Today is Thursday, January 30, 2020, and this is your daily energy stocks roundup. Today we're looking at the valuations of SEACOR (NYSE: CKH), Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE: DO), and Apache Corporation (NYSE: APA).SEACOR (NYSE: CKH)SEACOR (NYSE: CKH) is a $766.41 million company today with a one-year return of -6.49%. Let's look at its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, its enterprise-value-to-free...Read More
If I were a religious man, I'd think this was a sign from God.Swarms of locusts have descended upon East Africa, destroying crops and adding further pressure to a region already faced with massive food insecurity.According to Oxfam, a large desert locust plague can contain up to 150 million individuals per square kilometer, with half a million locusts weighing approximately one tonne. One tonne of...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Our friend Paul Mylchreest, now an analyst for financial research firm Hardman & Co. in London, demolishes the London Bullion Market Association with an "open letter" released today, blaming the group's trading and reporting systems for suppressing the offtake of gold to about 5 percent of what it would be otherwise. These systems, Mylchreest suggests, benefit primar...Read More
By: Gary SavageGold traders can be too emotional and unless they can find a way to change that, they will not find success in the investment business.$GDX's big picture, resistance around 32 area. Bullion banks are heavily short and lost control of gold..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
Gary TanashianBecause it's so important to see this correctly and not pretend we (well, I) know more than we (I) actually do I find it important to look at pictorial representations of history and think about them when I get some quiet time (ha ha ha, like not on Twitter, not reading financial/gold websites and most certainly not watching TeeVee finance and news).So I am thinking about the Commi...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has had the highest close in months! This is not bad action. Daily chart shows back filling. 18-DMA holding up market.. Read More
Just trade in the technical till Monday. Trump and his impeachment could be closed by Friday. This can result in some mild correction in gold. It remains to be seen how the prices in all metals and energies will move once China reopens. Various US jobs numbers will be released next week. Focus will be on global economy next week. Fundamentals will dictate price of all metals and energies next we...Read More
Preliminary findings show the presence of sulphides at depth on the property. Newrange Gold Corp. (NRG:TSX.V; NRGOF:OTC) announced in a news release that the now completed induced polarization and resistivity (IP) survey at its Pamlico project in western Nevada detected "several strong and well-defined anomalies.""The preliminary results of the IP survey are extremely encouraging as they are inte...Read More
The company makes the changes to manage its "broad and responsible approach to advancing projects with community support." Seabridge Gold Inc. (SEA:TSX; SA:NYSE.MKT) announced in a news release it has "expanded the responsibilities and scope of its environmental and permitting team in response to the growing importance and complexity of earning and maintaining the social licence to build and oper...Read More
The gold bull market ended 2019 with a strong gain of 19%. The first half the year was marked with uncertainty as the price after an early year surge to $1350 gave up all of it's gains to drift lower to trade down on the year by early May. However, this was the calm before the bull market storm and that set the stage for a powerful bull run starting early June that saw the Gold price rocket higher...Read More
Because it’s so important to see this correctly and not pretend we (well, I) know more than we (I) actually do I find it important to look at pictorial representations of history and think about them when I get some quiet time (ha ha ha, like not on Twitter, not reading financial/gold websites and most certainly not watching TeeVee finance and news).So I am thinking about the Commitments of...Read More
In late December 2019, a bill from the German finance ministry –which had passed the lower legislative house – proposed lowering the "anonymouspurchase limit" for precious metals from €10,000 to €2,000 (about $2,200),a reduction of 80%. At the current price, one could buy less than one and one-halftroy ounces of gold without activating customer ID paperwork, and for...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Our friend Paul Mylchreest, now an analyst for financial research firm Hardman & Co. in London, demolishes the London Bullion Market Association with an "open letter" released today, blaming the group's trading and reporting systems for suppressing the offtake of gold to about 5 percent of what it would be otherwise. These systems, Mylchreest suggests, benefit primar...Read More
By: Gary SavageGold traders can be too emotional and unless they can find a way to change that, they will not find success in the investment business.$GDX's big picture, resistance around 32 area. Bullion banks are heavily short and lost control of gold..https://blog.smartmoneytrackerpremium.com/Read More
Gary TanashianBecause it's so important to see this correctly and not pretend we (well, I) know more than we (I) actually do I find it important to look at pictorial representations of history and think about them when I get some quiet time (ha ha ha, like not on Twitter, not reading financial/gold websites and most certainly not watching TeeVee finance and news).So I am thinking about the Commi...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold has had the highest close in months! This is not bad action. Daily chart shows back filling. 18-DMA holding up market.. Read More
Just trade in the technical till Monday. Trump and his impeachment could be closed by Friday. This can result in some mild correction in gold. It remains to be seen how the prices in all metals and energies will move once China reopens. Various US jobs numbers will be released next week. Focus will be on global economy next week. Fundamentals will dictate price of all metals and energies next we...Read More
Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.The most important driver of the zinc market in 2020 will be the performance of the world’s zinc smelting industry, according to Wood Mackenzie.The easing of trade tensions between the US and China, the struggling manufacturing...Read More
Chinese coronavirus outbreak raising concerns about retail demand as businesses extend Lunar New Year shutdown. Travel restrictions likely to affect global trading, leading to possible polished oversupply following strong rough demand. De Beers Jan. sales +9% to $545M as sightholders replenish inventory after good holiday season. Petra Diamonds 1H revenue -6% to $194M but notes rough-price increas...Read More
Slow movement with few overseas buyers visiting during Chinese New Year. Some shortages following reduction in polished production. Manufacturing profits thin as rough prices strengthen at start of year. Cutters and traders increasingly considering lab-grown diamonds in search of better profit margins. Local jewelry market weak despite wedding season. Health scare in Asia adding to caution. Roun...Read More