold production in a May 16, 2018 interview with Canada's Financial Post with interest. Here's an excerpt: "Are we not looking for it? Are we bad at finding it? Or have we found it all? My answe...Read More
By Clint SiegnerJPMorgan Chase and a number of other bullion banks are in a whole lot of trouble. Evidence detailing years of rigging markets and swindling clients is piling up.Deutsche Bank pleaded guilty two years ago and forked over hundreds of thousands of documents. John Edmonds, a former JPMorgan trader, entered his own guilty plea last month and turned state's evidence.The carefully culti...Read More
By Dave KranzlerThe market is already fading quickly from the turbo-boost it was given by the announcement that China and Trump reached a "truce" on Trump's Trade War - whatever "truce" means. Last week the stock market opened red or deeply red on several days, only to be saved by a combination of the repetitious good cop/bad cop routine between Trump and Kudlow with regard to the potential...Read More
TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V): GRGFrankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE): G6A OTCQB Venture Market (OTCQB): GARWFVANCOUVER , Dec. 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Golden Arrow Resources Corporation (TSX-V: GRG, FSE: GAC, OTCQB: GARWF), "Golden Arrow" or the "Company" is pleased to announce that the Company's joint venture partner in Puna Operations Inc., ("Puna") has declared commercial production at the Chinchillas si...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12December 3, 2018"Buy when you are scared to death; sell when you are tickled to death." market maxim (Cabot Market Letter, April 12, 2001) "There's nothing wrong with cash. It gives you time to think." Robert Prechter, Jr. (Elliott Wave theorist...Read More
By John MauldinThis Is NutsFrom Pyramid to RectangleRedefining RetirementDemographic Problems and OpportunitiesPuerto Rico, Cleveland, and Boca RatonIn an increasingly divided world, we all share one great desire: self-preservation. Not just humans, either. The survival instinct exists in almost every living thing. Humans simply have greater ability to do something about it.In fact, we have been...Read More
The VIX is heading toward its lowest close in almost four weeksThe stock market is starting December off strong, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) up 441 points at its intraday peak. The Dow has since pared these gains, but is still enjoying a triple-digit lead thanks to a trade truce between the U.S. and China. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are boasting large gains...Read More