Ferro-chrome and chrome ore prices in China were unchanged in the week ended Friday December 21 amid low liquidity while market participants awaited January ferro-chrome tender prices from major Chinese stainless steel mills. Ferro-chrome, chrome ore prices in China unchangedJapanese, South Korean ferro-chrome prices stallHigh-carbon ferro-chrome prices decline in EuropeUS high-carbon ferro-chrome...Read More
As we've been saying, the stock market will have great influence on Gold. It has been easy to see in recent months.The S&P 500 has cracked, losing both its 200-day and 400-day moving averages. Gold and gold stocks have benefitted and gained in recent months even with a stable to rising U.S. Dollar.The past 65 years of history shows us that in almost any context (but not all) the time between t...Read More
In early December, I'd discussed bullish signs for gold heading into 2019. One of those was the hint at a potential pause in rate hikes for the United States Federal Reserve next year as well as for the Bank of Canada. The U.S. Fed moved forward on a December rate hike, but this only exacerbated the global stock market sell-off that has slid into its worst period since the financial crisis.Global...Read More
The last few years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan has been a grueling experience for uranium miner Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO)(NYSE:CCJ). Weaker uranium prices and a poor outlook for nuclear power generation has weighed heavily on its performance. A recent uptick in the spot uranium price, which sees the radioactive metal up by 30% since the end of 2017, and an improving outlook have bo...Read More
Gold has rallied sharply in recent weeks to see the yellow metal trading at over US$1,275 per ounce, and there are signs that firmer prices are here to stay. Growing market volatility, rising geopolitical risk, and fears of an economic downturn going into 2019 have all helped to push the yellow metal higher. Not even a stronger U.S. dollar nor higher interest rates, which are typically bad for the...Read More
Investors are starting to warm up to the yellow metal again, and that is bringing new interest in the Canadian mining stocks.Let's take a look at the current situation to see if this might be a good time to put one of the beaten-down gold miners in your portfolio.Golden opportunityGold has moved steadily higher since hitting a 2018 low near US$1,170 in August. The $100-per-ounce advance takes it a...Read More
As we've been saying, the stock market will have great influence on Gold. It has been easy to see in recent months.The S&P 500 has cracked, losing both its 200-day and 400-day moving averages. Gold and gold stocks have benefitted and gained in recent months even with a stable to rising U.S. Dollar.The past 65 years of history shows us that in almost any context (but not all) the time between t...Read More
"Commentators keep asking why the Fed can't raise rates if the economy is so strong? They still don't realize that the economy was never strong. They confuse a bubble for strength. Without 0% rates and QE the bubble can't survive. But a return to those policies kills the dollar" - Peter Schiff on TwitterI made that same argument about the Fed funds rate, the dollar and why the Fed has to keep "nud...Read More
Investigating the Goodfish-Kirana Project near Kirkland Lake, Ontario. Source: Warrior Gold Inc.Warrior Gold Inc. [WAR-TSXV] shares were active Thursday December 27 after the company received positive results from the 3D induced polarisation survey on the recently acquired Deloye Patents located on the Goodfish-Kirana Project near Kirkland Lake, Ontario.The shares advanced on the news, rising 16.6...Read More
Drill core from REN drill programMGX Minerals Inc. [XMG-CSE, MGXMF-OTCQB, 1MG-FSE] on Thursday December 27 released an update for its REN niobium-tantalum-titanium-REE (rare earth element) mineral property which is located in the northern Monashee Mountains of southeastern British Columbia.The company said a 14-hole, 1,249-metre drill program was completed at REN covering an area of approximately...Read More
Panic.It's the worst thing about my job.The market cools off, valuations deflate, and my inbox gets overwhelmed with folks who are in full panic mode, wanting to know, "What do I do?"I don't mean to sound brash, but if you freak out every time stocks sell off, you should just stop investing right now. Otherwise, you're going to make yourself crazy, and you'll likely end up acting on emotion instea...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Canada's main stock index closed up sharply following a two-day holiday, while U.S. markets rebounded from a steep drop in early trading to end higher after strong gains a day earlier.The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 385.02 points, or 2.79 per cent, at 14,165.21 following the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average closed...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1274.90+$8.70Silver$15.23+$0.20XAU70.78+1.15%HUI161.27+0.91%GDM587.25+1.17%JSE Gold1367.40+7.81USD96.53-0.51Euro114.38+0.86Yen90.15+0.11Oil$44.61-$1.6110-Year2.777%+0.007T-Bond144.75UNCHDow23138.82+1.14%Nasdaq6579.49+0.38%S&P2488.83+0.86% The Metals: Gold gained $12.70 to $1278.90 in early afternoon New York trade before it edged back lower into the cl...Read More
By Dave Kranzler"Commentators keep asking why the Fed can't raise rates if the economy is so strong? They still don't realize that the economy was never strong. They confuse a bubble for strength. Without 0% rates and QE the bubble can't survive. But a return to those policies kills the dollar" - Peter Schiff on TwitterI made that same argument about the Fed funds rate, the dollar and why the Fe...Read More
By: Chris Marcus, Arcadia Economics After raising interest rates over the past 2 years, the Federal Reserve last week signaled that it may be about to change course. Which came as no surprise to Peter Spina of GoldSeek.com, who explains why it happened. As well as what the Fed is likely to do next:Peter talked about why higher interest rates are creating issues in the stock, bond, and real es...Read More
By David HaggithSo, the bull market bounced back, right? Not so fast. When one appreciated reader suggested there would be a huge plunge the day after Christmas, given how badly the market plummeted the day before Christmas, I cautioned against that tempting thought. Herein are some warnings about bull traps in a bear market and how they work and how much they look exactly like what we just saw....Read More
Powell noticed some crosscurrents in the path of the US economy. Will it stay on the surface? And is gold a good swimmer? Crosscurrents Cause Fewer Hikes We hope that you enjoyed Christmas. As we promised last week, we will analyze the post-meeting Powell's press conference today. The Fed Chair remained optimistic about the US economy, which "has continued to perform well." However, "some cros...Read More
Link to the Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/ho-ho...Chaos reigns in the markets; US government is now in it's 6th day of an on going shut down, it's third this year, but certainly an indication of disfunction in Washington. Global growth prospects are dimming rapidly in China, Europe, Great Britain and the US, threatening a wave of defaults starting next year. US Consumer confi...Read More
It's been a long time coming, but at long last the stock markets are heading downward. What seemed like an impossibility just a few short months ago has now become a stark new reality. Danielle believes that it could keep on tumbling until it reverts to the mean. Pity all the poor individual investors who've been searching for a higher yield. They could be wiped out in the process. A lesson that n...Read More
"In reality, the school falsified transcripts, made up student accomplishments and mined the worst stereotypes of black America to manufacture up-from-hardship Continue...Read More