The empty branches in the trees, the cold winter wind, and snow in the driveway can only mean one thing: football playoffs.I'll duly admit to being a fair-weather fan. If the Mighty Ravens aren't in the annual tournament, I'm not that interested.But they were this year, and how they played has something to say about how winners invest.Football, like the stock market, is a game of matchups. The Rav...Read More
Mako Gold Limited (ASX: MKG) is an Australian based exploration company founded by a husband and wife team of geologists Ann and Peter Ledwidge, who between the two of them have 60 years of field experience on three continents. Mako Gold is focused on making a significant high-grade gold discovery by exploring its portfolio of highly prospective gold projects in C??te d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso in...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1289.20-$2.40Silver$15.57-$0.06XAU69.37-2.50%HUI153.07-2.68%GDM576.85-1.64%JSE Gold1345.05-31.18USD95.93+0.33Euro114.12-0.58Yen92.36-0.05Oil$52.11+$1.6010-Year2.718%+0.011T-Bond145.3125-0.09375Dow24065.59+0.65%Nasdaq7023.83+1.71%S&P2610.30+1.07% The Metals: Gold dipped $4 to $1287.60 at about 5AM EST before it rose to as high as $1294.70 by midmorning...Read More
By Ira EpsteinMetals stall, but hold overall gains as US Dollar rallies sharply.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
By Craig HemkeFor each of the past several years, we've written January posts that helped to serve as a road map for the year ahead. Though crystal ball gazing is an inexact science, on balance we've done a pretty good job with these forecasts. As 2019 dawns, we thought we should give it another try today. Let's begin with where we've been... After the election of Trump in November 2016, a narra...Read More
Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. "Some analysts believe China could deliver 2 trillion yuan ($296.21 billion) worth of cuts in taxes and fees, and allow local governments to issue another 2 trillion yuan in special bonds largely used to fund key projects." - CNBC News, Jan 15, 2019.2. China's economy is likely to grow in the 6.2%-6.5% range for 2019 and the stimulus is inflat...Read More
By James AndersonEvery 50 years or so over the last century and a half of time, free market forces have eventually given the US government a full gold accounting by her Official US Gold Reserves.On this website we have covered in much detail the last 2 times gold accounted for outstanding US dollars (e.g. gold vs dollars).We along with many of our customers fully expect similar occurrences to co...Read More
Fiat paper money: Once gold and silver derivatives Today, instruments of debt issued by central banks After the 2008 financial crisis, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke invoked Milton Friedman's theory that a helicopter drop of money could prevent a collapsing credit bubble from becoming a Great Depression.When credit bubbles burst, defaulting debt and disappearing demand cause the velocity of money...Read More
By Frank HolmesSummary:An update to the Periodic Table of Commodity Returns.Goldman Sachs issues an overweight recommendation for gold and commodities.Paradigm Capital says royalty companies are the "best bet" in metals and mining.Our ever-popular Periodic Table of Commodity Returns has been updated for 2018 and is now available on the U.S. Global Investors website! I invite you to get lost usin...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloInvestors should prepare for crazy and turbulent markets in 2019. As the correction in the broader markets picks up speed and heads much lower, investor worry will start to turn into fear. At this point, the precious metals will likely disconnect from the markets and move higher as investors move into gold and silver to protect wealth.I discuss this in my newest video upda...Read More
By Clint SiegnerThe two largest private producers of bullion bars and rounds in the U.S. have gone defunct over the past two years. Premiums for silver bars and rounds are already on the rise as markets adjust to the lack of supply.Two major mints have blown upin the past two years.At present, demand for these products is manageable. A surge in buying activity, however, could lead to serious dif...Read More
My Two CentsAndy Sutton / Graham Mehl Liquidity is becoming of central importance once again. It is frequently mentioned in mainstream media articles, interviews, and 'educational' programs. It was a central point of discussion during the financial market blowout in 2008. The killing off of a little-known (until it was dead!) data series earlier this year by the not-so-USFed has gotten the...Read More
By George SmithThe paper money that funded the American Revolution led to post-war grievances, the most well-known of which was Shays's Rebellion in backcountry Massachusetts. For years after the war the Boston legislature imposed taxes, falling mainly on those least able to pay, for the full payment in specie of the highly-depreciated notes called Continentals held mostly by well-to-do legi...Read More
Federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week. Will it boost gold prices? US Government Shuts Down, Again Could you imagine life without a government? Now, you can. The federal government has been shut down since December 22nd, 2018. The government shutdown does not, of course, imply that the whole government is closed. Only non-essential discretionary federal programs and agencies c...Read More
The 'true fundamentals' began shifting in gold's favour in October of last year and by early-December the fundamental backdrop was gold-bullish for the first time in almost a year. However, there is not yet confirmation of a new gold bull market from the most reliable indicator of gold's major trend. I'm referring to the fact that the gold/SPX ratio is yet to achieve a weekly close above its 200...Read More
- Turbulent markets and Brexit mean it is essential to consider safer options like gold- You need to take some risk in a portfolio - cash, gold and planning are essential- To build a financial fortune & long-term wealth one must diversify assets & own gold- "Physical gold (bars & coins) can be bought from an online bullion dealer -the likes of Goldcore" writes Jeff Prestridge for This Is Money...Read More
Fears of a contagion effect of the Chinese slowdown is preventing industrial metals and crude oil from rising. Focus is more on Brexit globally. There is speculation that the UK might now leave the European Union. The Cable will zoom like a space rocket if there is clear information that the UK will not leave the European Union. A second referendum vote (if any) will be in favor of the UK not le...Read More
Portfolio manager Michael Pento joins the Great Reset Opportunity Report to share how he envisions the economic and financial dislocation coming our way will play out. For more information about Neptune Global go to www.NeptuneGlobal.comMichael Pento is a specialist in Austrian economics and is the President of Pento Portfolio Strategies. Prior to starting Pento Portfolio Strategies he served as a...Read More
Max interviews market commentator and blogger, Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com, about the 'patient' Federal Reserve, the property market in San Francisco starting to deflate and Germany's economy in 'technical recession.'Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's R...Read More
Yellow Vest protests continue to rock France despite the government's attempts at appeasing demonstrators. Investigative journalist Ben Swann joins News.Views.Hughes to discuss the protests and what's behind the muted western media coverage thereof. They also discuss the looming Brexit vote in the UK House of Commons.Read More