"The proposed step of limiting American portfolio investments in China makes me both think about the implications of this step and wonder if it is an inching toward bigger moves," Continue...Read More

"Sen. Sanders is conversing and in good spirits. He will be resting up over the next few days...We are canceling his events and appearances until further notice, and we will continue to provide appropriate updates."Continue...Read More

The goals are to test for a greater depth of the current resource and for high-grade feeder structures. Lion One's Tuvatu Gold ProjectLion One Metals Ltd. (LIO:TSX.V; LOMLF:OTCQX) announced in a news release it launched a high-grade feeder diamond drill program at its Tuvatu alkaline gold project in Fiji.The purpose of the campaign, which will consist of four holes, is to show that the Tuvatu res...Read More

After years of work, this milestone is a significant one for the process and the company's development. EnviroLeach Technologies Inc. (ETI:CSE; EVLLF:OTCQB) poured its first commercial gold bars using its proprietary formula and process, it announced in a news release. The 10-ounce bars, produced from 334 pounds of gravity concentrates, represent an average gold recovery of 96.6% with a leach tim...Read More

One area of mineralization encountered could represent a third discovery zone. Black PineLiberty Gold Corp. (LGD:TSX; LGDTF:OTCQB) announced in a news release that ongoing drilling at Black Pine in Idaho continues to return thick, high-grade intervals of Carlin-style oxide gold mineralization.New results are from the Discovery 2 zone. They "expand the footprint of mineralization and confirm the c...Read More

The people who are prepared are going to reap rewards such asthey have never dreamed. We're going to have the biggest transfer of wealth inhistory – from the fools – to those who are prepared. – Bob Moriarty The run upof the last few months to $1,565 gold and $19silver has stalled out into a relatively high-level correction, giving backless than might be expected after such...Read More

David H. Smith The people who are prepared are going to reap rewards such as they have never dreamed. We're going to have the biggest transfer of wealth in history - from the fools - to those who are prepared. - Bob MoriartyThe run up of the last few months to $1,565 gold and $19 silver has stalled out into a relatively high-level correction, giving back less than might be expected after such a...Read More

Donald Trump has become only the fourth president in U.S. history to be the subject of a House impeachment inquiry. The details are still unfolding, and it's an extremely divisive topic. If history is any guide, it's highly unlikely that Trump will be convicted of any impeachment charges, especially with Republicans in control of the Senate. The only two presidents who have ever faced such charg...Read More

Craig HemkeYou didn't actually think that a couple of indictments were going to change things, did you? By now you must understand that The Banks will continue to manage and rig prices until the time comes that it is no longer profitable for them to do so.In case you need a summary of recent events, please take time to review these three links:o https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/20/another-ex-jp-mor...Read More

- Dave Kranzler"[Whatever] the repo failure involved, it is likely to prove a watershed moment, causing US bankers to more widely consider their exposure to counterparty risk and risky loans, particularly leveraged loans and their collateralised form in CLOs. a new banking crisis is not only in the making, for which the repo problem serves as an early warning, but it could escalate quite rapid...Read More

Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTASeveral weeks ago both Gold and gold stocks hit major resistance after strong but extended moves. A correction or pause was to be expected. Clearly, we can now say, the sector is in correction mode.Corrections tend to have three legs: a simple down up down or A-B-C pattern. The gold stocks (and Gold) appear to be on the C leg of that A-B-C pattern.Below we plot the dail...Read More

Stewart Thomson 1. China's "Golden Week" holiday is underway and gold markets there are closed for the week.2. The demand vacuum created by this holiday often contributes to a gold price swoon, and that's happening now.3. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this GDX swing trade chart.4. My www.guswinger.com subscribers are enjoying the price swoon because...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold remains over the 18-week moving average. Market holds an upside bias long-term. Daily chart shows head-shoulder TA formation..Read More

RAPAPORT... De Beers has appointed Alastair Bickerstaff as head ofproduct development and sales for its auctions division. The company created the new role to bring the two elementsof the auctions business together so it could better address its customers'needs, it said last week.Bickerstaff, who began working with De Beers in 2005 as a London-basedtrainee rough-diamond valuer, held a variety of p...Read More

RAPAPORT... Swiss-based luxury retailer Richemont has bought high-endjeweler Buccellati from China's Gangtai Group. Richemont, which also owns Cartier and Van Cleef &Arpels, closed the purchase of the 100% stake in the Italian jeweler last week.The luxury group reportedly tried to purchase an 85% share in Buccellati inDecember 2016 from its previous owner, Italian equity firm Clessidra, b...Read More

RAPAPORT... Global diamond-jewelry demand will decline 2% this year asstock-market volatility in the US is likely to affect consumer sentiment, UBSpredicted. "Demand in 2019 [to date] has been lackluster, and we expecta modest decline in global diamond-jewelry sales in [the 2019 fiscal year],"the investment bank said. UBS has been bearish about US stocks, and in May forecast that the S&P 500...Read More

RAPAPORT... A blue diamond ring by Van Cleef & Arpels fetched morethan double its high estimate at Bonhams, leading an auction where thedesigner's jewels proved popular. The emerald-cut, 2.17-carat, fancy-intense-blue,VVS2-clarity diamond, accented by round brilliant-cut diamonds, sold for $2.5million, or $1.2 million per carat, beating its $1.2 million high presaleestimate at last w...Read More

(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Diamond Price Index showed little movement in September, with prices declining only slightly during the month.  The Index began the month at 121.00 and ended it at 120.35.OutlookThe important September edition of the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair saw weaker-than-usual turnout. Hardly surprising given the tension over the ongoing pro-democracy demonstr...Read More

RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) has cautioned the trade to be vigilant when buying diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR) since most of the country's rough is being smuggled across its borders.The Kimberley Process (KP) certifies production from six designated areas known as "green zones," which account for only a small portion of the country's rough supply. "People should k...Read More

(IDEX Online) - De Beers Group Auctions has appointed Alastair Bickerstaff as head of Product Development and Sales. The new role was created following the departure of the head of Sales and CRM and is intended to develop more synergy between product development and sales and to better address its customers product needs.The company said this appointment makes De Beers Group Auctions better placed...Read More