Technical analyst Clive Maund presents his dystopian view of the future. The distinguishing feature of fiat money systems is that they are licentious they are created by corrupt politicians so that they can act without restraint by, for example, promising the citizens the earth in order to improve their chances of being re-elected. The population can pick up the tab later in the form of devalued...Read More
Reading the new today of the riots andprotests in Hong Kong as well as the military action between Iran and Israelsuggests to us that the metals markets are poised for a very big run this weekand possibly much further into the future.This type of Chaos creates a level ofuncertainty in the global markets that will prompt a massive surge in theprecious metals markets as traders and investors continu...Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. The US yield curve inversion suggests the next recession is about 18-24 months away. That recession could mark the start of a long period of stagflation like 1966-1980.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this long-term bond market chart.3. Some gold analysts have noted the H&S top pattern in play, but it's important to wait...Read More
Clive MaundThe distinguishing feature of fiat money systems is that they are licentious - they are created by corrupt politicians so that they can act without restraint by, for example, promising the citizens the Earth in order to improve their chances of being re-elected. The population can pick up the tab later in the form of devalued money that buys them less. The current dollar fiat money sy...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 8.86 percent. Platinum had its best week since 2011 as haven demand for gold expands to other precious metals. Gold rose to as much as $1,550 an ounce this week due to the escalated U.S.-China trade war. And silver is catching up....Read More
Aug. 30th, 2019(S14-E711)Featured GuestsPeter Schiff& Arch CrawfordNote: Guest order via seniority.Please Listen HereInterview Recap.Arch Crawford, head of Crawford Perspectives for 42 consecutive years rejoins the show.He expects further fireworks ahead in the PMs sector, in particular with silver.Investors are only beginning to appreciate the remarkable opportunity.A single ounce of the y...Read More
By: Avi Gilburt I am often asked to provide a sample of the analysis I provide to members. So, in this week's article regarding the stock market, I chose to reproduce the general discussion I provided within my analysis posted to members on Saturday night. Please understand that my detailed charts and the discussion of the specific smaller degree analysis is being left out from this public upda...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGDX - gold stocks looks weaker on the charts than gold does:Read More
Northern hemisphere summer is over. It has been a golden summer this year. Silver outperformed gold. Some of you were telling me how I was not hyper bullish on silver. My answer is that, I have been an outright silver bull since I started analyzing precious metals in 2003 and will remain bullish on silver till I am alive. However I been scorned by clients, family and friends over the past few ye...Read More
Supply Shocks AheadSubnormal GrowthBond Market InsanityParalyzed BusinessBumpy RideFlorida and a Fire Drill(August 31) We have reached Labor Day weekend which, in the US, is a holiday for honoring work and workers. If you're a Baby Boomer like me, you also grew up knowing school was about to start again. We didn't do the mid-August thing back then. The first day of school was the day after Labor...Read More
The battered silver miners' stocks surged in recent months, staging a strong rebound. Let's find out what's going on...by Adam Hamiton via Zeal LLCThe battered silver miners' stocks surged in recent months, staging a strong rebound rally. That overdue turnaround was fueled by silver mean reverting higher on improving sentiment after gold's decisive bull-market breakout. But silver miners still...Read More
Whether the $38 breather is the beginning of a larger pullback before consolidation takes place will be determined by the September news cycle...by TraderStef via CrushTheStreet (connect with TraderStef via Twitter or at TraderStef's website)On Aug. 26, the troll farm questioned the legitimacy of a $21.49 Fibonacci as the only number that mattered. Whether you are stacking silver or trading the pa...Read More
Silver is on the move again this week, and we've just taken out the $19 U.S. dollar price! Here are the details...*****UPDATE:Silver did not stop at $19.00:We have since moved as high as $19.24.With a gold price of $1,555 and a silver price of $19.20, I'm calculating a real-time gold to silver ratio at 80.9!In my opinion, the GSR has a long-way to fall even to revert to the mean of just the last f...Read More
RAPAPORT... Angola is looking to broaden its diamond operations, andhopes to create businesses across all points of the sector, including manufacturingand jewelry. The country recently inaugurated its third diamond-cuttingand production factory, Pedra Rubra, which will also manufacture jewelry forits five stores in Luanda. The facility, which cost $5 million to build, willprocess 5,000 carats of r...Read More
RAPAPORT... BlueRock Diamonds improved its bottom line in the first half,as sales grew amid increased production and a higher average price, the minersaid Monday. The company reported a loss of GBP 381,027 ($458,064) fromits Kareevlei mine in South Africa for the six months ending June 30, comparedwith a loss of GBP 1.3 million ($1.6 million) the previous year. Rough sales more than doubled year o...Read More
RAPAPORT... Marie-Chantal Kaninda hasstepped down as executive director of the World Diamond Council (WDC) after two and a half years in the position. "Marie-Chantal's influence on the WDC has been profound,"WDC president Stephane Fischler said Tuesday."As a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and a veteran ofthe African mining sector, she brought to the position a sensibility a...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucapa Diamond Company returned to profit in the first half,amid an increase in sales and a higher average price, the company said Tuesday. The miner recorded a net profit of $1.1 million in the sixmonths ending June 30, compared with a loss of $4.3 million during the sameperiod last year. Sales of rough from the company's Lulo mine in Angola andMothae deposit in Lesotho rose 85% to $2...Read More
RAPAPORT PRESS RELEASE, September 3, 2019, Las Vegas ... Diamond markets were quiet in August, with dealers taking their summer vacations amid uncertainty about the important Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. Demand from China slowed due to an escalation of the US-China trade war, protests in Hong Kong, and the depreciation of the yuan.Diamond prices continued to soften, with the RapNet Diamond...Read More
Marie-Chantal Kaninda, WDC Executive Director World Diamond Council (WDC) is leaving her post after more than two years of service. Kaninda said that her decision to move on certainly does not come "from a place of disillusionment or disappointment, on the contrary, but simply because new opportunity has presented itself, and at this stage of my career I feel that I must seize it." "I will be fore...Read More
The International Jewellery London (IJL) show kicked off on Sunday, September 1, drawing good foot traffic on a sunny, inviting day. The second day of IJL 2019 welcomed the inaugural Jeweller of the Fair, John More, who presented some of his large, silver pieces. For More, who also is a professional dancer, jewelry pieces are all about movement of, the pieces and of the wearers. A specially curate...Read More