An internal Facebook document reveals that the social media giant monitors its users' offline behavior as part of how the company determines whether a person Continue...Read More
War with Iran would be the beginning of the end...Two more tankers were attacked near the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday morning (6/13/19) in the Gulf of Oman, and if hostilities advance Continue...Read More
Continue...James Turk has specialized in international banking, finance and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics. His career began at Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), which included assignments in Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong. He subsequently joined the investment and trading company of a pro...Read More
Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More
If we look at these charts, it looks like only the top 10%, or perhaps the top 20% at best, might qualify as "middle class" by the metrics described below.Continue...Read More
Though Bitcoin is still a very volatile asset, demand for it as a store of value is proving more resilient than many expected.Continue...Read More
Gold performed strongly this week, rising $15 from last Friday's close to trade at $1355 in European morning trade Continue...Read More
The "Deep State" powers at work could threaten the very backbone of American democracy.A new book may have Washington -- and Wall Street -- squirming in the hot seat.According to the newly-released publication, the dangers to the wealth and well-beings of good, hard-working Americans are now greater than ever!Written by a Washington insider since 1970, this book details how the author believes Ame...Read More
How you can transform lagging indicators into leading indicators.For hundreds of years, since the first stock exchange opened its doors, every trader has been looking for an edge... Some way to predict what will happen next... And hopefully collect a fat "paycheck" at the end of the road.From Bollinger bands to momentum oscillators, technical indicators have been at the forefront of this constant...Read More
By: IRA EPSTEINGold's 100-month closing averages current resistance, $1,350 area. Gold had a stellar performance, bulls have to be pleased..Read More
A headline today (Friday - June 14) on the front page of The Wall Street Journal is the most encouraging we've seen in years for gold bugs. If you've been on the sidelines, here's a trade to jump back in.Many subscribers a reporting fantastic gains based on the gold recommendations from Rick's Picks. Even people who have only been with us for a week are making money. Read More
The following chart illustrates that there is a strong inverse relationship between the US Dollar and Gold. When the Dollar rises, the gold price tends to fall and visa versa, it should not be surprising given that the Gold is priced in dollars. The only recent deviation from the correlation was October to December which coincided with stock market weakness i.e. SAFEHAVEN buying of the Dollar AND...Read More
Eastern China's Shagang has lowered the list prices for its rebar and wire rod booked and shipped in mid-June. The mill is selling its HRB400 16-25mm rebar at 4,070 yuan ($588) per tonne over the June 11-20 period, down 180 yuan per tonne from its last...Read More
I make the point in the title because the real fundamentals that matter for the gold stock sector must be in line at the beginning of a real bull phase or bull market for the sector. I make that point with the example of Q1 2016, when a very powerful gold stock “launch” erupted but in Q2 of that year we (NFTRH) were already advising a degrading of those fundamentals. A public article I...Read More
After a period of economic prosperity, itis a given that eventually a period of economic decline will follow. This is awell known reality. Since at least the early 80s there has beena period of great economic prosperity. Yes, there were many recessions duringthat period, however, as a whole it has been a prosperous period.Now, there are many signs that we arelikely to get a period of serious econo...Read More
China's finished steel exports fell in May on both a year-on-year basis as well as when compared with the preceding month. The country shipped 5.74 million tonnes of finished steel abroad last month, down 16.5% from a year earlier, according preliminary Chinese customs data released on Monday June 10.Last month's exports are also...Read More
Domestic rebar prices in Brazil fell during May as leading steelmakers battle with new participants for market share amid low domestic demand, retreating from announced price increases.Fastmarkets' domestic rebar price assessment was 2,450-2,600 Reais per tonne delivered on June 7, down from 2,600-2,720 Reais per tonne a month prior. The bottom of the price range is at its lowest for this year.Lon...Read More
A Perfect Storm is hitting the Gold market, with an internal factor (return to Quantitative Easing on steroids), an external factor (Shanghai Gold Exchange taking market share), and a systemic factor (Basel 3 Rule permitting Gold in account ratios). All three forces are positive in releasing Gold from the corrupt clutches of the Anglo-American banker organization. The Eastern Hemisphere has a pl...Read More
By: Doug CaseyInternational Man: For many years, President Trump has made no apologies for trying to pay the least amount of taxes possible. He's clearly stated this in many interviews.His desire to minimize his taxes has brought scorn from many in the mainstream media, and politicians from both sides of the aisle. These people are of the opinion that paying taxes is an honorable and necessary...Read More
- DOWNLOAD MP3Welcome to this week's Market Wrap Podcast, I'm Mike Gleason.Coming up we have an incredible interview with business icon and two-time presidential candidate Steve Forbes, CEO of Forbes. Mr. Forbes unloads on the Fed and its horrific track record -- with accuracy that's worse than a bunch of monkeys throwing darts at a dart board he says. He discusses Donald Trump's chances at re...Read More