- As Brexit looms, the Central Bank of Ireland has refused to discuss the location and value of Irish gold reserves- No date given for removal of "commercially sensitive" gold reserves from Bank of England vaults- Bank of England vaults in London believed to hold almost EUR200 million of Irish gold- Ireland's financial system & economy is hugely exposed to a Brexit downturnvia Irish Independen...Read More
AKRX stock hit a multi-year low earlierThe shares of Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKRX) have plunged 19.4% to trade at $4.51, earlier bottoming at an eight-year low of $3.54. The stock is reacting to a Delaware court ruling, which upheld an October judgement that found Germany-based Fresenius (FMS) legally ended its $4 billion bid for Akron back in April. Against this backdrop, AKRX options volume is runni...Read More
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The shares could be poised to break out of consolidation modeThe shares of animal drug maker Zoetis Inc (NYSE:ZTS) have taken a breather since touching a record high of $96.57 in early November. However, the outperforming equity could be ready to launch its next leg higher, with ZTS shares flashing historical buy signals.Specifically, Zoetis stock is back within one standard deviation of both its...Read More
Oil prices are soaring after OPEC and Russia agreed to a production cutU.S. stocks are selling off again, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) down more than 200 points at midday. A tepid November jobs report did little to jump-start markets this morning, with the blue-chip index pivoting sharply lower. The S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are firmly in the red as well, under...Read More
The price of palladiumjust exceeded the price of gold for the first time in 16 years. That’s an epiceven. But what does it really mean? And why should gold, silver, and miningstock investors care about the small palladium market?In short, because thisdevelopment can tell us something about the future performance of the PM sectorin general. The last time the goldto palladium ratio was tradin...Read More
Is it time to prepare for the next financial crisis?Something strange is going on in the financial system.And according to The Wall Street Journal, it's causing some investors- including the biggest banks in the world- to move massive amounts of money out of the banking system.What exactly is going on?Former hedge fund manager, Dr. Steve Sjuggerud, one of the most widely-followed financial analys...Read More
Imported steel prices in South America continued to slide this week following the downtrend in China, but rebounded slightly as the weekend approached.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for hot-rolled coil imported into South America was $510-515 per tonne cfr on Friday December 7, the fourth consecutive weekly decline - down from $525-535 per tonne on November 30 and $540-550 per...Read More
The shares are rallying on the bull noteRBC initiated coverage on Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRBP) with an "outperform" rating and $23 price target -- a 245% premium to last night's close. The analyst in coverage waxed optimistic over the long-term upside potential of the drugmaker's lead drug lenabasum, which is currently undergoing trials in patients with cystic fibrosis and sys...Read More
I don’t blame you.The yields on energy masterlimited partnerships (MLPs) are very tempting.If you’re not sure what these are,energy MLPs are companies that own the pipelines that transport oil and naturalgas around the US.And they often pay huge dividendyields. The top five oil MLPs have an average dividend yield of 5.3%. That’smore than twice the S&...Read More
Indian steel mills have cut domestic hot rolled coil prices for December sales by about 2,000 rupees ($28) per tonne to discourage imports following a sharp fall in international HRC prices. Fastmarkets' price assessment for Indian domestic HRC was 44,000-44,500 rupees per tonne ex-mill on Friday December 7, a reduction of 2,000 rupees per tonne from last week's 46,000-46,500...Read More
TSLA shorts have been heading for the exitsThe shares of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) are up 3.5% to trade at $375.93, after Jefferies upgraded the electric car maker to "buy" from "hold," while boosting its price target to $450 from $360 -- a 24% premium to Thursday's close. The analyst in coverage believes the company will continue to "stand out" next year, and applauded Tesla's strengthening balan...Read More
MO stock is also higher on the newsThe shares of Canadian pot stock Cronos Group Inc (NASDAQ:CRON) have skyrocketed out of the gate today, after cigarette maker Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) said it would take a $1.8 billion, 45% stake in the company. CRON stock rallied earlier this week on rumors of Altria buyout interest. At last check, the equity is up 33% at $13.89, on pace for its highest close...Read More
The Apple supplier reported third-quarter earnings and revenue beatsThe shares of Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ:AVGO) are up 4.7% this morning at $237.85 -- putting them on track for their biggest one-day gain since Sept. 7 -- after the Apple supplier reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of $5.85 per share on $5.44 billion in revenue, more than analysts were expecting. Citing strong data center demand...Read More
The U.S. added a lower-than-expected 155,000 jobs in NovemberThe selling looks set to continue on Wall Street, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) futures trading below fair value this morning. However, futures have come off their earlier lows, after today's mixed jobs report showed the U.S. added 155,000 jobs in November, while wage growth edged up 0.3%. While these figures were softer than...Read More
Domestic and export prices for coated-steel coil products in Turkey fell in the week to Friday December 7, with demand remaining limited. The local Turkish market has been slow for a long time and no significant improvement is expected in December, sources told Fastmarkets, because buyers usually postpone bookings towards the end of the year to avoid building up inventories. Domesti...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1248.40+$10.10+2.19%Silver$14.63+$0.25+3.25%XAU67.94+2.40%+5.40%HUI153.93+2.58%+6.13%GDM560.05+2.34%+5.32%JSE Gold1201.13-0.09+9.31%USD96.60-0.14-0.61%Euro114.10+0.24+0.80%Yen88.80+0.01+0.67%Oil$52.61+$1.12+3.30%10-Year2.856%-0.031-4.86%Bond143.90625+0.34375+2.27%Dow24388.95-2.24%-4.50%Nasdaq6969.25-3.05%-4.93%S&P2633.08-2.33%-4.60% The Metals: ...Read More
By Gary TanashianThe macro has moved through a time of moderately rising inflationary concerns when economies were cycling up, many commodities were firm and risk was 'on'. Contrary to the views of inflation-oriented gold bugs, that was not the time to buy gold stocks.As I have belabored again and again, the right time is when the inflation view is on the outs, gold is rising vs. stock markets,...Read More
By David Brady, CFAUntil the arrest of Huawei's CFO in Canada at the request of the U.S., I was becoming more neutral to bullish on Gold. The G20 meeting was a complete waste of time in that nothing really changed. There was no agreement on the substantive issues, and certainly not in writing. However, the Chinese followed up the meeting by confirming the 90-day deadline to meet commitments they...Read More
By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA In recent days we've seen the beginnings of an inversion in the yield curve. The 2-year yield and the 5-year yield have inverted but not yet the the 2-year yield and the 10-year yield, the curve that is watched most. However, "2s and 10s" as bond traders would say appear headed for an inversion very soon. We know that an inversion of the yield curve precedes a r...Read More