In retrospect, nothing much has changed since I published my original article $100 Silver Has Come And Gone in October 2019.The price is higher than it was at the time the article was written, and that is certainly positive. However, the net change since then does not alter the fundamental arguments stated in the original article. Let’s review the salient points now. SILVER PRICE HISTORY &...Read More
CopperThe global copper supply crisis is getting deeper with each passing day.Even disregarding the military crisis in Europe and the piling sanctions against Russia that have rocked the commodity markets, copper has always been in a tough spot simply because of its fast-rising demand and the critical role in the modern economy.More than 20 million tonnes of the metal are being consumed each year...Read More
“2022: The Golden Year” activates……as gold and the miners hit our short-term upside targets this week.In August of 2020 we noted the danger signals for gold based on sentiment excess coming out of the acute pandemic fear phase. We also noted the need for a multi-year bullish Cup to build a proper handle after that excess. A Cup’s handle is actually a downward trendi...Read More
We live in uncertain times, but one thing is (almost) certain: the Fed’s tightening cycle will be followed by an economic slowdown – if not worse.There are many regularities in nature. After winter comes spring. After night comes day. After the Fed’s tightening cycle comes a recession. This month, the Fed will probably end quantitative easing and lift the federal funds rate. Will...Read More
Whether or not you are investing in gold for retirement, it isalways important to be informed. This article will help you decide if investingin gold is the right decision for your retirement. When deciding on what to invest in, one of the most popularchoices is gold. Gold has been used as a currency and an investment forthousands of years, and it continues to be a popular choice for investorstoday...Read More
Imagine what an oak tree's underground rootball looks like, with supportive tendrils spreading out in all directions, notunlike what the limbs of this magnificent specimen are doing above-ground.The result is an impregnable presence inall directions of the compass. "Open on strike and at depth" as amining geologist might say.Like Mycelium (the vegetative part of afungus-like bacterial co...Read More
With each day of the Russian invasion, gold confirms its status as the safe-haven asset. Its long-term outlook has become more bullish than before the war.Two weeks have passed since the Russian attack on Ukraine. Two weeks of the first full-scale war in Europe in the 21th century, something I still can’t believe is happening. Two weeks of completely senseless conflict between close Slavic n...Read More
Gold has hit $2,000 but is stillstruggling to maintain that historical level. It has already tried 8 times -will the ninth attempt succeed? Many indications make this doubtful.Gold is attempting to break above the$2,000 milestone, and miners are trying to break above their decliningresistance line. Will they manage to do so, and if so, how long will the rallylast? Yesterday, gold didn’t mana...Read More
Russian forces have made minimal progress against Ukraine in recent days. Unlike the invader, gold rallied very quickly and achieved its long-awaited target - $2000!Nobody expected the Russian inquisition! Nobody expected such a fierce Ukrainian defense, either. Of course, the situation is still very dramatic. Russian troops continued their offensive and – although the pace slowed down consi...Read More
Crude Oil Climbs High. Is It Enough to Enjoy a BetterView?The threat of sanctions caused a stirin the markets: WTI spiked above $130 and Brent is nearing the $140 mark. Whereis crude oil going next?A possible Western embargo on Russian oilcaused oil prices to soar again on Monday, as stock markets feared persistentinflation and a consequent economic slowdown.On the US dollar side, the continuedral...Read More
This month, the Fed is expected to hike interest rates. Contrary to popular belief, the tightening doesn't have to be adverse for gold. What does history show?March 2022 – the Fed is supposed to end its quantitative easing and hike the federal funds rate for the first time during recovery from a pandemic crisis . After the liftoff, the Fed will probably also start reducing the size of its ma...Read More
After the war-driven gold rally, oilis starting to outperform. History between these two has already shown thatsomeone may suffer. Many suggest: gold miners.The precious metals corrected some oftheir gains yesterday, but overall, not much changed in them. However, quite a lothappened in crude oil, and in today’s analysis we’ll focus on whatit implies for the precious metals market and,...Read More
The gold miners’ stockshave mostly been consolidating sideways over this past half-year. They’ve been held down by periodic bouts ofheavy gold-futures dumping on Fed-tightening fears. But as those traders exhaust their selling firepower,gold stocks have formed a strong technical base that is birthing their nextmajor bull-market upleg. And a stifftailwind is mounting a...Read More
As history shows, gold and silverrallies based on geopolitical tensions are often short-lived. Yesterday, a hintof a trend reversal appeared.Don’t stop reading this mining stockanalysis until you get to the part about junior mining stocks’ analogy.Something might interest you there.While the unfortunate conflictconfronting Russia and Ukraine has intensified in recent days, gold, silver...Read More
Gold prices declined in 2021 and the prospects for 2022 are not impressive as well. However, the yellow metal’s strategic relevance remains high.Last month, the World Gold Council published two interesting reports about gold. The first one is the latest edition of Gold Demand Trends, which summarizes the entire last year. Gold supply decreased 1%, while gold demand rose 10% in 2021. Despite...Read More
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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
Jesse Felder - Twitter, Released on 3/26/22'Economists will one day look back and say that it was the Fed's tightening starting at the March 16, 2022 FOMC meeting that will get the credit/blame for the coming rise in unemployment. But that rise was already baked in well ahead of the Fed's actions.' https://t.co/Op4vj3tXIX pic.twitter.com/HbwCCiC8iZ- Jesse Felder (@jessefelder) Marc...Read More
USA Watchdog, Released on 3/26/22"I was born one year after the end of WWII, and crazy people will take you to war in the blink of an eye. The war criminals are leading us into another war."Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Cen...Read More
TradersChoice.net, Released on 3/27/22Gregory Mannarino started his career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. After realizing that working on Wall Street was not like the movies, he moved on to get a medical degree and practiced medicine as a Physician Assistant. He also served in the United States Naval Reserve Medical Service Cor...Read More