Would you like to know one simple way of achieving investment successes and getting rich? That’s great, I will reveal this secret to you – and you even don’t have to click anything! The trick is to find a bull market and go long! And, what a coincidence, gold is right now in the bull market… If you don’t believe, then look at the chart below. If the chart does not p...Read More
Hope you have all had good August holidays despite the fast materialising Covid-19 second peaks across the world with the United States leading the way by galloping ahead of the rest. Though much of Europe has also taken it's eye off the ball and is fast seeing it's 2nd peaks materialising with the UK managing to fair better largely due to intelligence of it's citizens rather than any actions from...Read More
Those in favor of Judy Shelton’s approval by Congress, pursuant to her nomination to the Federal Reserve Board Of Governors, should not be surprised by the torrent of criticism directed at her.A letter published and signed by former Federal Reserve officials and staffers called on the Senate to reject her nomination, stating that “Ms. Shelton’s views are so extreme and ill-consid...Read More
Peter Krauth discusses the Fed's inflation target and what that means for gold.Make no mistake, higher gold prices are coming.By pulling yet another arrow from its quiver, the Fed's just helped move us closer that target.The Fed wants inflation, so it's going to get it. Problem is, we the people, will have to live with it.Fed Chair Jerome Powell told us last week they will let inflation run higher...Read More
According to the WGC, the latest leg of gold’s 2020 bull run has come too fast, but gold has still potential for further upside. The World Gold Council has recently published a few interesting reports. Let’s analyze them and draw important conclusions for the precious metals investors! I’ll start with the July Investment Update: “Gold hits record high: sprint or marathon?&r...Read More
August 13, the Market Oracle publishes my article on Gold, Silver, the Black Rock and the Twins. I claim something is going on that can’t be explained without knowing what happened in 2015 that changed the precious metals and mankind’s destiny.I am still waiting to see if Silver tests the $21 resistance but what happened yesterday (August 11) and the next day is perplexing. Augus...Read More
Public and private pensionplans face a dual crisis.The first and most obviousthreat to pensioners is that defined-benefit vehicles are severely underfunded.By one estimate, pension systems taken as a whole are $638 billion in the red.Some are in better shapefinancially than others. But all pension plans will have to reckon with asecond huge challenge going forward.Namely, they are alreadyentirely...Read More
Fed adopts a new strategy that opens the door for higher inflation. The change is fundamentally positive for gold prices.So, it happened! In line with market expectations, the Fed has changed its monetary policy framework into a more dovish one! This is something we warned our Readers in our last Fundamental Gold Report:the Fed could change how it defines and achieves its inflation goal, trying, f...Read More
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS:Platinum may be setting up in a technical pattern that is similar to the end of 2001/early 2002.Platinum could rally more than 300%, somewhere near $3,450 or higher.This might push Gold above $7,500 an ounce and may push silver somewhere north of $125 per ounce.Rally hinges on platinum breaking out above $1,050.50.Platinum may be setting up in a technical pattern that is simila...Read More
Peter Krauth looks at the factors behind the movements in the gold and silver markets. Gold's retreated from a record high above $2,000, and silver's off its own seven-year highs near $30.Is that cause for concern? I doubt it.These have been dramatic surges to new levels, brought on by a combination of low interest rates, historic money-printing raising the specter of inflation, a softer U.S. doll...Read More
July FOMC minutes hit the gold prices. But what’s next for the yellow metal?The key event last week was the publication of the minutes from the FOMC meeting in July. After their release, the U.S. dollar jumped, while the price of gold dropped, as the chart below shows. Why? Well, the Fed officials disappointed investors who expected some clues about upgrading the U.S. central bank’s fo...Read More
Elliott Wave International's analysts have posited that the next big global monetary event will be deflation, not inflation.The writer of an August 18 Telegraph article also sees "powerful deflationary winds." Here's an excerpt:Talk of resurgent global inflation is mostly noise. Powerful deflationary winds continue to blow through the world economy. ...The great inflation hypothesis now in fashion...Read More
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - More than 50 people are dead after landslides caused the collapse of three artisanal gold mines near the city of Kamituga in eastern Congo's South Kivu province on Friday, officials said.Read full newsRead More
At least 50 people are thought to have died when an artisanal gold mine collapsed near Kamituga in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday afternoon, a local mining NGO said.Read full newsRead More
While the markets have moved higher this week, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding investors. The V-shaped recovery since March has surprised Bay Street experts who think the market is not in sync with the economy, as Canada’s unemployment rates continue to remain high amid sluggish consumer demand.Warren Buffett-owned Berkshire Hathaway recently published its 13F filings, and it was q...Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll. In many countries, cases continue to rise. Everyone, including the stock market, is hoping for a quick vaccine — our best chance at a return to normalcy.But the future is still uncertain. A vaccine may not arrive for years. If one is discovered this week, it could take many months to secure approvals, scale manufacturing capabilities, and dist...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 11 that are worth another look.Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques and iron ore head Chris Salisbury are to step down following criticism over the miner's destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves in Pilbara, Western Australia.The...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 11 that are worth another look.Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques and iron ore head Chris Salisbury are to step down following criticism over the miner's destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves in Pilbara, Western Australia.The...Read More
The company said on Friday its board had approved a payment of 2.4075 reias per share, being 1.4102 per share in the form of dividends and 0.9973 per share in the form of interest on capital.The interim dividend was ahead of expectations and implied an 8% yield on an annualised basis, BMO analyst Edward Sterck reportedly told Bloomberg.Vale had flagged a resumption of dividends mid-year."I think i...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday September 11 that are worth another look.Rio Tinto chief executive officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques and iron ore head Chris Salisbury are to step down following criticism over the miner's destruction of sacred Aboriginal caves in Pilbara, Western Australia.The...Read More