Michael Ballanger looks at the recent rise in the gold price in light of what is happening in the broader markets and geopolitical activity.Before I expand upon the events of the past week that caught my increasingly illusory attention span, I wish to impart upon my readers one of the many chasms that separate the generational narratives these days. When I first entered the Hallowed Halls of Bay S...Read More
Supply shortages…That’s what is fueling the market right now. Oil companies are making out like bandits…Natural gas prices are skyrocketing…And commodities like lithium, cobalt, and aluminum have soared to newheights.But it’s not all sunshine and roses for some industries. The auto industry has seen its production plummet due to the globalsemiconductor shortage&hel...Read More
Gold continues to benefit from themarket turmoil and has apparently forgotten about medium-term problems.Meanwhile, the rising USD and a hawkish Fed await confrontation.With financial markets whipsawing afterevery Russia-Ukraine headline, volatility has risen materially in recent days.With whispers of a Russian invasion on Feb. 16 (which I doubt will berealized), the game of hot potato has uplifte...Read More
Every few years or so, the investing universe gets word about alooming shortage of a certain--usually niche--commodity. Soon thereafter,dozens or even hundreds of natural resource companies, both large and small,quickly “pivot” to said commodity and the next thing you know a commoditybubble ensues before, eventually, bursting.This script has played out numerous times with commodities i...Read More
A dramatic – and potentially lucrative – scenario may now be unfoldingin the markets for one of the most overlooked natural resources on the planet. This essential commodity – helium – is used to drive innovation formany of the world’s biggest tech companies...and it is needed to helpmanufacture everything from medical equipment to computer chips.Yet despite its criti...Read More
In line with bearish bets, miners havethrown a match. Gold, however, doesn’t want to leave the ring without a fight.How long will it stay high?While gold remains relatively firmdespite stock market turbulence, rising real yields, and bearish technicalindicators, even a confluence of headwinds hasn’t been able to knock the yellowmetal off its lofty perch. However, mining stocks haven&rs...Read More
Beware, the Fed’s tightening of monetary policy could lift real interest rates! For gold, this poses a risk of prices wildly rolling down.The first FOMC meeting in 2022 is behind us. What can we expect from the US central bank this year and how will it affect the price of gold? Well, this year’s episode of Fed Street will be sponsored by the letter “T”, which stands for &l...Read More
Technical Analyst Clive Maund examines the charts for the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, code GDX, and sees good cause to be positive about gold's future outlook.In this update we are going to do something that we haven’t done for a while, which is to examine the charts for the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF, code GDX, in an effort to figure out where it is in its cycle, and as we will see...Read More
As the gold “community” rationalizes gold’s currently low standing…As unpopular it may be, I cannot alter the truth as I see it. Marketing is fine, but never at the expense of truth, as with much financial media/analysis (with little disclaimers tucked in below the fold).In my opinion, a sizeable component of the gold ‘market’ is actually marketing; to the fear...Read More
The US Federal Reserve, whose job is to keep unemployment in check and inflation in the “Goldilocks” zone of 2%, is telegraphing three interest rate increases of 0.25% each (1% at the high end of the range) this year.Bloomberg believes the Fed might be more aggressive: “Our baseline is for the Fed to hike five times, each 25 basis points, this year, and balance-sheet runoff to be...Read More
Gold’s fate in 2021 will be determined mainly by inflation and the Fed’s reaction to it.In the epic struggle between chaos and order, chaos has an easier task, as there is usually only one proper method to do a job – the job that you can screw up in many ways. Thus, although economists see a strong economic expansion with cooling prices and normalization in monetary policies in 2...Read More
Silver will rise 5000% in MASSIVE JUMPS!by Bix Weir of Road to RootaWe have arrived at the point where Silver will rise in MASSIVE JUMPS! Hold on tight!Read More
MJ Nighthawk Gold had a management team change last year and you came on board. Why was the management team changed and what was the board of directors looking to achieve with this?Read More
Drilling extended the 55 Zone mineralisation to a strike length which is now 800m and a width of 250m with a highlight of 37m grading 1.04 grams per tonne in hole 200 including 4m grading 5.31g/t.Read More
Highlights included 11m grading 4.04 grams per tonne at Victory, including 1m grading 36.6g/t.Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Early 2022 has brought the most traumatic events in Kazakhstan’s 30 years of modern independence. Widespread protests and civil unrest led to unprecedented scenes of violence on the country’s streets. Especially...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat pantherThe 12-month extension involves a repayment of $30 million this August, $20 million in both January and March next year, and the final $80 million in March 2024.Read More
The company reported a highlight of 2m grading 43.73 grams per tonne gold and 24.Read More
Russian sanctions unlikely to reduce rough supplies since Indian firms are seeking alternative payment methods and can legally sell resulting polished to America. Sanctions are on payment methods and not on diamonds. Surging commodity prices and inflation are rocking markets. Gold breaks $2,000/ounce. Polished prices stabilizing as consumers battle higher gas and food costs. Rough market cooling a...Read More
Mining Journal and MiningNews.Net Copper Outlook ReportSPONSOREDEro Copper touts green focus and shareholder returnsSPONSOREDero copperFor C3 Metals, X marks the spotSPONSOREDc3 metalsGreat Panther, great prospectsSPONSOREDgreat pantherBlackstone executives scheduled a three hour virtual briefing for investors last week following release of a pre-feasibility study into the company's Ta Khoa nickel...Read More