In Monday’sanalysis , I wrote that the market situation is likely to becomemore specific right before, during, and perhaps shortly after the U.S. presidentialelections . And by “specific”, I mean that the markets could beginmoving against their previous trends.Well, that’s precisely what we’vewitnessed so far. The overnight volatility is significant as the markets try...Read More

Peter Krauth explains why he believes gold will be the biggest winner in the election.There's no shortage of prognostications or conjecture about the U.S. election.Of course, everyone has an opinion.Some like red, some like blue, some like neither.Last week's volatility in stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities is a clear signal that markets are uneasy. They hate uncertainty.If the election's o...Read More

Crude oil started this week with abearish price gap and a breakdown below the September and October lows. This isan extremely valuable indication. The black gold seems to have finally decidedwhat the next big move is going to be, and by breaking lower, it effectively“agreed” with our expectations. On its own, the breakdown is verybearish. However, what preceded is equally important, as...Read More

The mostpessimistic forecasts of copper demand, and pricing, during the worst pandemicin 102 years, have failed to materialize. From afour-year low in March, when the coronavirus slammed into Europe and NorthAmerica, the red metal used widely in construction, communications,transportation and energy transmission, has mounted a serious comeback. As ofthis writing spot copper is trading at $3.08 per...Read More

Election Day has finally arrived. Whowill win, and why gold will remain the biggest winner of them all?So, today is the day! It's Election Day.For quite some time, national pollsindicate that Biden has a significant advantage . He is also pollingscarcely close ahead of Donald Trump in key battleground states, but, in somestates, the lead has recently narrowed. So, in many places, the race is still...Read More

Heading into what will likely become one of the biggest events in American political history on November 3, the US stock markets are holding up quite well on Monday, November 2.  My team and I have published a number of articles recently suggesting we believe wild price swings and increased volatility is to be expected before and after the US elections.  We have even suggested a couple o...Read More

Independent financial analyst Matt Badiali explains why he expects natural gas to rebound and discusses six potential investments.The oil price gets all the press. The price of a barrel collapsed during the Covid-19 lock down. Companies went bankrupt in droves. Now, the industry turned to mergers to survive.Investors fled. The sentiment turned awful. No one cares about oil anymore. The future is e...Read More

Now is not the time for Freeport-McMoRan to be thinking about mergers and acquisitions, the mining company's chief executive officer says.According to Richard Adkerson, the company - which is just over half-way through a mega-project to transform its giant Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia from an open-pit to an underground operation - is on the verge of creating huge shareholder value."I jus...Read More

Apparently investors don’t tire of hearing the same old thing; and their advisors willingly provide the same questionable advice: “The best way to play this new bull market in gold is to buy gold stocks” or something to that effect. Are gold stocks a better choice than golditself? Let’s find out…Four years ago, in 2016, I wrote the following:“This year’s...Read More

Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, says it doesn't matter if the U.S. sees a Red victory or a Blue victory in the presidential election; gold will be the real winner. In this far-ranging interview with Streetwise Reports, he discusses gold's prospects post-election, inflation, stock market performance, criteria to evaluate mining companies, and companies in U....Read More

As we continue to near the November 3rd election day, Precious Metals have continued to trade within a narrow range suggesting price support is staying strong. It is my belief that potential downside risks for Gold and Silver will be relatively short-lived after the election.  We believe the broad market decline witnessed on October 26, 2020, where the Dow Jones fell over 700 points, coupled...Read More

Trump and Biden debated for the second and last time in this campaign. So, who will win, and why gold is likely to be the biggest winner of them all?President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and the last debate before the elections. Thankfully, this time things were less chaotic and with far fewer interruptions and insults. Perhaps Trump has acknowledged that hi...Read More

Joe Biden’s performancein Thursday night’s presidential debate was solid. The former vice presidentwas combative against Donald Trump and frequently had the billionaire USPresident on the defensive. Post-debate analysis centered around the questionof whether Trump, who is behind in the polls, did enough to convince votersthat taking a chance on Biden would not be in their best interest...Read More

Peter Krauth compares silver and bitcoin and explains why he believes investors should own both.At the risk of offending bitcoin or silver investors, I think this is a question worth asking.I have been researching and following these assets for some time. In my view, it's not an either-or dilemma. You should simply own both.I believe silver and bitcoin remain massively undervalued, and that the ma...Read More

The silver play is to try and find the top and get out. It's essential to build evidence with charts to understand when silver goes parabolic...Patrick Karim on Palisades Gold RadioTom welcomes Patrick Karim back to the show to discuss his latest charts. Patrick is a proprietary capital manager and chart trader.To subscribe to our newsletter and get notified of new shows, please visit http://palis...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.This month's key North American steel forecast highlights:?EUR? Flat steel product prices in the United States moved largely in line with our expectations in October, although the increases slightly outpaced our projections. US hot-rolled coil prices averaged $655 per ton in October, exceeding our forecast price of $640 per...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Flat product prices in the US moved largely in line with our expectations in October, posting impressive gains across the product range, and slightly exceeding our forecasts for coil products.Domestic hot-rolled coil prices averaged $722 per tonne in October, exceeding our forecast of $705 per tonne forecast price.Although w...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts is ready to view.Approaching the end of the calendar year, steelmakers and consumers enter a busy period of contract negotiations for supply for 2021 or at least the first quarter or half year.With the sharp increases in spot market steel prices during recent months, steelmakers are understandably looking to take advantage and secure higher c...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.US ERW OCTG edges higher, seamless could followRising substrate costs helped support US ERW OCTG prices this month, especially at the upper end of the range of offers. Seamless OCTG and linepipe prices, meanwhile, held firm compared with September prices. The fundamentals remain weak, with rig counts going up...Read More

The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets' team of analysts are ready to view.Prices for most ferro-alloys maintained their upward momentum into October, solidifying previous gains and reflecting the improved demand from steelmakers, the rebuilding of depleted inventories, and the supply-side concerns following both planned and unplanned outages. Gains were noted for ferro-silicon, silicon metal, mang...Read More