Americans will vote in the midterm elections next Tuesday. The latest polling suggests that a “red wave” is building, and Republicans may win the majority both in the House and the Senate. The election results will have implications for all markets – and that includes precious metals.Mass psychology is one factor. Confidence in U.S. institutions has been in decline for several de...Read More
The gold miners’ stockshave been battered over this past half-year, bludgeoned relentlessly lower withgold. Heavy gold-futures selling fueledby the US dollar shooting parabolic in a mania has slammed the yellow metal. Gold’s normal seasonal trends have been overpoweredby speculators’ leveraged gold-futures dumping. But with their selling capital firepower exhaust...Read More
GOLD PRICE DECLINE – $600 POSSIBLE?Over the past couple of months, since the posting of my article Gold Charts – $1450 the price of gold has done nothing to indicate a change in direction or reversal of any consequence. Below is the latest chart (source) of physical gold prices showing monthly average closing prices since the peak in July 2020… Gold Prices (inflation-adjus...Read More
Oil prices ended the week caughtbetween the headwinds of a tighter global supply and a lacklustre economicoutlook eroding consumers' purchasing power.Macroeconomics On Thursday, the greenback took off overthe value of 150 Japanese yen – a symbolic price mark – for the first timesince the 1990s. A strong dollar reduces foreigninvestors' purchasing power in other currencies and thus dema...Read More
The euphoric US dollar’sepic parabolic surge over this past half-year continues to sorely vex gold. The dollar’s vertical march to extremesecular highs spawned heavy gold-futures selling, slamming gold. The resulting lower gold prices have scaredaway investors, leaving gold languishing near deep lows despite an inflationsuper-spike raging. This fundamentally-absurdmar...Read More
Shareholders are scheduled to vote on whether to approve Rio Tinto's C$43/share offer for the 49% of Turquoise Hill it does not already own on 8 November, a delay from the original scheduled date of 1Read More
Digital capital raising platform opens doors with over 100 ASX offers completedSPONSOREDblue horseshoe ventures pty limitedStudy points to more copper-gold potential for PolarX in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedPurepoint Uranium Group Well Positioned to Make Next Athabasca DiscoverySPONSOREDpurepoint uraniumSheffield flashes a green light at ThunderbirdSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedBank of Ame...Read More
"Oil companies' record profits today are not because they're doing something new or innovative.Read More
The protestors, believed to be part of the Casma Palla Palla community from the Southern region of Ayacucho, have been demonstrating since 27 October.Read More
There is a very large and real supply risk associated with lithium.Read More
Digital capital raising platform opens doors with over 100 ASX offers completedSPONSOREDblue horseshoe ventures pty limitedStudy points to more copper-gold potential for PolarX in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedPurepoint Uranium Group Well Positioned to Make Next Athabasca DiscoverySPONSOREDpurepoint uraniumSheffield flashes a green light at ThunderbirdSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedAbout a yea...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The overall trend is still downwards, although there are pockets of price increases among some sizes. Consumers are tightening their belts, which is having a clear impact on diamond prices. They're buying smaller stones, or if they do opt for bigger stones, they're settling for lower colors and clarities.HIGHLIGHTED CHANGESRounds1.00-1.24 ct. H-I / IF-VS2 -1.5-5...Read More
"Newmont delivered solid third quarter production of 1.5 million gold ounces as we build momentum for strong production in the fourth quarter," said chief executive Tom Palmer.Read More
Digital capital raising platform opens doors with over 100 ASX offers completedSPONSOREDblue horseshoe ventures pty limitedStudy points to more copper-gold potential for PolarX in AlaskaSPONSOREDpolarx limitedPurepoint Uranium Group Well Positioned to Make Next Athabasca DiscoverySPONSOREDpurepoint uraniumSheffield flashes a green light at ThunderbirdSPONSOREDsheffield resources limitedVeritas wil...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 41 points in pre-opening trade. Goodyear Tire dropped $1.05 to $11.65 after the company reported lower than consensus third quarter earnings. Stryker fell $11.10 to 218.14 after the company lowered its fourth quarter guidance.Marriott Vacations added $2.22 to $149.88 after reporting higher than consensus third quarter...Read More
After months of analysis, headlines, debates, commercials, polls and more we're finally on the brink of Election Day. On Nov. 8, just a few days from now, Americans will vote for senators, governors, House members and other offices from coast to coast.These contests will determine which governing philosophy controls the country for the next two years. It will also lay the foundation for the presid...Read More
The end of the “growth” road is upon us, though the consensus continues to hold fast to the endearing fantasy of infinite expansion of consumption.This fantasy has been supported for decades by the financial expansion of debt, which enabled more spending which pushed consumption, earnings, taxes, etc. higher.All the financial games are fun but “growth” boils down to an expa...Read More
Finally, the pundits and government people get a positive GDP report they can get excited about. Q3 GDP grew at a 2.6% annualized rate, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).Happy days are here again, folks! And right before the midterm elections, no less.But in reality, the report is basically noise. As Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, says:If you take a step b...Read More
The BC Regional Mining Alliance is collaborating to create sustainable investment opportunities in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Learn more at www.bcrma.com.Read full newsRead More
The new estimate, to be prepared by SRK Consulting, will include an additional 7,200 meters (m) of drilling completed in May this yearRead full newsRead More