The dovish Federal Reserve lit a fire under gold and its miners' stocks this week. As universally expected the FOMC hiked rates for the 9th time in this cycle. But it also lowered its 2019 rate-hike outlook bowing to the stock-market selloff. Traders dumped gold initially thinking that wasn't dovish enough. But market reactions to the FOMC form over a couple days, and gold surged overnig...Read More

By Gary TanashianOne of the most disturbing scenes in the series Breaking Bad was when Todd shoots and kills a boy on a dirt bike after he witnessed Heisenberg, Jesse and Todd heist 900 gallons of methylamine. Jesse: "Todd, that Opie Dead Eyed piece of shit..." That is similar to the feeling I got after the Fed hiked the funds rate as expected, but then declined to offer the stock market much re...Read More

By Marin KatusaOne of the largest conferences of the year just wrapped up this past weekend in Katowice, Poland. And it was on everyone's favorite subject, climate change.Yes, this is the annual conference where tens of thousands of delegates fly into a foreign town. On your tax dollars. To iron out a plan for the future of the planet.It's called the United Nations Climate Change Conference. And...Read More

The price of gold cannot decline and stay below the gold production costs. Myth or fact? We invite you to read our today's article about the mining costs and find out whether they provide a floor for gold prices. So if the central bank demand for gold is not able to boost the price, then maybe mines will help? We refer here to the popular narrative that the price of the yellow metal cannot dec...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1255.50-$5.50+1.39%Silver$14.62-$0.15+0.27%XAU68.67-1.60%+1.60%HUI156.47-1.28%+2.50%GDM570.74-1.04%+1.84%JSE Gold1316.81-28.01+1.12%USD97.03+0.69-0.44%Euro113.63-0.94+0.51%Yen90.02-0.10+2.03%Oil$45.59-$0.29-10.96%10-Year2.783%-0.021-3.80%Bond144.8125+0.09375+0.96%Dow22445.37-1.81%-6.87%Nasdaq6332.99-2.99%-8.36%S&P2416.58-2.06%-7.05%  The Metals: ...Read More

Just one request, please do not trade while drunk during the vacations. Merry Christmas. Enjoy the present and forget the past.Gold needs a close over $1260 and silver needs a close over $1490 today to zoom next week. Volumes will be there from Asia. Trading volumes will be down next week but not zero. Holiday goers will enjoy as petrol/diesel prices are low. The current market situation is that...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Wood Mackenzie's research analysts have over 40 years' experience understanding and forecasting natural resources industry performance across exploration, extraction and prodcution, refining and financial markets.We produce annual, ha...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 2 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus for November Durable Goods Orders was an increase of 1.2% versus a gain of 4.3% in October. Actual was an increase of 0.8%. Excluding transportation, consensus for November Durable Goods Or...Read More

I'm known for writing the #1 personal finance book of all-time, but most people recognize me as a "real estate" guy. It's my personal favorite investment category.In a civilized world, a roof over your head is as essential as food, clothing, energy, and water. That why there will always be a real estate market. And real estate investors are essential to keeping this vital human need available, fro...Read More

Lucara sells large diamonds for US$32.5mPrecious stonesMahenge the Cinderella of the graphite space?SPONSOREDblack rock miningSky is the limit for BSK at Amarillo GrandeSPONSOREDblue sky uraniumNew Energy brings experience to new dawnSPONSOREDnew energy mineralsSprott US Holdings president Rick Rule on gold stocks (January 23): "For the first time in my lifetime the gold mining industry has actual...Read More

Finding your way around a new building can be a challenge - it's not like you can just pull up your smartphone's map app and pinpoint your location like you would outside."A lot of companies - Google, Google Maps, Facebook - have been working on the challenge of indoor navigation for a long time," said Sam Sartor '18, who graduated in December with a bachelor's degree in computer science. "GPS dat...Read More

While prices for the major metals and other mined commodities mostly went sideways during 2018, there was plenty of big news over the year - much of its stoked by political pressures on miners. Here are our picks of the top mining stories of 2018.8. Beta Hunt bonanza - In the feel-good story of the year, RNC Minerals in September announced it had found a 95-kilogram specimen of rock at its Beta Hu...Read More

When Stratabound Minerals (TSXV: SB) CEO Kim Tyler told people he wanted to drill Golden Culvert as soon as possible after optioning the Yukon gold project in October 2017, many suggested that he should carry out some geophysical surveying before punching holes into the ground.But he told them that sort of work would only confirm what he already knew: that there was an outcrop the size of a transp...Read More

Power Ore (TSXV: PORE) is buying the Opemiska copper mine complex in Quebec from Explorateurs-Innovateurs de Qu?(C)bec (Ex-In), a private company.Opemiska consists of two past-producing underground mines operated by Falconbridge from 1953 to 1991. Located near the town of Chapais, Springer and Perry produced 23 million tonnes at 2.4% copper and 0.3 gram gold per tonne. "We've taken a bet on copper...Read More

The Peter Schiff Show Podcast - Episode 428RATE AND REVIEW this podcast on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/PeterSchiff/...NASDAQ Now in Bear Territory - It was a big down day, in fact there was even more carnage in the NASDAQ. Today is the day that NASDAQ finally slipped into bear market territory. So, Wall Street's been calling this a correction the whole way, well now the NASDAQ is down 22%,...Read More

?'?>?????^?,?... ???,???????>>?,?????,? 3/4 ?EUR? 3/4 ?? ? 1/4 ?,?E...Read More

Eric Sprott recaps a volatile week in the global markets and looks ahead to what should be a terrific 2019 in gold and silver.Read More

Watch this hilarious compilation from Kevin's 2015 live DVD A Whole Different Story. As he dissects and puts a funny spin on such topics as school uniforms, tennis clubs & children software. BUY Kevin's Live DVD A Whole Different Story now:https://amzn.to/2AaaLZm#KevinBridges #Comedy #UniversalRead More

Holy Toledo, this market sell-off/hysteria/nightmare is getting real UGLY, fast! Outside of cash, almost nothing is safe these days… Now, I realize that general equities and investors/speculators have been beyond blessed in recent memory, staging an almost unbelievable bull market (lasting ~decade), but as the saying goes: “It’s like taking the stairs up and the elevator dow...Read More