Stefan Gleason, Money Metals ExchangeAs third quarter trading kicks off following a tumultuous first half of the year, investors are hoping for an auspicious July.Both stocks and precious metals posted impressive advances in the second quarter. The S&P 500 finished the April-June period with a gain of nearly 20%, its best quarterly performance since 1998. The Dow Jones Industrials, meanwhile, po...Read More

By: Jan Nieuwenhuijs, Voima GoldAn interview with the gentlemen behind the website "WTF Happened in 1971?" The last remnants of the gold standard were abandoned in August 1971, when President of the United States Richard Nixon decided to close the gold window (foreigners couldn't redeem dollars for gold at the Treasury anymore). From 1945 until 1971, the U.S. dollar was backed by gold, and serv...Read More

I've been wondering what might provide the catalyst to push the Dow above 30,000, and this may be it, from Bloomberg: "A strain of virus spreading in Chinese pigs has shown it can also infect humans, with researchers suggesting that another pathogen with pandemic potential waits in the wings behind Covid-19." There's no telling how much stimulus we'd see if a new virus takes wing before we've...Read More

Industrial metal demand and energies demand will be much higher than the second quarter. World will never be in lockdown mode for the rest of the year. Cities, localities, districts may be locked down but never a nation. Demand for metals and energies will be there. Pace of demand will vary each month in every nation. Human have to live with COVID. Wearing mask and other precautions need to be t...Read More

And for gold? They can't let the markets show the fear after it was discovered Shanghai had far more Copper than Gold in their...submitted by J. Johnson via JS MinesetGreat and Wonderful First Day of July Folks, They can't let the markets show the fear after it was discovered Shanghai had far more Copper than Gold in their Gold bars with Gold now down $4.80 at $1,795.70 after a new high wa...Read More

A WHOPPER amount of silver is standing for deliver on the COMEX...by Harvey Organ of Harvey Organ BlogJUNE 30//GOLD UP A STRONG $16.50 TO $1783.50//SILVER UP 39 CENTS TO $18.20//GOLD STANDING FOR JULY 13.96 TONNES/SILVER STANDING FOR JULY 84 MILLION OZ/CORONAVIRUS UPDATES//USA REVOKES HONG KONG'S SPECIAL STATUS//CHINA'S XI PASSES THE NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS//EU BANS USA TRAVEL ENTRIES//SWAMP STORI...Read More

RAPAPORT... Indian trade bodies have recommended continued limits on rough-diamond imports in July, with a fresh weeklong shutdown of the Surat cutting sector adding to concerns about the market.The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and four other organizations have called for the industry to avoid shipping rough into the country between July 10 and 31. They are giving comp...Read More

RAPAPORT... Christie's brought in more than $4 million at its latest digital sale, with a 29-carat diamond earning the highest online price ever for a jewel.The emerald-cut, 28.86-carat, D-color, VVS1-clarity, type IIa diamond ring garnered $2.1 million, beating its $2 million high estimate at the Jewels Online sale, Christie's said Tuesday. The piece received offers as soon as the sale start...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Alrosa has resumed operations at its International underground mine, a week  after a dozen workers tested positive for COVID-19.The mine (pictured), close to the town of Mirny, in the subarctic Russian republic of Sakha, yields some of the world's highest diamond grades, and produced 2.2 million carats in 2019.All staff have now been tested. Those awaiting results have be...Read More

(IDEX Online) - A 28.86-carat type IIa D-color diamond has sold for $2.1m, a world record high price for an online-only auction.Christie's say the near-flawless, VVS1-clarity emerald-cut stone (pictured) just exceeded a high estimate of $2m, attracting 31 bids during the two-week sale, which ended yesterday.The diamond's estimate in the Jewels Online sale was $1m to $2m."The sale of this...Read More

(IDEX Online) - India's biggest show for the jewelry trade has been postponed from August to January 2021 because of COVID-19.The India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Premiere typically attracts 40,000 visitors and over 1,300 exhibitors.Organizers GJEPC (Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council) are hoping lockdowns and travel restrictions will be over by then.The show, which had been...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Polished diamond prices showed very little movement in June, significantly less than May. There was a scattering of modest increases and decreases among sporadic colors and clarities, but not enough to draw firm conclusions about where the market is heading. Rounds showed marginally more activity than fancies and overall movement was up rather than down, but only jus...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resourcesThe company completed a strategic and structural review to ensure it was prepared for the transition into an international, multi-mine producer.Read More

There are many crosswinds for the markets to contend with this morning, Wednesday July 1, with better manufacturing data in Asia and interest rate cuts in China, but a deteriorating Covid-19 situation - especially in parts of the Americas - and raised geopolitical tension over Hong Kong.* China’s Caixin and Japan’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ indices (PMIs) climbed to 51.2 fr...Read More

CANADA DAY U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 8 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures recovered following release of the June ADP Private Employment report released at 8:15 AM EDT. Consensus was an increase of 3.000 million versus an upwardly revised gain of 3.065 million in May. Previous May report indicated a drop of 2.760 million. Actual in Jun...Read More

Pure Gold, Canada's Next Gold Mine, This YearSPONSOREDCardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesWell the doors have been flung open - we await the result.Read More

The number of positive cases has grown to 2,328, up from about 1,000 two weeks ago.The number of cases globally has risen well above 10 million and deaths above 500,000 as the global pandemic continues.The council said yesterday of the industry's 424,275 employees, 286,624 had been screened and 19,026 tested, with 871 tests pending.It said the mining test rate was 4.48%, above the country's 2.69%...Read More

Gold touched $1,800 for the first time in eight years. Many of the largest gold mining stocks - Barrick, Newmont, FrancoNevada, Wheaton Precious - are up 60% to 90% in the past year. That means they're moving 2X to 3X higher than the "record setting" NASDAQ. And this is only the beginning. Now that gold is at $1,800, a few new factors come into play...First, from a technical perspective, if th...Read More

Gold miners’ stocksrocketed out of mid-March’s stock panic, breaking out to major new bull-markethighs in mid-May.  Such blisteringly-fastgains, and gold stocks’ upleg stalling out since, have left many tradersnervous about this sector.  Calls for aserious selloff are mounting.  But arguingin favor for more near-term gains to come, gold stocks never grew overvalued...Read More

During the coronavirus crisis many people couldn’t find physical gold, as there was a bullion shortage at dealerships. And these lucky individuals who managed to obtain bullion had to pay high premiums. We invite you to read our today’s article about the high premiums in physical gold market during the pandemic and find out whether they were indicated scam or supply crisis.Gold is expe...Read More