The Bank for International Settlements has just published its September statement of account, giving summary information on its use of gold swaps and other gold-related derivatives in that month: https://www.bis.org/banking/balsheet/statofacc180930.pdf The information provided in BIS monthly statements is not sufficient to calculate a precise amount of gold-related derivatives, including swaps...Read More

By Frank HolmesYou've likely seen the reports: A whopping 44 percent of Americans wouldn't be able to afford a $400 emergency expense without borrowing it or selling something. That's according to the Federal Reserve's findings in 2017. And earlier this year, financial services firm Bankrate reported that only 39 percent of Americans would be able to pay off an unexpected expense of $1,000 from...Read More

I chimed in on the capriciousness of copper in the late spring (Mercenary Musing, May 28, 2018). Since then, copper prices hit a 3.5 year high at $3.29/lb in early June but then lagged over the summer months. Weakness continues unabated with Friday's close at $2.86 equating to a 13% loss from its ephemeral high in June: The downtick has occurred despite strong fundamentals: ?...Read More

By Stefan GleasonIs the Trump agenda in peril? It's a question investors should consider ahead of the mid-term elections.Up to now, the Trump economic agenda has certainly been great for Wall Street and much of the broader economy. The Dow Jones Industrials continues to defy all naysayers - notching yet another new record high in the first week of October before correcting.Meanwhile, the latest...Read More

Ah, Saudi Arabia, land of heat and contradictions. One day they're jailing women's rights activists for wanting to drive, the next day they're dismembering still-living Washington Post journalists. And yet they can count the world's capitalist democracies as friends, because today's dysfunctional economic/geopolitical system depends on both Saudi oil and Saudi willingness to help keep their (app...Read More

By Craig Hemke The mainstream media is shocked today to report that the U.S. federal deficit increased to $779B in fiscal 2018. This despite the fact that all of this was projected back in February. And we wrote about it back in February too. Here's the link: https://www.sprottmoney.com/Blog/total-us-debt-and... It was back then that the Office of Management and Budget first proposed that the t...Read More

Gold miners completed the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern - it's now a fact. And many analysts would have one believe that it's the only fact that matters right now or that it's of major importance. But just like focusing on one tree can make one miss the entire forest behind it, the above could make the entire precious metals outlook appear different than it really is. There are multiple fac...Read More

- "Large challenges loom for the global economy to prevent a second Great Depression" warn IMF- Massive government debts and eroded fiscal buffers since 2008 suggest global dominos await a single market crash- 2008 crisis measures cast long, dark "terrifying" shadowby William Pesek via Asia TimesIs another "Great Depression" on the horizon?It would be easier to dismiss these words from Nourie...Read More

Thinking North is a Canadian brain trust specializing in different genres of investments with the goal of finding select opportunities. We connect the brightest entrepreneurial talent with the financial community. Our investment network consists of angel investors, venture capitalists,financial executives, and business owners."The topic of this event is Trend Investing. If you are in the Toront...Read More

Full Article: Trillions in US net worth vulnerable to recession: IMFBy: WASHINGTON (AFP) A severe recession would slash US public wealth by about $5 trillion, causing vastly more damage to Washington's finances than just an increase in debt and deficits, the IMF warned Tuesday.Full Article: Trillions in US net worth vulnerable to recession: IMFBy: WASHINGTON (AFP) Disclaimer (C) 2010 Junior...Read More

RAPAPORT... You don't have to be in China to sell to Chinese people.That's the message from luxury marketing experts, who point out that tourists,students and immigrants from the world's largest fine-jewelry consumer have ahuge impact on the retail sector in Western countries. "The joke in the high-end luxury-goods community is that ifyou want to start a new luxury brand, the place to put it is wh...Read More

RAPAPORT... India's polished-diamond exports fell in September,according to data from the nation's Gem & Jewellery Export PromotionCouncil (GJEPC).Polished exports decreased 11% year on year to $2.37 billionand, by volume, fell 29% to 2.78 billion carats. The average price rose 26% to$851 per carat. Polished imports dropped 7% year on year to $163 million,while net polished exports - the...Read More

RAPAPORT... Manufacturers were concerned about profitability at last week's De Beerssight, and expressed hope their new supply agreement with the miner would easethe situation.De Beers had proceeds of $475 million during the October sales cycle amid weakdemand for smaller rough diamonds, the company reported Tuesday. Sightholders described lastweek's sight as difficult, as they felt compelled...Read More

One simple solution to optimize your underground operationSPONSOREDkomatsuKin reshaping path towards developmentSPONSOREDkin mining nlKasbah on cusp of tin riches at world-class AchmmachSPONSOREDkasbah resourcesNew thinking carves out strong zinc position for Europa MetalsSPONSOREDeuropa metalsCopper production rose by 1% year-on-year to 409,000 tonnes due to higher volumes at Escondida, which was...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesIt produced 5.36 million pounds of copper and 3,010 ounces of gold, up 5% and 6% respectively on the previous corresponding period, due mainly to an 8% increase in processed ore.The com...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resources On the heels of a feasibility study in July that laid out a commercial case for restarting the operation, CEO Rodrigo Barbosa hailed the development as a "transformational milestone" for the project and company.He said the proejct was on track to achieve commercial production by the end of the year. Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseS...Read More

Amerigo MVC plant ramp-up on courseSPONSOREDamerigo resourcesThe company received its activated Class III underground injection control (UIC) area permit, allowing it to extract up to 125 million pounds of copper per annum, using what it described as the ...Read More

The next Tech Talk is scheduled to be released on Monday, October 22nd, 2018.  Please join us then.Sponsored By...More from the network: Stock Market Outlook for November 2, 2018Stock Market Outlook for November 1, 2018Stock Market Outlook for October 31, 2018Stock Market Outlook for October 30, 2018Stock Market Outlook for October 29, 2018Read More

Dear Reader,I have two stories to share with you today.They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Study the diagrams below and see if you can pick up some of the distinctions between the two stories. If you’re financially intelligent, you can see important distinctions in the diagrams.Here is the first story:Here is the second story:The Power of Cash FlowThe first diagram depicts the...Read More

As the end of October approaches, I’m noticing tombstones popping up in a number of my neighbor’s yards.Of course, my kids are getting excited about Halloween and binging on as much sugar as possible over the next few weeks. But while the fake tombstones in my neighborhood have my kids excited about candy, I’m seeing a number of Wall Street tombstones popping up in my daily resea...Read More