HighlightsMichael Pento, President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies LLC returns to Goldseek.com Radio.Mr. Pento graciously outlines his current portfolio-strategy in detail for the listening audience.One of the few economic pundits to correctly anticipate the market plunge of 2018 on record.Gold and utilities remain favorite long positions, while he is comfortable with a short positi...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold still lower-lows, higher-highs...Read More
On Wednesday the Indoos poked marginally above a key peak at 25,908 recorded in December. This would likely have caused a multitude of technical traders and algos to smack their lips with anticipation, since such breakouts, even when slight, are among the most bullish events that can occur on charts. Of course, it could also be a great way for Mr. Market to set a ruinous trap for bulls, since th...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:The Shareholders' Gold Council, started last year by fund manager John Paulson "to conduct research reports and studies of interest to investors in the gold industry" (https://www.goldcouncil.net/), has rejected GATA's requests for membership and to make a presentation about manipulation of the gold market by central banks and their bullion bank agents.A representati...Read More
There will be demand in Asia of gold and silver today. If gold and silver continue to fall today also, then jewelers will have a jolly time during the weekend. They will be very busy. There should be good gold jewelery demand tomorrow if gold prices fall today also. Does an end to so called trade war between USA-China imply that it is over for gold bulls? This is the question which I am aski...Read More
Brazilian slab export prices have jumped for a third consecutive week following the positive trend in steel prices and the costs of raw materials.Fastmarkets' weekly assessment of Brazilian slab export prices was $490-530 per tonne fob on Friday February 22, compared with $460-510 per tonne fob a week earlier.Some volumes were still available for April shipment, and sellers were waiting to place o...Read More
CIS steel billet producers reduced offers of April-rolling billet in the week ended Friday February 22 in an attempt to attract customers, following the decline in global scrap prices, particularly in Turkey.Fastmarkets daily index for Northern Europe-origin HMS 1&2 (80:20) was calculated at $304.96 per tonne cfr Turkey on Friday February 22, down from $324.29 on the same day last week.The daily i...Read More
Richard Duncan is an author & economist who has worked as an equities analyst in Hong Kong, served as global head of investment strategy at ABN AMRO Asset Management in London, worked as a financial sector specialist for the World Bank in Washington D.C., and headed equity research departments for James Capel Securities and Salomon Brothers in Bangkok. He also worked as a consultant for the IMF in...Read More
David Stockman is a former Republican congressman from Michigan and was President Reagan's budget director from 1981 to 1985. After leaving the White House, Stockman became a managing director at Salomon Brothers, and he later founded a private equity fund. David is the founder of David Stockman's Contra Corner, and he is the author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America...Read More
Eric Sprott discusses the volatile week in gold and silver prices and looks ahead to what will continue to be an exciting year for the precious metals.Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric estab...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
Weak demand and excess supply have driven Indian domestic secondary billet prices down by at least 1,300 rupees ($18) per tonne over the week ending Friday February 22, Fastmarkets has learnt.Indian domestic secondary billet prices ended the week at 33,000-33,200 rupees ($464-467) per tonne ex-mill. This was down from 34,300-34,500 rupees per tonne ex-mill, assessed by Fastmarkets last week.An off...Read More
The FBI is building a "nation of suspects" by gathering every American citizen's DNA and putting it on file, according Continue...Read More
Prices for long and flat stainless steel products in Europe were stable this week, but at least one producer has announced sharp increases for March and the rest of the market is expected to follow suit.Finland-based Outokumpu announced on its website on Thursday February 21 that alloy surcharges for grade-304 cold-rolled (CR) sheets for March will increase by ?,?123 ($139) per tonne to ?,?1,351 (...Read More
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was issued a new passport by his home nation of Australia, setting the stage for what could be a return to Continue...Read More
The world's gold miners have spent years avoiding each others' gazes like nervous teenagers. Now all of a sudden they're acting like the thrill has gone.It hasn't even been two months since Barrick Gold Corp. and Randgold Resources Ltd. announced that their merger was "consummated," and already Executive Chairman John Thornton appears to be checking out an old flame. Like most odd couples, they co...Read More
Harry gives an update on the "Dark Window" scenario he's been talking about and exactly why investors have been presented with one last huge opportunity that we won't see again for a long time. *If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the video player*If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of...Read More
* China, Hong-Kong markets quiet* Yen-denominated gold hits over 1-year peak* India discounts narrow to $1 from $6 earlier this week* India's gold marketPhysical gold demand in Japan slackened this week as prices rallied, while a market correction towards the latter half of the week lured some buyers back in India and Singapore.In Japan, the metal was sold at a discount of about 75 cents to the gl...Read More
Amazon is the best of this bubble, and in some ways the worst! Yet again, it'll pay zero taxes to the IRS for 2018! No taxes on sales of $233 billion and profits of $10.8 billion last year. Not a dime. Nada! This is just wrong. And it's one of many things that are wrong with this bubble!*If the volume isn't working, click the volume icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the video playe...Read More
At least 15 mining firms in South Africa have received notices of strikes to be held next week in support of colleagues at Sibanye-Stillwater who on strike over wages and job cuts, Minerals Council South Africa said on Friday.The Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) has been on strike at Sibanye's bullion operations since mid-November and plans to extend the strike to its plati...Read More