Central banking can only exist at the expense of Liberty. The longer that it exists, the more Liberty it destroys. Ultimately, one of the two must give.Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Revolution: A Manifesto and End The Fed. An unwavering defender o...Read More

As we approach a critical time in the markets, it's important to ask how the megaphone pattern is being affected. Harry Dent warns of higher highs and lower lows while noting that now is the optimum time to lighten up, sell or hedge your stocks with put options.Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent...Read More

Eric Sprott discusses this week's downturn in precious metal prices while also providing his perspective on several mining companies which have recently reported quarterly earnings.Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securit...Read More

The Federal Reserve's grand scheme to raise asset prices and create a "wealth effect" has many unintended consequences, not the least of which is pricing young people out of the real estate marketContinue...Read More

The Critical Investor does a deep dive into this explorer's drill program at its Yukon silver project. Haldane Exploration camp, YukonAll cashed up after raising C$1.1 million in an oversubscribed financing in July, Alianza Minerals Ltd. (ANZ:TSX.V) was ready for its 2019 Phase II drill program at its flagship Haldane silver project, after the Phase I drill target defining program was completed e...Read More

Silverplunged on Tuesday, just as it was likely to afterthe triple reversal that we’ve been writing about, and it was decliningstrongly during Wednesday’s pre-market trading. And then it all changed. Silversoared before the U.S. markets opened and the white metal ended the session inthe green. We definitely saw a silver reversal. But, was it significant and canit be trusted?Wedoubt tha...Read More

This morning in pre-market the Amigos’ futures charts update the macro story……which goes something like this… Copper, the cyclical Amigo (weekly chart) has furthered the intermediate trend line break we noted on October 25th. This is in line with the rally in US and global stock markets and even more so, the global macro reflation theme. It does not look so impressive ye...Read More

As it has done with cobalt, graphite and rare earths, China appears to be locking up the nickel market. Nickel’s top producer, Indonesia, in early September decided to accelerate a scheduled ban on ore export shipments, from 2022 to January 1, 2020. The ban which instead took immediate effect on Oct. 28, is to encourage the building of domestic smelters instead of exporting raw nic...Read More

Gold COT Report - Futures Large SpeculatorsCommercialTotal LongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort 344,59164,76398,524181,688498,826624,803662,113 Change from Prior Reporting Period 9,1685,85533,1194,69120,61346,97859,587 Traders 20283815755290196 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 65,37828,068690,181 -239-12,84846,739 non reportable positionsCha...Read More

The US stock markets have surged to all-time-record highs, fueled by extreme Fed easing. It jawboned about rate cutting, slashed rates, and birthed a new large-scale Treasury monetization campaign! All this has left traders hyper-complacent, assuming the upside will continue indefinitely. But are these lofty stock levels fundamentally-justified? The big US stocks' just-reported Q3'19 r...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold - how far low can it go?Read More

Typical gold and silver price movement after Diwali. Gold and silver have always formed short term peak around Diwali. Irrespective of the news, history has repeated itself. I will prefer to use sharp dips to invest for next year. Long term investment is good at current price. Short term investors and very short term traders need to remain on the sidelines. Physical demand and investment demand...Read More

SD Friday Wrap: Is it Black Friday already? Because silver's really looking like it's having an epic doorbuster sale today...Last Friday I said the world was descending into madness.The world is descending into madness:Nothing has changed.In the markets, however?Newfound optimism.Total Euphoria.But don't take 'Ol Half Dollar's word for it, see for yourself:That's eight Trump Tweets about the recor...Read More

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Stitcher | RSSCoins, bars & rounds, oh my! Investing in gold & silver is very rewarding, but sometimes it's hard to know what kind of gold or silver to invest in...(Silver Doctors Editors) Coins, bars & rounds, oh my! Investing in gold & silver is rewarding in so many ways, but sometimes it's hard to know what kind...Read More

Those involved in the build-up to the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting to be held in New Delhi, India, later this month, are experiencing “whirlwind days”, the World Diamond Council (WDC) said in a blog post this week.The KP plenary meeting will open on November 18 and conclude on November 22.AdvertisementWith a range of critical issues as yet unsettled, participants are sharing...Read More

Nordic Mining prepares for lift-offSPONSOREDnordic miningIronRidge derisks through diverse discoveries SPONSOREDironridge resources Polymetal building with good momentumSPONSOREDpolymetal internationalAfrica's rising resource nationalism ups stakes for minersSPONSOREDverisk maplecroftGold's on a tear. Whoops, no it's not, as you get another significant one-day drop. Coking coal look strong. Wr...Read More

U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 3 points in pre-opening trade. The Canadian Dollar slipped 0.17 to 75.58 U.S. following release of the October Canadian Employment Report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus is an increase in employment of 15,000 versus a gain of 53,700 in September. Actual was a decline of 1,800. Consensus for the October Unemployment Rate was...Read More

Dear Rich Lifer,October has come and gone: the leaves have changed, Halloween is behind us, and winter is speedily approaching. If you happen to live, or own a home in an area that is prone to snow, ice, and freezing temperatures in the winter, then it is time to start preparing your home for the coming cold.While winterizing your home may not be the most exciting task, doing so is crucial. Many o...Read More

PRIVATE BLOG - Gold for Nov 8th, 2019Private blog posts are exclusively available to Socrates subscribers. To sign-up for Socrates or to learn more, please visit Ask-Socrates.com.https://ask-socrates.com/Read More

New drill results from Liberty Gold's (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) wholly owned Black Pine project in Idaho include high-grade intervals of Carlin-style oxide gold mineralization.Drilling has also expanded the project's mineralized footprint by linking the Discovery 2 and Discovery 3 zones for a combined width of 400 metres and a strike length of 300 metres.The Discovery 2 zone, which was unearthed i...Read More