By Ira EpsteinMetals see no relief due to rising Dollar. http://iraepstein.com/ Read More

April 25, 2018 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Gerardo Del Real, editor of Resource Stock Digest, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss some of his resource picks.Maurice Jackson: Gerardo, please share your background and tell us about Resource Stock Digest.Gerardo D.: I've been involved in the resource space in one way or another for just a little over a decade, about 11 y...Read More

Price Performance from Jan 1972 - March 2018Sources: Ycharts Data Stream; poundsterlinglive.com; LBMA; BMG Group Inc.Read More

Comex copper prices dipped in morning trading on Wednesday April 25 amid a rising dollar and a lack of fresh catalysts. Copper for May settlement on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell 1.40 cents or 0.4% to $3.1280 per lb. The contract has been unable to set clear price direction over the past few weeks....Read More

By Craig HemkeJust last week, it appeared that a general rally in commodities was underway. Gold, silver, the base metals and crude oil were all soaring. But now, less than one week later, prices are falling sharply. And why? Blame the HFTs that trade the digital derivative contracts. They've "seen" the sudden, sharp rally in the US dollar, and they've been quick to dump their metals exposure as...Read More

The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by DollarCollapse.comPensions really are in crisis, but the story is so full of large numbers, obscure projections, and dry terms like "unfunded liabilities" that not many people are paying attention.The same is true for a lot of other big trends out there, which is why those sounding the alarm eventually settle on pithy/scary te...Read More

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:A member of Congress this week asked the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to come clean about government policy toward gold.The congressman, U.S. Rep. Alex X. Mooney, R-West Virginia, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raising issues similar to those GATA long has been raising about the U.S. gover...Read More

Former Google executive Richard Wooldridge has joined Tel Aviv-based automated drone start-up Airobotics as its chief operating officer. Wooldridge, who was also Motorola's vice president of global supply chain for more than five years, is expected to contribute extensive hardware manufacturing and supply chain management experience to Airobotics' scale-up.Staff reporter25 APRIL 201825/04/2018comm...Read More

The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Lance RobertsThe CBO's budget projections confirm what the CRFB has been warning about: The current Administration has taken a path of fiscal irresponsibility that will make an already dismal fiscal situation worse.While the previous Administration was chastised for running trillion-dollar deficits, the Republicans have now de...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1323.10-$8.40Silver$16.56-$0.17XAU82.47-0.97%HUI180.83-0.85%GDM628.27-0.76%JSE Gold1095.11-17.72USD91.20+0.43Euro121.74-0.63Yen91.53-0.60Oil$68.05+$0.3510-Year3.026%+0.034T-Bond141.75-0.78125Dow24083.83+0.25%Nasdaq7003.74-0.05%S&P2639.40+0.18%  The Metals: Gold fell $12.50 to $1319.00 by a little after 8AM EST before it chopped back higher in New York,...Read More

Washington, DC (April 25th, 2018) - A Member of Congress posed some pointed questions to the Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury this week about their activities involving America's gold reserves, including, apparently, efforts to "drive gold out of the world financial system in favor of the Federal Reserve Note or Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund."In a letter d...Read More

Through my cycle work in the market, there is a current focus on the month of May to end up as our next decent swing low for the Gold market, with several mid-term cycles pinpointing this timeframe for a potential market bottom.One of the more widely-followed cycles in the Gold market is the 20-week (approximately 100 trading days) cycle, which last bottomed back on December 12, 2017, doing so at...Read More

The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Charles Hugh SmithPublic pension obligations are rising so fast that even repeated tax increases can't keep up, setting up a war between entitled baby boomers and younger taxpayers (Tax Donkeys), who pay most federal and local taxes.If the stock and bond markets suffer even modest declines, the pension war will move to open po...Read More

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.Ralph Waldo Emerson For a long time, we have been stating sharp pull-backs should be viewed through a bullish lens. In this article published in Nov 2017, we stated the following; View strong corrections through a bullish lens. This game plan will remain valid until the masses turn bullish or the trend turns negative. The stronger the deviati...Read More

Our recent silver analysis could not have been more accurate.  Please take a minute to read it before you continue reading the rest of this post if you have not already done so. The Silver price breakout, to near $17.20, last week was incredible.  It established a new Fibonacci price trend, established a downward channel price breakout, coincided with a Pennant/Flag price formation break...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1323.10-$8.40Silver$16.56-$0.17XAU82.47-0.97%HUI180.83-0.85%GDM628.27-0.76%JSE Gold1095.11-17.72USD91.20+0.43Euro121.74-0.63Yen91.53-0.60Oil$68.05+$0.3510-Year3.026%+0.034T-Bond141.75-0.78125Dow24083.83+0.25%Nasdaq7003.74-0.05%S&P2639.40+0.18%  The Metals: Gold fell $12.50 to $1319.00 by a little after 8AM EST before it chopped back higher in New York,...Read More

The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Tyler DurdenA year ago, the IMF warned about the soaring level of private sector debt. More than 20% of US corporations were at risk of defaults once interest rates rose, and the combined assets of firms threatened by default (those who earnings do not cover their interest expense) could reach $4 trillion.The IMF has again sou...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1323.10-$8.40Silver$16.56-$0.17XAU82.47-0.97%HUI180.83-0.85%GDM628.27-0.76%JSE Gold1095.11-17.72USD91.20+0.43Euro121.74-0.63Yen91.53-0.60Oil$68.05+$0.3510-Year3.026%+0.034T-Bond141.75-0.78125Dow24083.83+0.25%Nasdaq7003.74-0.05%S&P2639.40+0.18%  The Metals: Gold fell $12.50 to $1319.00 by a little after 8AM EST before it chopped back higher in New York,...Read More

Full Article: Gold Stocks Have Been Quietly BottomingBy: David ErfleBased on the trading levels and decreasing volume in the GDX over the past 18 months, the precious metal miner sector has been drifting listlessly sideways and totally devoid of excitement. Gold stock volatility levels are dropping down to unsustainably low values and periods of low volatility lead to sharp moves. The major miner...Read More

What is Bitcoin? Is it just a payment system, money or investment asset? Nobody knows for sure - it generates enormous definition and classification problems. But it's understandable, as Bitcoin in a new player in town. However, people also cannot agree on what gold really is. Let's solve this problem once and for all. It will enable us later to adopt the right gold investing philosophy. Have y...Read More