TIMBER!! That is the standard cry in theforest industry among loggers who cut down giant trees, the warning to stepaside for the great impact. GET READY FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS BANKING CRISIS INTHE THREE BIGGEST EUROPEAN ECONOMIES: GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY. The United Statesand the London Centre will not be able to avoid the crisis.Try that again. TIMBERRRR !! An event ofmonumental importance and impac...Read More

The Mexican government will launch a dispute settlement process against the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding tariffs imposed on shipments of steel and aluminium from Mexico to its North American neighbor."The Mexican government highlights that its actions will continue to comply with international trade laws and will be proportional to the damages received...Read More

A summary of base metals premiums from across the globe for the week to Tuesday June 5.Please click...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1296.50+$4.70Silver$16.49+$0.09XAU83.05+1.06%HUI178.67+0.97%GDM623.77+0.53%JSE Gold1025.63+18.59USD93.91-0.14Euro117.17+0.19Yen91.16+0.03Oil$65.52+$0.7710-Year2.920%-0.023T-Bond144.375+0.25Dow24799.98-0.06%Nasdaq7637.86+0.41%S&P2748.80+0.07%  The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to as high as $1300.50 in early afternoon New York trade before it drifted back lo...Read More

By Stefan GleasonInflation is a corrosive force that gradually - and sometimes rapidly - eats away at the nominal value of savings and investments.It is perhaps the biggest threat looming on the horizon for millions of retirees who have been steered into assets marketed as "conservative" - such as dollar-denominated money market accounts, bonds, and annuities.According to the Aegon Retirement Re...Read More

By Dave KranzlerThe propaganda laced with bold lies is enveloping the media. The JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnover) released today alleges that the number of job openings in April hit a record. Of course, the April number was based on large revisions to previous data. The number reported is also "seasonally adjusted" and predicated on statistical inferences. In fact, 6.7...Read More

Source: Jack Chan for Streetwise Reports 06/05/2018 Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest moves in the gold and silver markets. --> Our proprietary cycle indicator is up. The gold sector is on a long-term buy signal. Long-term signals can last for months and years and are more suitable for investors holding for long term. The gold sector is on a short-term buy signal. Short-term sig...Read More

Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. In the West, gold has rallied decently during five of the past seven recessions. I've suggested that the current situation in America is something like 1965 - 1970, when inflation began a long and strong up cycle.2. That's partly why I'm adamant that it's the best time in American history to own a portfolio (a global portfolio) of companies...Read More

by Ryan WildayLast week in my article, "A bottom in the crypto market, or more blood-letting?" I suggested that a bottom could be imminent, or that we had bottomed. I often look to our bellwethers, Bitcoin(BTC-USD) and Ethereum (ETH-USD), as signals for the larger crypto market.I wanted to see $7085 hold in bitcoin and $495 in Ethereum. On May 28, bitcoin hit $7075, a nominal break and ether...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:South African market analyst Nicholas Biezanek reports that whatever is represented by the explosive increase in use of the "exchange for physicals" mechanism to settle gold and silver contracts on the New York Commodities Exchange represents, it is not drawing down the inventory of metal vaulted in London. Biezanek, an associate of monetary metals futures market obs...Read More

By Steve St. AngeloThe total U.S. public debt hit a new record high of $21.145 trillion on the last day in May. As the U.S. debt increased, so did the interest expense which jumped by more than $26 billion in the first seven months of the fiscal year. That's correct; the United States government forked out an additional $26 billion to service its debt (Oct.-Apr) versus the same period last y...Read More

By Frank HolmesReady for inflation?Just days after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reassured markets that a trade war between the U.S. and China was "on hold," the Trump administration announced that it would be moving forward with plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on as much as $50 billion worth of Chinese exports to the U.S. Beijing has already suggested that it will retaliate in kind.The W...Read More

The CIS export billet price inched downward on Tuesday June 5 with buying still sluggish amid market uncertainty and the traditionally lower activity during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the Middle East.Metal Bulletin's CIS billet export index was $498 per tonne fob Black Sea on June 5, down by $2 per tonne day-on-day.A cargo of Russia-origin billet was reported sold to Turkey around $510 p...Read More

Increase Portfolio DiversificationImportant Tail Risk HedgeValuable Inflation Hedgeby George Milling-Stanley of State Street via TheFMReportWhile gold has traditionally been seen as a tactical way to help preserve wealth during market corrections, times of geopolitical stress or persistent dollar weakness, we think there is a case to be made for gold as a core diversifying asset with a long-term...Read More

The US dollar is firm ahead of the FOMC meet next week. The European political crisis is partly to blame for the US dollar's gain. Big moves in gold and silver or energy space will be there from Thursday as short term traders prepare for FOMC. Over the past five years, I have seen gold demand in India rising sharply around the end of "Ramzan Eid". The same is applicable to other nations where th...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1296.50+$4.70Silver$16.49+$0.09XAU83.05+1.06%HUI178.67+0.97%GDM623.77+0.53%JSE Gold1025.63+18.59USD93.91-0.14Euro117.17+0.19Yen91.16+0.03Oil$65.52+$0.7710-Year2.920%-0.023T-Bond144.375+0.25Dow24799.98-0.06%Nasdaq7637.86+0.41%S&P2748.80+0.07%  The Metals: Gold gained $8.70 to as high as $1300.50 in early afternoon New York trade before it drifted back lo...Read More

Pig iron exporters in the Commonwealth of Independent States managed to obtain higher prices for their material in the second half of May, when buyers started to restock, because of reduced material availability.Brazilian suppliers, meanwhile, were concentrating on their domestic market and contending with issues of raw materials supply because of a truck drivers' strike in the country.ItalyMetal...Read More

Zinc prices on the London Metal Exchange ended 2.4% higher at the close of trading on Tuesday June 5, reaching their highest since April 24, while three-month nickel and copper also finished strongly.Outperforming the rest of the complex, zinc's three-month price reached a high of $3,201 per tonne during the afternoon ring. It has climbed more than 4.5% since its June 4 low of $3,056 per tonne. "W...Read More

Full Article: The Rosen Timing LetterBy: Ronald L. RosenSave the Last Dance for Me... Full Article: The Rosen Timing LetterBy: Ronald L. RosenDisclaimer (C) 2010 Junior Gold Report and TechMoney360Junior Gold Report and TechMoney360 Newsletter: Junior Gold Report's and Tech Money 360's Newsletter is published as a copyright publication of Junior Gold Report (JGR) and TechMoney360 (TM360). No...Read More

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Tuesday June 5. All base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange recorded positive moves up during morning trading, with zinc's three-month price leading the complex higher amid a weaker US dollar index.The zinc price climbed 1.4% to reach a high of $3,175 per tonne over the morning. Sister-metal lead was trading i...Read More