By David SmithMost resource sector writers (including me) have for a long time been "wrong" about gold and silver.When they ran from $250 and $5 an ounce, respectively, to $1,920 and $49 in 2011, those who listened, acted, and sold a bit did quite well. We argued the "longer time bullish case" as these metals dropped into their final cyclical bear market graves in late 2015.But that was then......Read More

By Ricky WenTuesday's session played out as a 'gap up and go' structure that faded in the final few minutes of regular trading hours (RTH). If you recall, RTH opened at 2863.25 after Monday's closing print of 2827.5 on the Emini S&P 500 (ES), so it was a +1.2% gap up. Then price action continued in the trending direction for the majority of the day, forming higher lows and higher highs as the...Read More

By: Gary SavageThe $SPX daily cycle low hit? Hard to tell but the 200-DMA resistance zone is..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold does not want to go much lower, it appears but over the short-term a bearish trend putting pressure on the downtrend..Read More

The good kind of storm, by the way...By Matt from Silver Fortune via Silver Fortune The good kind of storm, by the way... Read More

Price manipulation is a real issue, but a short squeeze is expected to develop which would quickly drive silver prices much higher...Mark O'byrne interviewed on Palisade RadioTom welcomes a new guest to the show Mark O'Byrne who is Research Director and founder of GoldCore, a Bullion dealer based out of Ireland. They provide services and bullion sales around the world, with vaults in Singapore and...Read More

RAPNET PRESS RELEASE, May 6, 2020, Las Vegas... RapNet, the world's largest marketplace for diamonds and jewelry, is partnering with web technology company Thinkspace to provide cost-effective website solutions for jewelry retailers.The new alliance enables RapNet members to easily and quickly develop high-quality websites for their retail stores, immediately populated with RapNet's vast inventory...Read More

RAPAPORT... Didier Giard, president of the French Association of Gemmology (AFG), died suddenly on Sunday, the organization reported.Giard represented the fourth generation in a family of jewelers that dates back to 1887. As head of the AFG, he organized the Paris Gemmological Rendez Vous, which has taken place 17 times since 1998. He was also vice president of the Union Fran??aise de la Bijouteri...Read More

RAPAPORT... The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) has become the latest bourse to revive operations, as trading centers around the world slowly return to action following lockdowns.Facilities including banks, the post office, customs, the diamond controller's office and the Brinks safety-deposit room opened on Sunday after being partially or entirely closed for several weeks, the IDE said this we...Read More

RAPAPORT... Dominion Diamond Mines owes a combined CAD 1.2 billion ($820 million) to banks and other creditors, according to a court document it filed as part of its insolvency petition.While a large portion is due to businesses in the Northwest Territories, where Dominion operates its Ekati mine, the listing also shows a CAD 593,017 ($422,429) debt owed to the Diamond Producers Association (...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Young Diamantaires have built and launched their own website -  www.ydts.org  - to help members grow their businesses. The group, part of the Antwerp-based World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), say it will function as a forum for discussion, networking, charitable activities. It will also cultivate leadership roles within the WFDB.Twenty-five members have alrea...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Diamond factory bosses are urging the Indian government to allow a partial return to work after the nationwide lockdown was again extended, to 17 May. Some other industries have resumed partial production after rules were relaxed to allow a third of workers to return, albeit with social distancing rules and frequent sanitizing. But the nature of the cutting and polishing process-...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Pandora reported a first-quarter loss of $3.49m, as sales across its 7,300 outlets fell by 13 per cent. The Danish jewelry retail giant, best known for its charm bracelets, said it had been badly hit by COVID-19, but insisted it was in a "strong financial position" to withstand ongoing effects of the pandemic.The global pandemic forced Pandora to close most of its outlets, fir...Read More

Broader markets were mixed this morning, Wednesday May 6, while base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were up across the board. Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed following Chinese participants’ return to the market after the country’s Labor Day holiday (May 1-5).* Asian-Pacific and pre-market western equity indices were mixed this morning.* Markets...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSpeaking as part of the NWR Virtual Resources Conference, Bond gave a macro backdrop that posited the current era as having strong historical similarities to the 1960s and 1990s in terms ofRead More

U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 12 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of economic news at 8:15 AM EDT of the April ADP Employment report. Consensus was a decline of 20.20 million versus a decline of 27,000 in March. Actual was a decline of 20.2 million.General Motors gained $1.04 to $22.30 after repor...Read More

Brixton Metals (TSXV: BBB; US-OTC: BBBXF) has announced bonanza-grade silver assays from its wholly-owned Langis silver-cobalt project, 500 km north of Toronto in the Cobalt Camp area of eastern Ontario.Highlights included drill hole 20-83, which intersected 5 metres grading 1,293.34 grams silver per tonne from 11 metres downhole. The hole also contained a 2-metre core of 3,205 grams silver per to...Read More

Russia is questioning a U.S.-proposed global legal framework for mining on the Moon, saying the document would have to be examined thoroughly to make sure it complies with international laws before it is officially proposed.The draft agreement, called the Artemis Accords, would be the latest effort to attract allies to the U.S. National Space Agency's (NASA) plan to place humans and space stations...Read More

Rio Tinto's (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top investors are set to face off at the company's upcoming annual meeting, with only some of them in favour of pushing the miner to extend the range of its targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The world's second-largest mining company recently committed to spend US$1 billion over the next five years to reduce its carbon footprint and have "net zero" emissio...Read More

Cardinal heading down familiar gold roadSPONSOREDcardinal resourcesSarama right in the middle of big exploration, corporate build-upSPONSOREDsarama resources Exore excels in Cote d'IvoireSPONSOREDexore resourcesSeven ways the resources sector can survive the COVID-19 crisisSPONSOREDproudfootAccording to whoever it is who decides such things, I just snuck into Generation X, being born in the fi...Read More