By Ira EpsteinGold pops, as expected off G-20. Now key is to hold on pullback if year end rally is to unfold,https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

The Main Stream Financial Media would love to have investors believe that the recent problems in the global equity market are all about a trade war with China. Therefore, everything can be made right just because Trump shook hands with Xi Jinping at the G-20 meeting in Argentina. But the truth is, China's problems are structural in nature-resulting from a centrally-planned economy that goads its c...Read More

Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More

"First of all I came down here because we don't do that - the transgender and all that - you know, we don't do that...And I don't appreciate you encouraging him to Continue...Read More

This weekend the eyes of the world were on Buenos Aires, where President Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and some top aides had a private dinner to discuss the current Continue...Read More

Traders have been worried for several months now that the yield curve would invert and signal a recession. There are signs that it is in the process of doing just thatContinue...Read More

Hugo Salinas Price is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Mexico's Elektra retail chain. Continue...Read More

Several weeks ago I sent you a video commentary on how important money velocity is and why Dr. Lacy Hunt is the master of this concept, which I now call the "acid test" for developed and emerging country economies.Continue...Read More

2018 has been rough on Gold Miners, as they've declined a large percentage. The decline has this key ratio testing dual support to start off the week.This chart looks at the GDXJ/GDX ratio (Junior Miners/Senior Miners) over the past 8-years. If you are bullish miners, you prefer to see this ratio moving higher.The decline this year has the ratio testing the bottom of its 2-year trading range and r...Read More

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESToronto, Canada (December 3, 2018) - Mega Uranium Ltd. (MGA: TSX) ("Mega") announces today that it is proposing to complete a non-brokered private placement to sell up to 15,909,091 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.11 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $1,750,000 (the "Financing").Ea...Read More

RAPAPORT... De Beers plansto expand its Lightbox product offering next year after observing strong consumer interest in its rollout of synthetic-diamond jewelry.The company hopes to introduce stackable rings in the latter part ofthe first quarter, Sally Morrison, Lightbox's chief marketing officer, confirmedto Rapaport News Monday. Bracelets will then come onto the market laterin 2019. John...Read More

RAPAPORT... PC Jeweller plans to reduce its exports by more than aquarter during the current fiscal year as it looks to minimize its credit needsin a tighter Indian lending market. The company receives payment for exports several monthsafter a transaction, and therefore has to take bank loans to buy raw materialsand support the business, Sanjeev Bhatia, PC Jeweller's chief financialofficer, t...Read More

RAPAPORT... Sales of jewelry and other luxury goods in Hong Kong beganto rebound in October after a typhoon drove tourism rates down theprevious month. October sales grew 3.3% year on year to HKD 6.87 billion($878.2 million) for jewelry, watches, clocks and other valuable gifts,according to data the Census and Statistics Department released last week.Total retail sales in Hong Kong increased 6% to...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The International Jewelry & Diamond Conference (Guangzhou) 2018 organized by Guangzhou Diamond Exchange and Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange and co-organized by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) was held last week.   More than 600 delegates from Brazil, Thailand, India, the U.S., Ukraine, Senegal, Belgium, Britain, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Canada, Singapore, Bots...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A survey released by the Diamond Producers Association (DPA) and KRC Research found that over 53 million Americans (21%) plan to purchase a diamond between Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day, with men and millennials most likely to purchase them.   Of those who plan to buy a diamond, more than 20 million plan to buy a diamond engagement ring.   The survey confirmed that the...Read More

Mahenge 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 mineralsDealing with the complexity of Coal data with Geobank 2018SPONSOREDmicromineThe company says it expects to produce first copper from the in-situ recovery project in Arizona next year."With the...Read More

Some progress at the Group of Twenty (G20) summit on US-China trade has given the three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange a boost, up by an average of 1.4%. The LME zinc price gained 1%, while copper was up 1.9% and recently quoted at $6,314 per tonne. Volume across the complex has, not surprisingly, been strong with 14,686 lots traded as at 6:53am London time. The precious met...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 39 points in pre-opening trade. Strength is related to an agreement between China and the U.S. to postpone trade tariff escalation for the next 90 day. The Shanghai Composite Index jumped 67 points to 2,655.Caterpillar gained $5.93 to $141.60 after Bank of America/Merrill upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral.Costco s...Read More

Late Saturday the American Caesar emerged in triumph, his head wreathed in laurel, his frame draped in the imperial purple.He had come, he had seen... and he had conquered.After talks with China's Xi Jinping in Buenos Aires, Trump claimed China would be "opening up" to American wares and "getting rid of tariffs."The Washington Post lists the terms of victory:In return for shelving a major escalati...Read More

"I will not be the one to break the peace we have made here today."With those words, the Godfather, Don Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, ended the war among the five mafia families in New York. This peace was hammered out at a dinner among the heads of the five families.This weekend the eyes of the world were on Buenos Aires, where President Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and some top aides...Read More