Spill area. (Image courtesy of Nornickel). Russia's Vice-minister for Emergencies, Alexandr Chupriyan, expressed gratitude to the countries that have offered to help with the fuel spill in Siberia in which 20,000 tons of diesel leaked from a reservoir owned by MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC.The breach at the Heat and Power Plant ?,,- 3 (HPP-3) took place on May 29, 2020. The plant is operated by Norilsk...Read More
The Earth & Moon. (Image by NASA/JPL/USGS). Researchers at the University of Central Florida created a geological model to give prospectors looking to mine the moon better odds of striking gold.Since finding the yellow metal on the moon is linked to the existence of rich deposits of water ice that can be turned into resources, like fuel, for space missions, the scientists created an Ice Favorabil...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday June 5 that are worth another look.Vehicle production increased in Latin America during May, when compared with the all-time lows reported in April, but continued to represent a sharp year-on-year decrease while most plants remained closed or are just starting to reopen following Covid-related halts.The first deal for aluminium cif...Read More
NEWS &VIEWSForecasts, Commentary & Analysis on the Economy and Precious MetalsCelebrating our 47h year in the gold businessJUNE 2020By Michael Kosares, USAGOLD"To propose a return of inflation is to be inflammatory," writes Lightman Investment Management's Rob Burnett in an opinion piece for the Financial Times. "Investors are committed to a deflationary thesis and such is their fervor tha...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:A European friend well known to us who prefers not to fall under even more surveillance in his own country sends the observations below, for which your secretary/treasurer will take the responsibility of sharing with you.His main point -- that huge volatility will be injected into the gold market to facilitate government intervention elsewhere in the world financial...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has strong support around $1653.50+ / 18 week moving average. Momentum rolled over. Read More
Double EffectSecondary ConsequencesEven if We Get a Vaccine...Bottom LineShould you wear a mask in public? This seemingly simple question immediately generates emotional, political, and social anxiety.It is just one of many provocative questions COVID-19 is forcing upon us. They should be simple, data-driven policy issues but many are not.Today's letter is in a different format from the usual T...Read More
While the use of gold to protectagainst inflation is well known, it has other investment attributes that arepotentially even more valuable, and this is particularly true in times of crisis.In this analysis, we will examine therelative performance of gold and stocks (as represented by the S&P 500)between early February and late May, as the coronavirus pandemic and theresulting economic shutdown...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has strong support around $1653.50+ / 18 week moving average. Momentum rolled over. Read More
The US Dollar Index is getting close to thebreakdown that will signal a massive Silver rally. A type of Silver rally thatwas last seen in the 70s, when Silver went from around $5 to $50.The market has virtually completed a fullcycle to set up the next Silver rally. See this long-term US Dollar Index chart: On the chart, I havemarked two fractals (1 to 3), with a fractal virtually representing...Read More
Could 2020 end, please? The pandemic is not over and the US suffers now from mass riots across the country. They could aggravate the coronavirus crisis and increase the demand for gold. On May 26, a black man, George Floyd, was killed by the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his arrest – he allegedly used earlier a $20 counterfeit bill in a nearby store – the police officer put...Read More
From the March 23rd low in the PM complex we’ve enjoyed the first easy part of this rally that should have many years to run yet. Every bull market will consist of an impulse move followed by a consolidation period, rinse and repeat until the bull market ends with some type of reversal pattern. Normally in a secular bull market the turning points will generally be very large to buildup the e...Read More
NEWS &VIEWSForecasts, Commentary & Analysis on the Economy and Precious MetalsCelebrating our 47h year in the gold businessJUNE 2020By Michael Kosares, USAGOLD"To propose a return of inflation is to be inflammatory," writes Lightman Investment Management's Rob Burnett in an opinion piece for the Financial Times. "Investors are committed to a deflationary thesis and such is their fervor tha...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:A European friend well known to us who prefers not to fall under even more surveillance in his own country sends the observations below, for which your secretary/treasurer will take the responsibility of sharing with you.His main point -- that huge volatility will be injected into the gold market to facilitate government intervention elsewhere in the world financial...Read More