For those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), which I analyze as a proxy for the gold market. I also believe that gold can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun, and I still think we can see it in occur in 2018. This week, I will provide an update to GLD. While I have gone on re...Read More
By Ira EpsteinMetals see no relief due to rising Dollar. http://iraepstein.com/ Read More
The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Brian ChappattaThe global bond market's primary benchmark, the 10-year US Treasury yield, is knocking on the door of 3%, a level it hasn't topped in more than four years. That's more than just a nice round number; higher yields make the burden of everything from mortgages to student loans and car payments even heavier. Some ma...Read More
Silver, silver, and silver - that's all there seems to matter to the more short-term oriented investors. But, there's so much more that's going on than just the rally in the white metal that just got invalidated! The dynamics in the precious metals market extend well beyond the above and the signal that's coming from silver - as important as it is for the short run - is just one of many puzzles...Read More
"You don't have to agree with trump but the mob can't make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don't agree with everything"Continue...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
A cursory look at Chinese history can convince you thatChina should not be underestimated when it sets its sights on a particulargoal.Even before Mao Zedong took over the reins in 1949, andthe first Five Year Plan began in 1953, centuries of history demonstrated thatlong-term planning, while not always meeting expectations, is a core behavioraltrait of the Chinese psyche. And more often than not,...Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently raised its economic growth forecast for Latin America and the Caribbean while a gradual recovery continues in the region, which was severely affected by the 2014-16 decline in commodity prices.The region's gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to rise by 2% year-on-year in 2018, against a previous forecast of a 1.9% increase, the IMF said i...Read More
The comments below are an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Frank HolmesSince the commodities supercycle began unwinding nearly 10 years ago, many investors have been waiting for the right conditions to trigger mean reversion and lift prices. Those conditions are either firmly in place right now or in their early stages. Among them are a weaker US dollar, a flattening yield curve, heig...Read More
This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson.Quick summary: U.S. debt, spending and deficits are out of control. Thinking otherwise is delusional. The "runaway train" of debt creation will end tragically. Protect your assets from a mathematically assured disaster while you can. Buy and hold silver, gold and platinum.The national debt of western nations plus Japan is a travesty...Read More
Walter E. Williams is the John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics at George Mason University, and a nationally syndicated columnist. To find out more Continue...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
By Ronan Manlyhttps://www.bullionstar.com/On 17 April, Turkish news publication Ahval published a report stating that during 2017, Turkey withdrew 26.8 tonnes of gold that it had stored in the vaults of the New York Federal Reserve, and moved this gold under the custodianship of the Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).The source of the Ahval report was a Turkish lang...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) in the EU have been under pressure from low offers from Turkey, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday April 25."HDG prices [in Southern Europe] showed a reduction due to the offers from Turkey. European steelmakers are struggling to get close to the level of import prices," an Italian trader said.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for i...Read More
Bix Weir has 30 years' experience in the financial industry with various fortune 500 companies. He is the creator of the "Road to Roota Theory" and his commentary is published at www.RoadtoRoota.com. Bix has dedicated his efforts over the last 15 years to exposing the long term manipulation of the gold and silver markets. He has worked closely with the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee helping to p...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
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
By Avi GilburtFor those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (GLD), which I analyze as a proxy for the gold market. I also believe that gold can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun, and I still think we can see it in occur in 2018. This week, I will provide an update to GLD. While I...Read More
Domestic prices for cold-rolled coil (CRC) in Europe have moved down over the past week due to slow trading activity, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday April 25.The market has been slow because distributors are more focused on selling material from stock than on making new deals with mills."I foresee a weak market for the whole month of May," a Southern European trader said.In addition, Sou...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