A couple of decades ago, when the post-war baby boom generation was in its prime earning and tax-paying years, governments had a chance to guarantee the survival of their financial systems. But they blew it. Instead of controlling spending, running surpluses and banking the proceeds against the inevitable retirement of millions of boomers, most chose other priorities, whether military, social or (...Read More
This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourage a healthy debate.With Donald Trump close to re-instituting economic sanctions on Iran, it's worth remembering that gold served as a tool for skirting the the las...Read More
A couple of decades ago, when the post-war baby boom generation was in its prime earning and tax-paying years, governments had a chance to guarantee the survival of their financial systems. But they blew it. Instead of controlling spending, running surpluses and banking the proceeds against the inevitable retirement of millions of boomers, most chose other priorities, whether military, social or (...Read More
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This week was a doozy for trying to get some sense of where investors are leaning. Volatility is the only clear winner, as the markets have moved strongly in either direction on bad news and/or good news.On Thursday, the blame for another strong sell-off went to steel and aluminum tariffs that will be applied to Mexico, Canada, and the Eurozone, much as the administration did earlier this year as...Read More
The major silverminers’ stocks remain deeply out of favor, languishing near multi-yearlows. Of course that reflects investors’lack of interest in silver itself. Ithas greatly lagged, not following gold higher like usual over the past year anda half. That’s really torpedoedsilver-stock sentiment, making for a challenging environment for silverminers. But th...Read More
Wednesday’s rally that followed Tuesday’s reversalgave hope for a sustainable move higher. But only to those, who focus on thedaily price movement only, without taking bigger picture into consideration. Aswe explained last Friday, there were bearish implications of the weeklycandlestick pattern even before it was completed. In the following analyses wewrote the same about the monthly c...Read More
How my life has adapted when moving to America, there has been some ups and downs but an amazing experience so far. Hope you enjoy a little insight in to my day to day life - including my workouts...Read More
A positive US jobs report hurt gold and silver prices on Friday. Meanwhile, copper recovered and oil prices diverged.Read full newsRead More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort193,65278,52252,942171,361308,050417,955439,514Change from Prior Reporting Period 3,975-20,198-2,664-31,740-10,626-30,429-33,488Traders18874734757268176 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 51,42729,868469,382 -3,131-72-33,560 non reportable positionsChange from the previous...Read More
By: Avi GilburtThe great majority of market participants believe that "the fate of markets is inextricably intertwined with the ebb and flow of geopolitics." So, if I share with you "secret" news that will hit the wires next week, you should be able to make a killing with such information. Right? While I strongly disagree with this proposition, at least based upon my in-depth study of decades of...Read More
By: Peter DegraafCharts courtesy Stockcharts.comFeatured is the weekly gold chart. The green arrows point to 'upside reversals', developing after price dropped below the 50WMA. The blue arrows point to a positive follow-through, following an upside reversal. A similar situation back in December enabled gold to rise for 5 out of 6 weeks! The current rise has the potential to jump above th...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinIra Epstein reviews the days trading in the metal markets. For more information and access to Ira's free offers for commodity traders, visit https://www.iraepstein.com. Link to Our Website: https://www.iraepstein.com Read More
Published Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.. EDTThe Dow Industrials held up surprisingly well on Thursday, considering the scary news about tariffs. Two months ago, talk of a global trade war sounded like just another ginned-up story from a news media desperate for headlines. In fact, however, Trump's latest levies, which effectively cancel existing exemptions for steel and aluminum imports from Cana...Read More
US president Donald Trump every now tweets policy changes first and later informs the press or media. He is Nerd American president who whose tweets and policies treats American friends and foes on the same footing. The intent of the Trump's policy to "make America great again" is appreciable. But his ways to communicate has made him the punters favorite. Trade tariffs on steel and aluminum prod...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort193,65278,52252,942171,361308,050417,955439,514Change from Prior Reporting Period 3,975-20,198-2,664-31,740-10,626-30,429-33,488Traders18874734757268176 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 51,42729,868469,382 -3,131-72-33,560 non reportable positionsChange from the previous...Read More
By: Avi GilburtThe great majority of market participants believe that "the fate of markets is inextricably intertwined with the ebb and flow of geopolitics." So, if I share with you "secret" news that will hit the wires next week, you should be able to make a killing with such information. Right? While I strongly disagree with this proposition, at least based upon my in-depth study of decades of...Read More
By: Peter DegraafCharts courtesy Stockcharts.comFeatured is the weekly gold chart. The green arrows point to 'upside reversals', developing after price dropped below the 50WMA. The blue arrows point to a positive follow-through, following an upside reversal. A similar situation back in December enabled gold to rise for 5 out of 6 weeks! The current rise has the potential to jump above th...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinIra Epstein reviews the days trading in the metal markets. For more information and access to Ira's free offers for commodity traders, visit https://www.iraepstein.com. Link to Our Website: https://www.iraepstein.com Read More
Published Thursday, May 31, 6:30 p.m.. EDTThe Dow Industrials held up surprisingly well on Thursday, considering the scary news about tariffs. Two months ago, talk of a global trade war sounded like just another ginned-up story from a news media desperate for headlines. In fact, however, Trump's latest levies, which effectively cancel existing exemptions for steel and aluminum imports from Cana...Read More