With all the white noise on July 4th - tanks and flyovers, speeches - it can be easy to forget exactly what we are celebrating. In this special edition of the Liberty Report, Ron Paul explains his favorite part of the Declaration and why...Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New York...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne the show for a general discussion on the gold market. We start with some of the technical factors, that while overbought, are a longer term positive sign for the bulls. We also address the recation in the stocks and weigh what it all means with US markets heading to all time highs with gold breaking out.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Marke...Read More
The gold and silver markets rarely get much love on Wall Street and from the average investors who only listen attentively to what CNBC and stock brokers have to say.Nearly a decade of underperformance in the metals markets certainly isn’t helping draw attention. Recently, the gold market started to move, and the rising price has thus far gone mostly unnoticed.Everyone is watching the equity...Read More
When last we left the 3 Metallic Amigos… I can’t remember the detailed individual statuses and am too busy to go read the post. They were something like borderline hysterical gold, attractive silver and bouncing (but not yet bullish) copper. So here’s today’s update on these Amigos.Gold is testing the high today after not even pulling a 38% Fib retrace. A real bull market...Read More
On Tuesday, July 2, 2019, the price of Crude Oil fell over -4.5% on continued expectations of global economic weakness and supply gluts. We found this interview rather interesting because it attempts to suggest a narrative that ignores Iranian issues while pushing the supply side fundamental for the current price decline (Source: CNBC).Back on May 21, 2019, we shared a post that is still ver...Read More
I would like to start out this Report by looking at a long term monthly chart for the GDX. The multi year bear market actually began in September of 2011 at the head portion of the 3 1/2 year H&S top. The H&S top actually began to form in September of 2009 and ended in February of 2013 when the price action broke below the neckline. From that point the GDX declined for the next three years...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund charts the reasons why the recent gold breakout is genuine. It has been a truly glorious month for gold, and the purpose of this update is to point out firstly that the gold breakout of the past week was genuine and secondly that any short-term reaction back as far as $1,380 or even $1,370 will not negate the breakout—instead it should be seized upon as an oppor...Read More
Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses why he believes silver is amazingly cheap and a sure sign that a major precious metals sector bull market is starting.We have already been over the reasons why a major precious metals (PM) sector bull market is starting, and remarked on how undervalued silver is compared to gold, and how this is typical at the start of a major sector bull market. But it is w...Read More
Dr. Ron Paul & Chris Waltzek Ph.D. - July, 2nd, 2019.* Mp3.HighlightsFounder of The Ron Paul Institute for Peace And Prosperity returns to the show with his case for restoring a gold-backed US dollar. In the Ron Paul Liberty Report last month, Dr. Paul noted, "The Fed Can't Save Us, But Gold Can," in response to the new rate cut cycle.He outlines how this event could mark the beginning of...Read More
Yesterday’s oil session was indeed heavy on action. The initial upswing gave way to a reversal lower, leaving black gold to close almost unchanged. Well, it finished a bit lower than it opened the day actually. Does this signify something important? That important that it would make us act? You bet – let’s dive in to the juicy details.Let’s take a closer look at the chart b...Read More
Diamond market quiet as US dealers takevacation. America supporting the trade with steady retail sales and expectedboost from Independence Day weekend. Midstream under pressure with tightliquidity, slow orders and excess inventory. Weak sentiment continues aspolished prices soften. 1 ct. RAPI -1.4% in June. Manufacturers buying polishedrather than rough, as they need to focus on profitability inst...Read More
Cautious sentiment amid ongoing liquidityconcerns and sparse orders. Heavy monsoon rains affecting business, with delaysin delivery and worker arrivals. Fewer foreign buyers in Mumbai. Good demandfor top-make SIs and lower piqu?(C) goods. Manufacturers keeping production 30% to40% below last year's levels. RoundRead More
RAPAPORT... High-end online retailer Net-a-Porter isset to launch an invitation-only digital platform, selling exclusive jewelry toits most loyal members. From later this month, customers whohave been awarded EIP (Extremely Important People) status by Net-a-Porter willbe able to access EIP Priv?(C), a "private and personalized online space" within the Net-a-Porterwebsite. The digital "destination"...Read More
RAPAPORT... When it comes to the size of a diamond, looks can be deceiving, admits Garry Holloway. Two stones with an identical carat weight might not look the same size due to light leaking out of the stone. "Most diamonds are cut too deeply, and therefore measure small [in millimeter terms] for their carat weight," explained Holloway, founder of Melbourne-based Holloway Diamonds. "Deep-cut...Read More
Watch and jewelry sales were finally back in the black in April, but overall, market growth in the US retail jewelry sector remained subdued, compared to the sales results of the same month in 2018. Year-over-year, total jewelry and watch sales grew 1.5 percent in April. Please note that the US government publishes sales data of jewelry two months "after the fact." Interesting enough, while total...Read More
RAPAPORT... Mary Lou Keen, trade-show manager at theAmerican Gem Trade Association (AGTA), is retiring after three decades at the organization. Keen has been responsible for developing AGTA's presenceat a range of national events - including the AGTA GemFair Tucson, the AGTASpectrum Awards and the AGTA pavilion at the JA New York Summer Show. She wasalso pivotal in debuting the AGTA GemFair Las Ve...Read More
Kathryn Parker and Flavio Cereda, equity analysts at Jefferies, wrote in a research note quoted on Insideretail.asia, that sentiment within Hong Kong has almost unanimously worsened since March due to the lingering effects of the trade war reducing high-quality tourism traffic into the territory, the rebalancing of prices after Mainland China's VAT cut, ongoing Hong Kong protests and closer m...Read More
The 19th Congress of the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) will take place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Bangkok from 12th to 15th October 2019, enabling industry experts to share their latest knowledge and insights with members of the trade and industry professionals. The biennial ICA Congresses are organized in member countries across the world. Thailand will be the first country to...Read More
A group of investors from Europe and Canada at the Timantti Diamond Project near Kuusamo, Finland, in May 2019. The photo shows part of the Grey Wolf Kimberlite excavated after removing less than two meters of overburden. If it is up to the exploration company Arctic Star Exploration Corp. of Vancouver, Ca., the Timantti Diamond Project, near Kuusamo, Finland, will become a diamond mine,...Read More
Greenland shines brightly in the rare earth spotlightSPONSOREDgreenland minerals'When top miners commit to an aspiration, that does trickle down'SPONSOREDdeloitteBlack Rock readies for race to graphite productionSPONSOREDblack rock miningE25 powering towards Butcherbird PFSSPONSOREDelement 25The unlisted Solaris was spun out of growing gold producer Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX) last year.Read More