"In recent days, China has taken concrete steps to devalue its currency, while maintaining substantial foreign exchange reserves despite active use of such tools in the past." Continue...Read More
Bloomberg is reporting that China has halted imports of U.S. agricultural products, a move that will further heat up trade tensions between the world's two superpowers. Continue...Read More
"We cannot let those killed in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, die in vain. Likewise for those so seriously wounded. We can never forget them, and those many who came before them. Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong"Continue...Read More
TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:01:15 Fed rate cuts and recession risks looming05:35 The realization that the economy is going to implode08:20 Gold strongly closing out Q3 201912:40 Gold on steroids: Silver is severely undervalued!18:30 Bitcoin $10,000, speculation or utility driven value?25:00 How to own Gold in the safest way possibleMark O'Byrne is executive and research director of www.GoldCore.com w...Read More
Hitting bonanza grades during a gold bull means good things for investors. GoldStockBull subscribers know that gold mining stocks have done quite well in recent months. But companies that have recently found bonanza-grade gold have upside potential above and beyond that of their peers.2019 is proving to be a great year for gold. As COMEX Gold consolidates above $1,400 and now even $1,450, it's cl...Read More
In an interview with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, executives from this prospect generator exploring in Ontario outline their work on a new project. Maurice Jackson: Welcome to Proven and Probable, where we provide mining insights in bullion sales. Joining us for a conversation is Dr. John-Mark Staude and special guest Freeman Smith of Riverside Resources Inc. (RRI:TSX.V; RVSDF:OTCQB),...Read More
The following is an email sent to me this morning by my friend since 1980 Ray Langevin of Ste-Foy, Quebec. Ray is chastising me for suggesting that we may need corrections. He has hurt my feelings with his admonishment not because he may be totally correct but because he writes in English better than I can.KC, you see what may happen when you call me to tell me that the gold market has gone up too...Read More
Clive MaundThe charts we will look at in this update suggest that this is a perfect shorting setup that you see "once in a blue moon". On the 3-year chart for the S&P500 index we can see that it has essentially been trending higher all year, but has now arrived at an important double target - at the upper boundary of its giant broadening pattern, which may also be called a bullhorn or megaphone...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was gold, up 1.54 percent. Gold investors were stocking up for further gains in the yellow metal ahead of the Fed's rate cut decision. On Wednesday, holdings in bullion-backed ETFs rose 4.8 tons to the highest level since April 2013, according to B...Read More
Jordan Roy-ByrneAfter a major trend change, it can be difficult for the majority of investors and market watchers to shift and adjust accordingly to the new trend.It's no different in the current case of precious metals which, other than a huge rally in the first half of 2016 have been dead money for the majority of the current decade. Despite the newfound bullish fundamentals and bullish techni...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:A friend who has not been paying close attention to the gold market for a while asked your secretary/treasurer this afternoon for a summary of his outlook. With the monetary metals on fire tonight as they have not been for a long, long time, maybe the reply is worth sharing:1) The gold market has felt very different for months -- felt much stronger.2) The usual centr...Read More
By: Larry LaBorde During WWII the Germans were in need of money to buy foreign materials to conduct the war. It is estimated they stole almost 500 metric tons (around 16 million troy oz equal to $23 billion USD @ $1,450 / oz) from various governments. Most was taken from Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Czechoslovakia. The French gold (about 2,500 metric tons or 80 million troy oz) was sav...Read More
By Avi GilburtThe Fed gave us exactly what the market expected in a .25% rate cut, and even gave us a "gift" with the early cessation of Quantitative Tightening. Normally, most would view this as a bullish catalyst. However, with market sentiment topping out in a bullish extreme, market participants interpreted the Fed action as bearish (despite its positive substance), and the market sold o...Read More
GoldStockBull subscribers know that gold mining stocks have done quite well in recent months. But companies that have recently found bonanza grade gold have upside potential above and beyond that of their peers.2019 is proving to be a great year for gold. As COMEX Gold consolidates above $1,400 and now even $1,450, it's clear that the 6-year bear market has come to an end. In fact, when measured a...Read More
RAPAPORT... Prices of pink fancy-color diamonds outperformed other majorcolor categories during the second quarter, the Fancy Color Research Foundation(FCRF) said. Prices of pinks rose 0.4% quarter on quarter for the threemonths ending June 30, according to the FCRF, which released its quarterlyFancy Color Diamond Index (FCDI) last week. By contrast, prices of blue fancy-color diamonds decli...Read More
RAPAPORT... The Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association last week honored 12 individuals for their contribution to the industry.The ceremony, which occurs every two years, bestowing the title "Israel Diamond Industry Dignitary 2019," took place on July 28 in the presence of government ministers and diamond industry leaders. Most of the recipients are diamantaires, although the list also incl...Read More
RAPAPORT... Global demand for gold jewelry rose 2% year on year to 531.7tonnes in the second quarter amid an expansion of the Indian market, theWorld Gold Council (WGC) reported. Appetite for gold jewelry in India climbed 12% to 168.6tonnes in the three months ending June 30, the highest increase in two years. Thequarter contained 37 days considered auspicious in India for getting married, compare...Read More
The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a subsidiary of DMCC, facilitated three separate tenders that were issued by Rappaport, Stargems and Trans Atlantic Gem Sales (TAGS). On offer were both rough and polished diamonds. "It has been a challenging year for the diamond industry overall. However, the success of these tenders shows that there remains healthy demand for rough diamonds if the quality and pr...Read More
On occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Orapa Letlhakane and Damtshaa mines, Botswana's Weekend Post interviewed Bakani Motlhabani, General Manager of Debswana, the firm that manages, among others, the famous Orapa Mine, one of the world's largest diamond mines. Debswana 50 year's celebrations were hosted at its Gaborone head office. In his remarks, Motlhabani explained that dia...Read More
Jewelers of America (JA), held its first National Convention, an education-focused executive forum for jewelry professionals, on July 28-29, 2019, at the InterContinental New York Barclay in New York City. The event Convention featured four dynamic keynote speakers, thought provoking breakout sessions, an informative Diamond Detection Lab and interactive Retail Innovation Lab. Attendees came from...Read More