TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanChief Strategist, Enriched Investing Inc.Phone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12May 4, 2020 "COVID-19. A pandemic or a surveillance and banker's dream? Anthony T. Hincks, aka Anthony Hawes, author, An Author of Life, Volume 1, and many more "Who benefits from all the money that is b...Read More

StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, off slightly by 0.32 percent, with investors increasing their bullish platinum outlook to the highest in three weeks. Retail investors can't get enough of gold coins. Consumers typically pay a little more for gold coins than the per-ounce prices quoted on financial markets in London and New York. That premium has surged to $135, more tha...Read More

By Keith Weiner The price of gold dropped $29 and the price of silver dropped $0.27. We'll get back to where we think the prices are likely to go in a bit. In recent Reports, we've looked at the elevated bid-ask spread in gold (though not nearly as elevated as some goldbugs would have you believe) and the elevated gold basis. As an aside, we continue to see articles that get the high gold b...Read More

Gold will remain firm on restarting US China trade tensions. Pre USA presidential drama has started. Trump has started blaming china for corona virus. Trump has restarted the trade war. The trade war is a political drama by Trump to divert mass attention from late reaction to CVOID crisis. There will be more such politically motivated things by Trump. Gold will remain firm till November. There c...Read More

If you believe, as I do believe, that they're going to continue printing money to bail-out everyone, then there's a very strong, long-term case to own...by Simon Black of Sovereign ManAt precisely 4pm on Friday October 17, 1975, New York City's government would have a $453 million in debt to repay.But literally the night before, the city's government had only $34 million on hand.It was the makings...Read More

The outlook is VERY bearish...by Przemyslaw Radomski via Sunshine ProfitsGold and the US dollar - the yellow metal doesn't really move regardless of the greenback. As the strength of their relationship (and even the direction gold takes in response) change over time, let's start today's analysis with a quick look at how they are doing currently. You're probably wondering why didn't gold slide, giv...Read More

After being pummeled to record-low levels relative to gold, an epic silver mean reversion higher is underway. Here are the details... by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLCSilver is powering higher in a new bull market after getting clobbered in March's stock panic. Investors have been flocking back to silver in the aftermath of that ultra-rare extreme-fear event. That brutal selloff also utterly wiped...Read More

RAPAPORT... Antwerp's four diamond-trading halls will reopen next week as Belgium gradually relaxes its restrictions on movement and social interaction.The government permitted diamond companies to restart operations on Monday, though many employees will work from home. The country had been on lockdown since mid-March as the nation attempted to limit the spread of the coronavirus, with Antwer...Read More

RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has hired Vincent Sinisi as senior vice president of investor relations, replacing Randi Abada, the company said Monday.Sinisi has over 15 years of experience as a retail analyst, most recently as executive director of equity research for Morgan Stanley. In his new role, he will be responsible for communicating Signet's strategic growth plans to the investment community...Read More

RAPAPORT... India has resumed manufacturing and exports of gems and jewelry, as the country starts to ease its restrictions following five weeks of lockdown.Eight production units in Surat, the country's diamond-cutting hub, have begun operations at the city's Special Economic Zone, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) reported Thursday. Ten shipments of diamonds were expo...Read More

RAPAPORT... Sotheby's achieved $3.3 million at its online Fine Jewels auction, driven by proceeds from its sold-out collection of Graff pieces.The total beat the company's high estimate of $2.8 million for the sale, the auction house said last week. The 18 pieces of Graff jewelry brought in a combined $1.3 million, far surpassing their combined estimate of $730,000. The highest-selling lot wa...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Diamond Price Index crept up slightly, by 0.7 per cent in April, a possible indication that the market is showing the first signs of recovery. In March, prices slid 1.6 per cent as the COVID-19 pandemic began to bite. February also saw slow sales, with prices down 1.27 per cent. Throughout April the Index rose slowly but steadily day by day in a virtual strai...Read More

Diversified mining company Rio Tinto is investing $10-million in a variety of grassroots projects across Canada and the US to support local community efforts to fight Covid-19.The group’s investment is targeted at practical solutions like funding the food banks or counselling and support services that are helping frontline response workers and the communities around its operations, says...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The supply of rough diamonds must flow freely again when the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, says De Beers boss Bruce Cleaver.In an impassioned open letter, the CEO argues his company has a global, even more than a corporate, responsibility to its workers and customers not to halt production."The continuity of our (mining) operations is central to our people, the local...Read More

Aim-listed diversified miner Vast Resources has commented on articles published in the Zimbabwean press during the last week of April, around the Chiadzwa community concession block joint venture, for which Vast is awaiting finalisation of a mining agreement.The company wishes to mine the Chiadzwa diamond fields, in Zimbabwe, through its subsidiary Katanga Mining, in joint venture with Zimbabwe Co...Read More

Last week’s weaker tone in the metals has flowed through into morning trading on Monday May 4, with the three-month base metals on the London Metal Exchange down by an average of 0.6%, led by a 0.9% fall in copper to $5,061 per tonne. * With Japan and China closed trading volumes are thin.* Market participants likely to focus on European purchasing manager’s index (PMI) data and US facto...Read More

Artemis all set thanks to unique approachSPONSOREDartemis resources"With an upgrade ratio of at least 1.4 on both Tower and Rail, ore sorting has demonstrated an ability to reject low sulphide waste," president and CEO Alistair Ross said.Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 16 points in pre-opening trades.Shopify added $14.30 to $627.94 after KeyBanc Capital raised its target price from $500 to $700.PayPal slipped $0.35 to$120.26 despite KeyBanc Capital raising its target price from $115 to $140.NVIDIA eased $2.40 to $280.38 despite Susquehanna raising its target price from $330 to $55.T...Read More

Africa offers pre-production and operating companies large areas of underexplored prospective terrain and, in many countries, established mining legislation. West Africa, in particular, has attracted many explorers, developers and producers looking to deliver competitive returns for shareholders. Notably, a number of countries on this continent have a free carried interest provision, whereby they...Read More

In the coming decades, the ability to combine massively reduced greenhouse gas emissions with wider business goals will be the hallmark of successful mining companies.Climate change is recognized by the Principles for Responsible Investment as "the highest priority ESG [environmental, social and governance] issue facing investors." It is a key focus for investment research and decision-making and...Read More