Gold will rocket to $3,000 next year – at least that’s what Saxo Bank says. Does this prediction make any sense though?Did you hope gold would break finally $2,000 in 2023? What if I told you that gold is going to soar to at least $3,000? Have I gone mad? No; that’s not my forecast, I only summarize the Saxo Bank’s Outrageous Predictions for 2023.According to the publicatio...Read More
Here's how history rhymes in theprecious metals market and what we can glean from recent movements in gold,silver, and mining stocks.Historytends to repeat itself. Not to the letter, but in general. The reason is thatwhile economic circumstances change and technology advances, the decisions tobuy and sell are still mostly based on two key emotions: fear and greed. Theydon’t change, and once...Read More
Gold largely ignoredinflation raging out of control in 2022. Despite the first inflation super-spike since the 1970s, history’s ultimateinflation hedge disappointed. But that unsustainableanomaly driven by extreme Fed rate hikes catapulting the US dollar parabolicwon’t last. Inevitably prevailing goldprices will adjust much higher to reflect this red-hot inflation fuel...Read More
Precious metals markets are finishing out a choppy 2022 on an up note. A strong fourth quarter is pushing both gold and silver prices back up into positive territory for the year.The yellow metal got off to a hot start in 2022, reaching as high as $2,050 an ounce in March. But it suffered a severe pullback in the second and third quarters. A rising U.S. dollar exchange rate amid aggressive Federal...Read More
It was an especially intense year, and silver held on tight. If 2023 is even more intense than 2022, silver won’t have a choice but to rally.A lot has happened this year. Russia invaded Ukraine. North Korea fired off missile after missile. Latin America turned to the left. The United Kingdom lost a queen, gained a king, and saw three Prime Ministers in Downing Street. President Xi Jinping wa...Read More
While the statistics scream,investors, often blinded by emotions, do not hear them. However, since historyseems to rhyme, what do gold, silver, and mining stocks have in store for us?What a boring month!At least for those who monitor theperformance of junior mining stocks. It’s Dec. 29, and the monthly price changefor the GDXJ ETF is $0.15 (0.41%). That’s how much higher the GDXJ is no...Read More
Can gold's recent short-term rally beconsidered bullish, or can we expect a decline like in 2008?IsSilver Really Strong? Gold and silver are moving higher today,but nothing really changed despite that. Silver moved to its previous highs,while gold didn’t (chart courtesy of https://GoldPriceForecast.com). Yes, the silver price is onceagain outperforming on a very short-term basis, and it make...Read More
Gold has been poweringhigher on balance for a couple months now, surging to major breakouts. That upside momentum is improving sentiment,with traders growing more bullish on gold’s potential. That is well-placed, as this upleg remainsyoung. Major gold uplegs are three-stageevents, each having distinct drivers. The first and smallest stage isn’t even finished yet,...Read More
Since the gold market now showsparallels to 2008 and 2013, what can we expect if the correction has justended? TheUSDX's Breakout The changes that we saw on the chartsyesterday were not enough to change anything that I describedyesterday, so those comments remain up-to-date. Also, what I coveredduring yesterday’s live event (I combined the live market analysis with thepresentation about the...Read More
Investors got some superficially good news on the economy this week. But it turned out to be bad news for markets.Although they’ve bounced back a little today, equities and precious metals markets sold off on Thursday following government data showing that the economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter. GDP was revised upward to a 3.2% annual pace from July through September.Of c...Read More
Gold defied anotherhawkish Fed decision this week, consolidating high in its immediate wake. That was an impressive show of strength,after this extreme Fed tightening cycle hammered gold for a half-year or so. That strong performance reflects gold-futuresspeculators’ weakening resolve to keep shorting. With their long-side selling exhausted, they havemassive mean-reversion...Read More
When I was younger, I was taught that if you cannot say something nice, don't say anything at all. Well, when many of you have asked why I have not written about metals in quite some time, now you know the reason. But, I think that's about to change.Before we begin, I want to give you a little background about my history in the metals market.For those who may not remember the action we experi...Read More
The gold mining sector is doing what it should do amid fading inflationIf you have tuned out inflationist gold bugs since mid-2020 you are now in position to capitalize, unlike scores of inflation bugs who’d already bought (and likely sold into tax loss season, 2022).Readers of nftrh.com have seen this space write many times how gold is not about inflation. At least not primarily. That compo...Read More
As investors and others continue to jockey for position in order to announce that “the bottom is in for gold” or that “gold owners received an early Christmas present” or “crypto failures will translate to higher prices for gold”, it is clear that most of them are thinking that increased demand for gold will drive its price higher.That is not the way it works....Read More
4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsAlien Metals accelerates toward productionSPONSOREDalien metalsMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingThe company, previously known as BlackEarth Minerals, said its preliminary work suggested a BAM operation that co...Read More
4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsAlien Metals accelerates toward productionSPONSOREDalien metalsMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streaming"As the minister of finance of Saudi Arabia said, mining in Saudi Arabia is an economic play. It's not a fiscal p...Read More
Hecla and the United Steelworkers (USW) Union Local 5114 have agreed to a 6-year contract.Read More
Last year's gold production was around 1% lower than the 4.2M oz of gold produced in 2021 and the third straight year of an annual decline in output.Read More
Interest in gold has been muted in recent quarters compared to other asset classes, partly because rising real rates and a stronger US dollar offered no incentive to increase exposure to gold.Read More
4 Emerging Trends Driven by the Global Mining BoomSPONSOREDproudfootRed Dirt rockets toward mining in 2023SPONSOREDred dirt metalsAlien Metals accelerates toward productionSPONSOREDalien metalsMetalla poised to flourish amid royalty M&A frenzySPONSOREDmetalla royalty & streamingTake Anglo's ESG credentials. One view holds that Anglo is probably ahead of the curve on matters green. In a rec...Read More