Noted immigration attorney Steve Maggi joined us for a look at the latest administration initiative to perform DNA testing and Retinal scans of immigrants entering the country. How will this data be used and will there be privacy protections? These are important questions not just for immigrants but for citizens as well. The government has a horrid record when it comes to protecting our data and o...Read More

When we just look at the timing of everything, it seems to us a more realistic approach to this would be to think that we're going to be where we are now until we are done with the election.Continue...Read More

Anyone who thinks that this has not been orchestrated is delusional. I warned that our computer picked up this plot beginning in late August. European politicians have gone along withContinue...Read More

While there's a lot of analysis of whether the gold price is too high or too low, how exactly should it be priced? What's a realistic way to think about what gold is really worth?If you've ever wondered the same thing, then you'll want to see today's video with Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics, where he discusses exactly that!Dave Kranzler spent many years working in various Wall Stre...Read More

"We need to be as transparent and clear as possible," he said."We need to be demanding and realistic without giving in to any kind of panic."Continue...Read More

"Masks cannot be effectively worn while eating and drinking, whereas shopping and numerous other indoor activities do not preclude mask use." Continue...Read More

Gold and silver stocks are highly levered to the price of the underlying metal. And spectacular gains can enter your investment account at a blistering pace.Continue...Read More

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ended Friday September 11.China The upward momentum in the domestic market continued for a third week, with prices moving up by 100 yuan ($15) per tonne amid buoyant sentiment after major steel mills raised their tender prices. Hesteel set its September tender price for 72% ferro-silicon at 6,050 yuan...Read More

MAG Silver Corp. reported it has entered into an agreement to consolidate and acquire 100% of the Deer Trail CRD Project in Piute County, Utah. MAG Silver Corp. (MAG:TSX; MAG:NYSE A) announced in a news release, that it has executed an agreement to "consolidate and acquire 100% of the silver-rich Deer Trail Carbonate Replacement Deposit (CRD) project in Piute County, Utah." The firm advised that...Read More

A-Mark Precious Metals shares traded 22% higher after the firm announced FY/20 financial results that included a 96% YoY increase in Q4/20 revenue and a special dividend of $1.50 per share. Full-service precious metals trading company A-Mark Precious Metals Inc. (AMRK:NASDAQ) yesterday announced financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 2020.The company reported...Read More

Liberty Gold is currently running four drill rigs on the Black Pine property. Three Liberty Gold Black Pine DiscoveriesLiberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX; LGDTF:OTCQB) announced in a news release that additional results from the third high-grade oxide gold discovery, or D-3 zone, at its Black Pine project in Idaho showed more multiple thick intervals of oxide gold mineralization."The new D-3 zone contin...Read More

Toined the macro, that is (in Moe’s Brooklyn accent). Step by step…A rising Gold/Silver ratio preceded the March disaster, made an ill-fated bounce pattern in May-June and then got hammered by the 24/7 liquidity spigots opened up by a desperate Federal Reserve and Trump admin. They are desperate because the inflation MUST take hold in order to keep the system from unwinding to its fun...Read More

Crude oil declined quite substantially this week, and it doesn’t look that the decline will be over just yet.After a given market clearly moves in a certain direction, corrective moves are bound to happen. After all, no market can move in a straight line up or down. But still, this assumption might be misleading in case of the current situation in black gold. Obviously, it is taking a breath...Read More

Brazilian ferrous scrap exports fell both year on year and month on month in August while suppliers shifted their focus to the domestic market, data published this week by the country's ministry of the economy shows.Scrap exports reached 55,377 tonnes in August, a 19.7% year-on-year decrease from 69,000 tonnes in 2019 and a 27.6% drop in comparison with 79,460 tonnes in July of this year.The count...Read More

Russia's Severstal is running a modernization program at its Cherepovets steelmaking facility, which - though it may lead to short-term production cuts - will help it raise its annual steel output by 1 million tonnes by 2023.Several sources have reported that the major mill had scheduled a two-week maintenance for its 2-million-tonnes-per-year hot-rolling mill in October. They estimated that this...Read More

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS:Breakdown in Crude Oil sparks talk of sub $30 price targets.Initial support likely near $32 to $33.Predictive Modeling suggests deeper price lows may be reached before November 2020.Have you been paying attention to Crude Oil recently?  Prices have collapsed over -15% from the recent highs near $43.78. You may remember a research article I posted originally in July 2019 su...Read More

Since posting new record highs in early August, the gold market has consolidated above $1,900/oz support.A close below the $1,900 level would carry bearish implications for the near term.Alternatively, a move back above $2,000/oz would likely be followed through to the upside with a rally to fresh highs. Silver, in turn, could be expected to run to new multi-year highs above $30/oz. These breakout...Read More

Despite broad stability in global zinc premiums this week, and a sharp drop in the metal's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange, an opening of the import arbitrage window for material delivered into China sparked expectations for improved demand in the region.Zinc markets in the United States and Europe were also generally stagnant this week, while a steady recovery in the US economy fue...Read More

Flat-rolled steel import prices in South America mostly continued to rise in the week to Friday September 11, with both deals and new offers being reported at higher levels, supported by recovering demand and lower availability from mills, market participants said.More restricted export allocations from China, Japan and Brazil, as well as gradual restarts in activity on the continent, were still d...Read More

Export prices for Brazil-origin steel slab have widened upward in the past week with offers continuing to increase and material remaining scarce, Fastmarkets has heard.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob main port Brazil, widened upward to $440-460 per tonne on Friday September 11, from $440-450 per tonne a week earlier.Offers of Brazilian slab were heard mainly in Nor...Read More