John Murray founded executive search firm Swann Global 25 years ago and has since built the company into one that prides itself on not only providing human resourcing solutions for miners but on helping leaders to continually think outside the box and move the industry forward.Mining Journal16 MAY 201816/05/2018commentsshareRESOURCEStocks Q&A: Southern Gold's Simon Mitchell...SPONSOREDSout...Read More
By Axel MerkAs part of Merk's in-house research we regularly evaluate a consistent set of charts covering the economy, equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies. The aim is to keep our eyes open and to look through the noise of the headlines, avoiding the distractions of sensationalized click-bait. In sharing this content, we offer a cross-check to your own thinking and aim to add value...Read More
*This interview was recorded on 5/10/18Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma,...Read More
Thibaut Lepouttre of Caesars Report profiles an explorer with a substantial gold asset portfolio and some well-known backers. Contact Painted PonyContact Gold Corp. (C:TSX.V) was able to acquire a substantial Nevada gold asset portfolio from Waterton in 2017, and used this purchase to go public right before the summer. Not "just another" gold exploration company, as the IPO was backed by, for in...Read More
The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Tyler DurdenFor the past 18 months, the new Chinese oil futures contract settled/priced in yuan has been news. China directly challenging the US dollar is a significant change. The new futures oil contract is the next step in China moving completely away from the dollar and the world reserve currency system, and towards a mult...Read More
By Gary ChristensonThis article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson, with appreciation for Led Zeppelin who wrote and performed "Stairway to Heaven.""There's a lady who's sureAll that glitters is goldAnd she's buying a stairway to heaven."Led Zeppelin released the iconic song "Stairway to Heaven" in 1971, shortly after President Nixon released the dollar from gold backing. The dol...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold discusses movements in the gold and silver markets. Gold and silver barsA major low in the price of precious metals this way cometh.I remember clearly the first time someone informed me that all markets were manipulated. It was just after my mom told me that the sun rises in the east. When I learned about everything was manipulated, there are no free markets, I was so mad...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1290.40-$2.10Silver$16.37+$0.09XAU81.93+0.20%HUI177.77-0.11%GDM622.01-0.19%JSE Gold1016.71-24.50USD93.40+0.16Euro118.04-0.42Yen90.83+0.05Oil$71.49+$0.1810-Year3.097%+0.025T-Bond140.90625-0.15625Dow24768.93+0.25%Nasdaq7398.30+0.63%S&P2722.46+0.41% The Metals: Gold gained $4.30 to $1296.80 in Asia before it dropped back to $1286.50 in London and then bou...Read More
The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Rich SmithIn 2016, archaeologists working at a dig site in Bulgaria came across a tiny but significant find: A gold bead measuring about an eighth of an inch in diameter, which scientists believe may be the oldest piece of refined gold jewelry ever discovered, dating back as far as 4,600 B.C. This discovery holds significanc...Read More
By Rory HallNot sure how much more "radically undervalued" gold could be than it is today. The bullion banks and "market makers" are doing their level best to ensure the undervaluation remains in place - and possibly moving lower.Gold 'radically undervalued' with price about to take off - expertAgainst growing crude prices gold is significantly cheap and presents a good buying opportunity, accor...Read More
It’s back.The crucial correlation returned to the goldmarket. Does it herald important shifts in trends? RealInterest Rates Are Back in TownOne of the biggest developments in the gold marketduring the first four months of 2018 was the breakdown of the traditionalnegative correlation between realinterest rates and the price of bullion. As one can see in the chart below, the priceof gold was u...Read More
The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Byron KingYou need to own gold, and you need to own shares in companies that find and mine it.Byron presents the Seven Pillars of Gold, and notes that there is some overlap between each one. In fact, many of the reasons to own gold segue back and forth, bumping into each other. But it's possible to lay out seven distinct ideas...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1290.40-$2.10Silver$16.37+$0.09XAU81.93+0.20%HUI177.77-0.11%GDM622.01-0.19%JSE Gold1016.71-24.50USD93.40+0.16Euro118.04-0.42Yen90.83+0.05Oil$71.49+$0.1810-Year3.097%+0.025T-Bond140.90625-0.15625Dow24768.93+0.25%Nasdaq7398.30+0.63%S&P2722.46+0.41% The Metals: Gold gained $4.30 to $1296.80 in Asia before it dropped back to $1286.50 in London and then bou...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1290.40-$2.10Silver$16.37+$0.09XAU81.93+0.20%HUI177.77-0.11%GDM622.01-0.19%JSE Gold1016.71-24.50USD93.40+0.16Euro118.04-0.42Yen90.83+0.05Oil$71.49+$0.1810-Year3.097%+0.025T-Bond140.90625-0.15625Dow24768.93+0.25%Nasdaq7398.30+0.63%S&P2722.46+0.41% The Metals: Gold gained $4.30 to $1296.80 in Asia before it dropped back to $1286.50 in London and then bou...Read More
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / May 16, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FSE: 1MG) and its 51% owned engineering partner PurLucid Treatment Solutions Inc. ("PurLucid") are pleased to provide a progress report related to the deployment of lithium recovery and wastewater treatment systems in Alberta, Canada. To date MGX and PurLucid have completed commercial...Read More
Copperhad one of it best years ever in 2017, rising 27% on the back of supplydisruptions and steady demand from China, by far the largest copper consumer. Commoditiesanalysts are usually wrong about copper supply, always predicting a glut in themarket for the ubiquitous metal used in everything from piping for plumbing to wiringin houses, to components of electric vehicles. What they fail to accou...Read More
Tata Steel, "continues to be bullish on steel prices and spreads with the improving demand situation in India," chief executive officer and managing director, TV Narendran, said on Wednesday May 16.Finished steel demand in India is forecast to reach 92 million tonnes in 2018, up from 87 million tonnes in 2017. Indian steel demand will rise to 98 million tonnes in 2019, according to Tata Steel's Ma...Read More
After an epic (generation-spanning at the long end) decline in interest rates, the trend has finally reversed. Which means, if history is still a reliable guide, there's a number that ends this cycle and ushers in the next recession and equities bear market. But what is it?Here's a chart (from MishTalk via Crescat Capital) that shows the relationship between short term interest rates and economi...Read More
By Dominic Frisby, Money Week2018 has been a noisy year so far: stocks have been up, then down, then up, but ultimately gone nowhere.Precious metals are a little lower than where they started. Bonds are quite a bit lower. Crypto currencies are a lot lower.Oil supply and demand chart (Money Week)There's been babble and squawk about all of them.But one normally clamorous asset has quietly ground...Read More
It really is stunning how politicians in Europe are so disconnected with the people. The press bashes those in Britain who are against "refugee" immigration from Continue...Read More