The key FOMC meeting ends soon. One thing is certain: after this event, the gold market won’t be the same.The Fed’s Projection Will Be Key for GoldLadies and gentlemen, please take your seat and fasten your seat belt, as we’re approaching the FOMC meeting and there could be some turbulence! Actually, gold has already entered an area of turbulence and has declined below the psycho...Read More
Gold has sure been afour-letter word lately, suffering one of its worst bull summers. The primary culprit was heavy gold-futuresselling on a parabolic US-dollar surge fueled by extreme Fed hawkishness. But the resulting gold technical damage reallydisheartened investors, spawning additional relentless selling from them. This investment bleeding has certainlyexacerbated gold&rsquo...Read More
The annual CPI decelerated in August but came in higher than expected. Bets on a more hawkish Fed increased, while in the case of gold, they decreased.Inflation stayed hot in August. Unbelievable! At least for the majority of pundits who expected softer inflation. However, I’m not surprised, as I’ve repeated many times that “inflation is likely to stay elevated for some time.&rdq...Read More
After the bearish progress, oil pricesslipped slightly as worries about the global growth outlook overtook fearsabout the supply shortage.Macroeconomics On the macroeconomic view, the greenbackfound support on its 50-Day Moving Average (DMA) at the beginning of the weekbefore resuming its rally upward and approaching its monthly highs of$110-110.50. Will the quarterly R3 pivot ($115) be reached an...Read More
Gold continues tolanguish near major lows after a rough summer, deeply out of favor with traders. Oddly this leading alternative investment seemsoblivious to the first inflation super-spike since the 1970s. That should be driving big gold demand, fuelinga major upleg. But that classic inflationaryresponse has been temporarily delayed by heavy-to-extreme gold-futures selling. ...Read More
Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium confirmed his hawkish stance, sending gold prices towards $1,700.Markets Were Quick to React to Powell’s SpeechJackson Hole is behind us! What have we learned from Powell’s remarks at this year’s symposium? Well, the Fed Chair delivered a decisive and firm speech that reinforced the Fed’s hawkish stance and put to rest bel...Read More
Both gold and silver’s results sagged,but gold stocks are the worst performers so far. What is this decline leadingto?Gold moved visibly lower yesterday,silver closed at the second-lowest level in over 2 years, and miners (both GDX and GDXJ) formed theirlowest daily close in over 2 years! If someone has chosen to take shortpositions, profits have increased. Let’s take a closer look at...Read More
A recession is coming – but will it really be positive for gold? After all, the yellow metal plunged in 1980, despite an economic downturn.Recession and StagflationEveryone says that the upcoming recession and stagflation will be good for gold. However, will they really? Some doubts also arose in my mind, so let’s investigate them. I, of course, don’t dispute that gold soared in...Read More
SILVER COIN PREMIUMSIn 1972, a bag ($1000 face value) of “junk” US silver coins sold for approximately $1300-1350. The average closing price of silver that year was $1.68 oz; hence, the silver content (715 ounces) value was $1200 per bag. The remaining difference was a premium of about ten percent.A lower silver price would generally result in higher percentage premiums because the fac...Read More
Fear is starting to become an issue. Traders are starting to realize inflation, CPI, PPI, and global currencies are reacting to the sudden policy shift by the US Fed and global central banks. This fear is showing up in the Gold-to-Silver ratio as well.My research suggests the closest comparison to the current Gold/Silver setup may be found by looking at the early 2000~2003 US markets. Let’s...Read More
The federal criminal trial of JP Morgan executives Michael Nowak, Gregg Smith, and Jeffrey Ruffo began on July 8th.These senior bankers are accused of running a years-long scheme to manipulateprecious metals prices through what is known as “spoofing.”Perhaps the three will be found guilty, butit isn’t likely to have much impact on trading in the papersilver markets. If there is s...Read More
The US economy fell into a technical recession. As a safe-haven asset, will gold soar now?What Is Recession, Anyway?Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the technical recession! According to the initial measure of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, real GDP dropped 0.9% in the second quarter, following a 1.6% decline in the first quarter (annualized quarterly rates). As the chart below shows, on a q...Read More
Bad breaks can be tough to recover from. The process can be arduous and can take a long time. Sometimes a full recovery remains elusive and distant.Silver has a history of bad breaks over the past half-century. Below is a series of charts that tell the story… CHART NO. 1Silver Prices – 2 Year Historical ChartAn extended, downward slide has taken the silver price down by thirty p...Read More
Despite gold’s latest move higher, itsoutlook remains bearish. If its 2012-2013 pattern is to repeat, it means goldis now preparing for a big fall.PatienceAdvisedGold moved higher on Friday, so you might be wondering if this changed anythingregarding theoutlook. In short, it didn’t.Let’s take a closer look at whathappened. Gold futures moved higher by over $12,and this meant that...Read More
They are desperately trying to cover their folly...by Harvey Organ of Harvey Organ Blog//SPEC SHORTS CAUGHT OFF SIDE AS GOLD AND SILVER RALLY BIG TIME: GOLD RISES $29.30 TO $1693.40//SILVER UP A HUGE $1.46 TO $20.53//PLATINUM UP $35.30 TO $902.60//PALLADIUM UP $58.00 TO $2240.40//PREMIUS ON PHYSICAL SILVER RISING TO BETWEEN $9.50 AND $12.00 PER OZ//CREDIT SUISSE LOOKS TO BE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE AS I...Read More
Two-time Vale president Eliezer Batista diesLeadershipLook beyond market approach to project valuations: van ZylLeadershipChaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesEldorado has completed over 85,000 metres of exploration drilling and remains on track to complete the planned 2022 drilling program of 1...Read More
Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDMetal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedChaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.The company's president Darrin Campbell said the PEA on the potential supplier of ‘the two most valuabl...Read More
Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDMetal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedChaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.The PEA sees an after-tax NPV5% of US$150.5 million, pre-production capital costs of $28.1 million, and a pay...Read More
Chaarat makes headway at KyzyltashSPONSOREDchaarat gold holdings ltd.Bedrock gold discovery adds to Kingwest reignSPONSOREDkingwest resourcesMining Journal and MiningNews.Net Critical Minerals reportSPONSOREDMetal Bank draws on experience as resource upgrades nearSPONSOREDmetal bank limitedShares in Gold Fields gained 6.25% to 15,850 rand on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Gold Fields announced i...Read More
The company said it anticipates ending the year at a run rate of approximately 3.4Mof of silver equivalent.Read More