Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Thanks to Stephen Gandel at CBS News' Moneywatch bureau for inadvertently illustrating today the greatest power of governments and central banks in the financial markets.Gandel's commentary is headlined: "Gold Prices Hit All-Time High, and It's a Bit of a Mystery Why."Gandel writes: "Gold is usually seen as a safe haven when stocks are falling or when inflation is ri...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates1. Gold has arrived at significant resistance in the $1900-$2000 zone. Investors need a solid plan of action to deal with the intense volatility that is currently enveloping the market.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this December futures gold chart.3. In 2011, a key futures contract traded at about $2000. That...Read More
If some Congress members get their way, the Federal Reserve may soon be able to track many of your purchases in real time and share that information with government agencies. This is just one of the problems with the proposed "digital dollar" or "fedcoin."Fedcoin was initially included in the first coronavirus spending bill. While the proposal was dropped from the final version of the bill, ther...Read More
Pentti Pikkarainen, Former Bank of Finland Head of Department wrote his thoughts on monetary arrangements and gold.I have worked as an economist in several positions at a central bank, ministry of finance and universities. Monetary arrangements have always been on my focus either as a policy practitioner or as a researcher.While working at the Bank of Finland some of my colleagues called me a mo...Read More
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Calibre Mining Corp. ("Calibre" or the "Company") (TSX: CXB; OTCQX: CXBMF) is pleased to announce that the Company has been granted the key environmental permit for the development and production of Pavon Norte from the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources in Nicaragua.Russell Ball, Chief Executive Officer of Calibre st...Read More
By Avi GilburtFor many years, I have noted to the members of Elliottwavetrader that I have not been a fan of banks. In fact, they are on my list of stocks that I intend on shorting once we move towards the 2023 time frame.But, while many are focused upon the upside potential in various banks in the coming 2-3 years, I have been quite concerned about the goals of many of these banks, based upon s...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold is in a historic moment. This market has not have had a lower-low day in this breakout, not allowing people in. SIXTH-day in a row over the Bollinger band now:Read More
Just when you thought it might be impossible to see another new record in silver demand, wait until you see what this week's silver ETF trust data showed!by Chris Marcus of Arcadia EconomicsJust when you thought it might be impossible to see another new record in terms of silver demand, wait until you see what this week's silver ETF trust data showed.Where a record amount of silver was allegedly d...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Federation of Belgian Diamond Bourses has closed all four of Antwerp's trading floors following a spike in coronavirus cases in the city.The national government tightened social-distancing rules on Monday to prevent a repeat of the full lockdown it instituted during the first virus wave. The province of Antwerp is responsible for more than half of the country's new infections,...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has urged the government to establish an international free-trade area in the bourse complex, arguing that the tax-free zone would attract foreign companies and boost the local industry.The plan would help the Israel sector recover from the unprecedented slowdown that the coronavirus has triggered, IDE president Yoram Dvash told a meeting of the p...Read More
RAPAPORT... LVMH, which owns Bulgari and Chaumet, saw sales of watches and jewelry slump in the first half of 2020 as the coronavirus reduced tourist spending and affected demand from wholesale customers.The category endured the worst performance of the luxury group's major product types, with revenues falling 38% year on year to EUR 1.32 billion ($1.55 billion), LVMH reported Monday. The di...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Veteran diamantaire Edi Faltz is offering a lifeline to those in the industry who have been shunned by traditional banks.He says he is aware of the plight of many diamond dealers who have been refused banking facilities or actually had their accounts closed.He is part of a group that opened Digital International Bank, Inc. based in the US territory of Puerto Rico, in 2016, and is a...Read More
RAPAPORT... Rio Tinto has given customers flexibility with their rough purchases since the Covid-19 crisis began, allowing them to buy only what they needed."We provided full flexibility for all our customers and worked constructively with individual Rio Tinto select diamantaires during the pandemic to understand, and operate in line with, their needs," a company spokesperson told Rapaport Ne...Read More
(IDEX Online) - A New York diamond dealer is accused of defrauding two investors out of $170,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme.Brian L. Schumacher, 55, former head of Rochester-based Integra Diamonds, has been charged with wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy and faces up to 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 if convicted.Both alleged victims invested $100,000. One was promised a minimum $60,0...Read More
RAPAPORT... India's diamond shipments continued to fall in June, albeit at a slower rate than in April and May as the coronavirus crisis eased in some of its export markets. Polished exports slumped 47% to $898 million for June, and dropped 53% to $5.28 billion for the first half of the year, according to data from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council and Rapaport calculations.Exp...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Climate change is threatening Russia's diamond trade, says a new report by the investment banking company Morgan Stanley.Ninety per cent of the country's diamond reserves are produced in areas covered by a thick Arctic permafrost, which is rapidly melting."Climate change in permafrost areas . . . leads to the release of large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide, reduces...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Swarovski is to axe around 1,600 jobs as it battles tough competition and COVID-19 losses.The family-owned Austrian business empire, known for its crystal jewelry and swan logo, will cut a third of the 4,600 jobs at its Tyrol headquarters, according to the APA news agency.A month ago, the company announced it would be shedding 600 jobs in response to a "massive" decline in sales.No...Read More
88 Energy (ASX:88E) Prepares for Billion Barrel Farm OutSPONSORED88 energyScoped for growth: Nevada Copper shifts into production modeSPONSOREDnevada copper corp.IronRidge shows its mettleSPONSOREDironridge resources Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesWinu's inferred resource is 503 million tonnes at 0.35% copper and 0.55 grams per tonne gold, or 0.45% copper equiva...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points in pre-opening trade. Pfizer gained $1.02 to $38.56 after reporting higher than consensus second quarter revenues and earnings. In addition, the company announced plans to enter Phase 3 with its COVID 19 vaccine.McDonald's dropped $4.71 to $196.54 after reporting lower than consensus second quarter earnings....Read More
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has reported high-grade intercepts from its phase two drill program at the company's wholly-owned Magino gold project in Ontario, 14 km southeast of Dubreuilville.The phase two drill program targeted high-grade mineralization identified during the phase one program at the property's Elbow zone, situated below the proposed pit at Magino.Highlights include drill hole MA20-04...Read More