* Italian, Spanish PMIs show business sentiment still strong* Italian 10-year yields rise 3 bps, still near lows* Draghi to speak, investors watch for comments on politics* Slovakia latest to attempt 50-year bond* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr (Writes through)By Abhinav RamnarayanLONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Italian borrowing costs rose from fortnightly lows on Tuesday but...Read More
Real and nominal yields drop but no thrills for gold.Currency reigns king.Let's get physical.By Oliver Nugent, Commodities Strategist The drop in Treasury yields saw gold return to $1300/oz briefly last week, but was cut short by a burst higher in the dollar. A lull in fund flows, and easing geopolitics may prevent much upside in the shadow of the June rate hike. But failing a trade war, we th...Read More
Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More
Gold and silver continue insleepy trade as the equities continue to rally. The pattern in the metals isquiet consolidation, hovering near the recent lows. Volume has been light andvolatility nonexistent; however, the metals appear to be preparing for a bigmove.The sellers appear to beexhausted since taking gold from $1,365 to $1,280. Typically trading actionlike this will lead to a much bigger mo...Read More
Gold and silver continue in sleepy trade as the equities continue to rally. The pattern in the metals is quiet consolidation, hovering near the recent lows. Volume has been light and volatility nonexistent; however, the metals appear to be preparing for a big move. The sellers appear to be exhausted since taking gold from $1,365 to $1,280. Typically trading action like this will lead to a much bi...Read More
World's largest mortgage bankers- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would soon go bankrupt.No one believed Porter Stansberry nine years ago.As head of one of America's largest independent financial research firms, Mr. Stansberry's work back in 2008 led him to a bold, but worrisome, conclusion:That the world's largest mortgage bankers- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which at the time were responsible for ne...Read More
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Heavy call strikes could come into play as we enter the brief June options expiration cycleIt's safe to say stock traders did not, in fact, "Sell in May and go away" this year, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and its index peers notching monthly wins. That's not to say Wall Street is out of the woods, yet, though, as the month of June has been notoriously weak for the broad-market indi...Read More
VANCOUVER, B.C., June 05, 2018 - Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX.V:GPY) (OTCQX:NTGSF) (the "Company" or "Golden Predator") and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Yukon Mint?,,? are pleased to announce the First Yukon Mint?,,? .9999 gold coin was unveiled on May 30th, 2018 at a Company event in Toronto, Canada. A community event will follow in Yukon, Canada. Mr. Rob McEwen, Chief Owner and Chair...Read More
VANCOUVER, B.C., June 05, 2018 - Golden Predator Mining Corp. (TSX.V:GPY) (OTCQX:NTGSF) (the "Company" or "Golden Predator") and its wholly owned subsidiary, the Yukon Mint?,,? are pleased to announce the First Yukon Mint?,,? .9999 gold coin was unveiled on May 30th, 2018 at a Company event in Toronto, Canada. A community event will follow in Yukon, Canada. Mr. Rob McEwen, Chief Owner and Chair...Read More
Compass Gold Corp announced that an update on the now completed shallow soil geochemical survey program over the Sankarani exploration permit on its Sikasso Property in Southern Mali.Read full newsRead More
A Canadian mining company plans to challenge a court decision that requires the state of Montana to conduct a more extensive review of a proposal to search for gold, copper and other minerals on private land north of Yellowstone National Park.Read full newsRead More
State regulators gave the Canadian company the OK to excavate wetlands and possibly relocate any endangered species at the Upper Peninsula site.Read full newsRead More
Experts have long warned that bitcoin is not as private as it appears. The very design of bitcoin, as well as some other virtual currencies, can lend a surprisingRead full newsRead More
Mr. Michael Allen reportsNORTHERN EMPIRE DRILLS SEVERAL BROAD INTERCEPTS OF OXIDE GOLD MINERALIZATION NEAR ITS SNA DEPOSIT, NEVADANorthern Empire Resources Corp. has released exploration results from 19 new holes at its SNA deposit. SNA is the easternmost of the company's Crown deposits located within the its 100-per-cent-owned, 141-square-kilometre Sterling gold project in Nye county, Nevada.Mich...Read More
Mr. Michael Allen reportsNORTHERN EMPIRE DRILLS SEVERAL BROAD INTERCEPTS OF OXIDE GOLD MINERALIZATION NEAR ITS SNA DEPOSIT, NEVADANorthern Empire Resources Corp. has released exploration results from 19 new holes at its SNA deposit. SNA is the easternmost of the company's Crown deposits located within the its 100-per-cent-owned, 141-square-kilometre Sterling gold project in Nye county, Nevada.Mich...Read More
Experts have long warned that bitcoin is not as private as it appears. The very design of bitcoin, as well as some other virtual currencies, can lend a surprisingRead full newsRead More
Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons of mining waste into the Ajkwa River system in Indonesia. The company has been doing it for decades, and is demanding the right to keep at it for decades to come.The discharge of what are called tailings, the leftovers of mineral extraction, is perfectly legal under Freeport's current contract with the government. But recently, after...Read More
Every year, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dumps tens of millions of tons of mining waste into the Ajkwa River system in Indonesia. The company has been doing it for decades, and is demanding the right to keep at it for decades to come.The discharge of what are called tailings, the leftovers of mineral extraction, is perfectly legal under Freeport's current contract with the government. But recently, after...Read More
The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is expected to cost Germany's key auto industry about 75,000 jobs by 2030, a study released Tuesday shows, with parts suppliers set to suffer the most.The adoption of EVs will lessen the importance of petrol- and diesel-fuelled cars, an industry where German carmakers have built a reputation for decades and which currently employs about 840,000 peop...Read More