* Mp3 format. Recap.John Williams of Shadowstats.com returns to the show with a disruptive economic forecast.Shadowstats.com's analysis mirrors the work of Boston University Economist, Professor Kotlikoff.The nation may be facing a solvency crisis if long-term obligations continue to accumulate.John Williams finds that up to $80 trillion is required to keep the house-of-cards from implodin...Read More
Daniel AmermanThe fears of imminent recession have been multiplying, and this has led to 1) plunging long term bond yields; 2) yield curve inversions and near inversions; and 3) a fearful Federal Reserve going into "dovish" mode in the attempt to prevent such a recession.We've been here before, or at least we have with regard to those three particular components in combination. And the result wa...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold at a key price level, having a challenge to go higher. Key area in play..Read More
Silver is the talk of the town. Silver has finally started showing its true colors. New silver traders and investors were surprised by recent price move. I have seen a lot of zoom and bust in silver since 2001. I have been fascinated by silver due to its uses. Silver is still a poor man's gold compared to gold. One should invest in silver even at current prices. Silver is still highly undervalue...Read More
The stock market is rallying and precious metals are correcting sharply today. The prevailing trade is risk-on once again. The main driver is news that the U.S. and China said they would hold talks in Washington during early October, reigniting hopes for an eventual trade truce. But anyone paying attention knows how this works.With the market rally sputtering, failing on three attempts to break ou...Read More
The incentives for the shorts to drive the price lower is greater than ever...by Chris Marcus via Arcadia EconomicsDisclaimer: This report contains strategies that could be risky for certain investors and is presented as research for further investigation. As always you are trading and committing capital at your own risk Current Silver Market Outlook:Price continues to rise in face of large COT b...Read More
The situation in the silver market could become quite interesting, especially as investors learn there isn't that much silver to go around...by Steve St Angelo of SRSrocco ReportAs the silver price began to take off in July, Indian silver imports surged three-fold versus the same period last year. Something must have motivated the Indians to import more silver because the summer months haven't t...Read More
Stackers know what this means. Here are the details...Flash sale on silver.Yippie!We've plunged over $1.00 in price in just a few hours:Which is another way of saying an over 5% discount on the white metal right now!Some pretty impressive volume there too.I really don't think this smash lasts very long.The fundamentals are just too strong right now.That said, what is the trigger for the "selling"?...Read More
With silver so curiously priced right now, silver could be due for a bull run of its own. Here's why...by Simon Popple of Brookville Capital via Daily FXTHE GOLD RALLY & SILVER'S POTENTIAL:Gold's remarkable rally: When will it end?Why silver may be due for a bull run of its ownHow to pick the right mining stocksIn this edition of our podcast Trading Global Markets Decoded, our host Martin Essex...Read More
Concerns about Hong Kong show remain as protestscontinue despite withdrawal of extradition bill that sparked them. Luxuryjewelers developing China strategy to focus on high-end consumers, who are spendingmore at home. Weak Chinese wholesale demand weighing on diamond market, with 1ct. RAPI -0.4% in August. US jewelers considering buying opportunities butdelaying holiday stock orders. Signet Jewele...Read More
Slow trading over Jain Paryushan festival and HinduGanesh Chaturthi holiday. High gold price and declining currency (INR 72/$1)impacting domestic jewelry demand. Jewelry manufacturers compensating byreducing diamond content. Cutters maintaining low production until October 27Diwali break, with some smaller units already closing. Polished inventorylevels went down in last month, but still higher th...Read More
@import url(https://ofc.rapaport.com:449CuteSoft_Client/CuteEditor/Load.ashx?type=style&file=SyntaxHighlighter.css);@import url(styles/editnewscuteeditor.css);RAPAPORT... Signet Jewelers has modified its full-year sales guidance forthe second time, following a drop in revenue in the three months ending August 3.Group sales fell 3.9% to $1.36 billion in the second fiscal quarter, the retailer repor...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Jewelry Industry Summit will present a webinar seriesdesigned to provide guidance for jewelers in practicing responsible sourcing. The first free seminar in the series, called "Tools toKick-Start Your Responsible Sourcing Journey," will debut October 11, and willgive actionable strategies for businesses to create sustainable supply chains.The launch will be followed by other offeri...Read More
RAPAPORT... Jewelers of America (JA) has partnered with the Jewelers Board of Trade (JBT) to launch the Retail Jewelers Benchmarking Study, replacing the JA's Cost of Doing Business Survey last published in 2015. The resulting report will serve as a financial benchmarking tool that allows jewelry retailers to input their data and run reports that will provide comparative information they can...Read More
RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds' profit fell in the first half of the year, asthe volume of large stones unearthed at its Let??eng mine in Lesotho hassignificantly declined from last year. Profit plunged 75% to $6.6 million for the six months endingJune 30, the company reported Thursday. The miner recovered three stonesweighing more than 100 carats during the period, versus 10 of that size lastyear,...Read More
The Jewelers' Security Alliance has joined with Jewelers of America JA) and the American Gem Society (AGS) to endorse a health insurance program for the jewelry industry sponsored by MJM Global Insurance Brokerage Group (JewelersHealthCare.com). This program is designed to provide cost savings, a simplified enrollment process, flexible benefits and wellness solutions for its member firms. The...Read More
The Women's Jewelry Association (WJA) has moved its headquarters back to New York City and appointed a new executive director, Jennifer Markas. Bernadette Mack, the outgoing executive director, will work with Markas during her transition until the end of the month. Markas was most recently responsible for sustainability reporting and communications at Tiffany & Co. Her role focused on de...Read More
Russian diamond miner Alrosa says one of the motivations behind signing the $12-million joint venture (JV) agreement with national diamond miner Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is to develop cooperation between Alrosa and its Zimbabwean partners and increase Alrosa’s presence in African countries. “Alrosa has started looking for exploration projects to create new diamond m...Read More
Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS) will be holding a rough diamond tender at the Dubai Diamond Exchange, Almas Tower, in Dubai later this month, September 20-27, 2019. The tender concerns two productions from South Africa and Angola. The rough is of high quality and high colors and contains a significant number of large single stones and specials. TAGS expects about 20,000 carats of South African go...Read More
InsideRetail Asia reported that in July, overall retail sales had dropped more than ten percent in Hong Kong. However, jewelry and watch sales fell as much as 25 percent. The website quoted the ongoing protests and the China-US trade war as the chief reasons for the decline. "The fall was widely expected with several large retailers projecting double-digit declines based on their own internal mon...Read More