Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr.Hunt?EUR?to MacroVoices. Erik and Dr.Hunt?EUR?discuss?EUR?overall outlook on the US and the global economy, synchronized global downturn and risks of a recession, how debt induced weakness is undermining growth rate, destabilization of the global monetary system, and perspectives on Modern Monetary Theory.Read More
Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," as well as a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an intern...Read More
Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital discusses the market's record highs on CNBC's "Closing Bell."Read More
Since the beginning of the post-crisis recovery, stagnant wage growth has been one of the most frustrating labor-market mysteries bedeviling the policy makersContinue...Read More
Bob Moriarty of 321 Gold discusses a company that has recently agreed to purchase a Nevada gold-silver project to complement its Northwest Territories assets. The Round Mountain Gold Mine is on the west side of the Toquima caldera in south-central Nevada. What Rover Metals Corp. (ROVR:TSX.V;ROVMF:OTCQB) calls the Toquima precious metals property is on the other side of the caldera. On April 10 Ro...Read More
Jay Taylor of J. Taylor's Gold, Energy & Tech Stocks provides an update on this miner's exploration efforts at its Nevada project. After expressing optimism about Newrange Gold Corp.'s (NRG:TSX.V; CMBPF:OTCMKTS) early metallurgical testing, I said that I hope to provide an update on the latest exploration plans of the company in my next weekly message. The company's CEO, Robert Archer, saw my com...Read More
The property fits the company's acquisition model precious metal, high grade, cost effective, and in the western U.S. Gooseberry ProjectAmerican Pacific Mining Corp. (USGD:CSE; USGDF:OTC) announced in a news release it acquired the Gooseberry mine in Nevada for $20,000.Gooseberry is a historical, "low sulphidation epithermal system with high-grade gold and silver mineralization hosted in quartz...Read More
This precious metals royalty and streaming company issued 8.2 million common shares in exchange for 15 royalties. Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd. (MTA:TSX.V; EXCFF:OTCQB) has completed the acquisition of 15 royalties from gold producer Alamos Gold Inc. (AGI:TSX; AGI:NYSE) and its affiliates, Metalla announced on April 17.Metalla issued to Alamos 8,219,009 common shares for the 15 royalties as p...Read More
Last month, Trump said that he considered Herman Cain and Stephen Moore as his picks to the Federal Reserve Board. As the former had withdrawn his name from consideration, the focus shifted to the latter. Who is Mr. Moore exactly and what would his nomination imply for the gold market?Who Are You, Mr. Moore? There are still two vacancies at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board of Go...Read More
The gold and silver bull markets have beenon a roller coaster ride for almost two decades. Gold came to life in 2000, withsilver crawling along between $4 and $5 until late 2003, making its first printabove $10 in March 2006. Thenext two years saw the last part of a 400% up-move for those who "kept thefaith," before silver dropped below $9 during the 2008 global financialmeltdown.Thenit...Read More
By: IRA EPSTEINSpecial Video in lieu of the daily metals update: Moving Averages:Read More
Dear Trader,I was recently on the Keiser Report with Max Keiser discussing Why Deflation, Not Inflation, Will Do Us In.(Interview begins just after the 14-min. mark)No one disputes that Americans owe far more than they will ever be able to repay. This includes future obligations to ourselves, such as Social Security, and public and private pension plans. Some believe "the Government" will...Read More
By: Gary ChristensonOur Current Financial Circumstances:The U.S. is $22 trillion in debt and burdened with $100 - $200 trillion more in unfunded liabilities. Just to pay the interest the U.S. must borrow. Debt is rapidly rising and cannot be paid unless "they" default or hyper-inflate the dollar.Chairman Jerome Powell stated, "The U.S. federal government is on an unsustainable path." Even the Fe...Read More
RJC has launched its new Code of Practices (COP).The COP defines responsible, social and environmental business practices for companies in the jewelry supply chain and commits members to adhere to a robust set of comprehensive auditable standards. This is the third occasion for RJC to adapt its COP since being formed in 2005. The changes reflect "the evolving needs of the industry and demands of c...Read More
The local mining landscape has changed significantly in the quarter century following Nelson Mandela’s inauguration as the first democratically elected President of South Africa.While the industry has waned in terms of global production and research, it has made significant strides with regard to safety, diversity and transformation – mirroring the intent of the Constitution, which pri...Read More
The World Diamond Council (WDC) on Wednesday presented an overview of its revised System of Warranties (SoW) at the thirteenth Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in Paris.During the presentation, WDC president Stephane Fischler described the revised SoW as an essential building block for participants in the diamond supply...Read More
LONDON – More than 40-million people around the world work in artisanal and small-scale mining where minerals including gold, diamonds and cobalt are dug up often by hand, a report by the World Bank and development organisation Pact said on Wednesday.Increasing demand for metals and rising prices have triggered a boom in small-scale mining in recent years, mainly in poorer countries in South...Read More
The most valuable stone recovered to date at Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds’ Liqhobong mine, in Lesotho, was sold in March, along with a number of other high-value diamonds.The company’s sales for the third financial quarter, ended March 31, included the record 70 ct white diamond and a 46 ct white diamond, while the company reported signs of recovery in prices realised for the smaller,...Read More
Diamond miner De Beers’ rough diamond production for the quarter ended March 31 decreased by 8% year-on-year to 7.9-million carats, driven by lower output at its South African operations.De Beers Consolidated Mines, in South Africa, attributed its 65% year-on-year decrease in output to 400 000 ct to lower mined volumes at the Venetia mine, as it approached a transition from openpit to underg...Read More
The rough diamond market is showing signs of stability and early signs of a potential price recovery in the cheaper run-of-mine products, Canadian miner Mountain Province VP of diamond marketing Reid Mackie said on Thursday.He reported that the company, whose primary asset is its 49% interest in the Gahcho Kué mine in the Northwest Territories with De Beers Canada, has had a strong start to...Read More