Many of us look at the precious metals markets and believe that there's something amiss. With all the money printing and geo-political turmoil, it's believed that the price should be much higher. Is it a conspiracy to hold prices down or is the market functioning the way it was intended? Peter believes that the demand just isn't there to make prices go higher. He gives the example, If the US and I...Read More
For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HERE"When you own gold, you are fighting every central bank in the world...you are also fighting for free and transparent markets, honesty among government and fair dealing among nations"Chris Powell was managing editor of the Journal Inquirer, a daily newspaper in Manchester, Connecticut, from 1974 to 2018, when he retired from his management work while remaini...Read More
There is no hope of returning back to the days when government functioned. It seems that we are cascading toward complete collapse. The danger after Trump is that we may move toward an authoritarian form of government.Continue...Read More
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday in a downbeat report that the United States' industrial production slumped in April. The Fed's report also included sharp downward Continue...Read More
With the trade war between the US and China re-escalating once more, investors are again casting frightened glances at declining global trade volumes, which as Bloomberg Continue...Read More
Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals, speaks with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable about the results of recent drilling at the Stillwater West project that delivered Platreef-grade mineralization. Maurice Jackson: Joining us today is Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals Inc. (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTCQB; 5D32:FSE), which is known for platinum, palladium, nickel,...Read More
Crude Oil recently rallied up to the $63 level and failed. This level is a key Fibonacci price level based on our proprietary adaptive Fibonacci price modeling system. It represents a Fibonacci Long Trigger Level that would suggest that a new bullish price trend could setup if and when the price of Crude Oil rallies and closes above this level.The fact that Crude Oil rallied above this level...Read More
On Friday the United States made good on its threat to ratchet up the trade war against China, after the two parties failed, after weeks of negotiations, to reach a deal.The Trump administration hiked tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports to 25% from 10%, adding to the $50 billion in goods already being taxed at that level. The tariff hikes went into effect at midnight on Thursday. The...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger muses on the effects of Twitter and political maneuvers on the markets, and specifically on a favorite gold explorer.I have a confession to make: There are no free markets anymore; there are only interventions. Of course, I bow to Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) cofounder Chris Powell, who coined that brilliant phrase a few years ago, because it was certainl...Read More
We haveseen a pretty sharp oil reversal yesterday. The U.S. session sent oil bullspacking. Not giving up, they’re attempting a comeback today. Geopolitical newsto their rescue: the drone attacks on key Saudi pipelines. Emboldened by thistailwind, do the oil bulls stand a chance of reversing the tide of recentdeclines? Let’s takea closer look at the chart below (charts courtesy of http:...Read More
Over the past 6+ months, we’ve been covering the price rotations in precious metals very closely. We’ve issued a number of amazing calls regarding Gold and Silver over the past few months. Two of the biggest calls we’ve made were the late 2018 research post that suggested Gold would rally to above $1300, then stall. The other amazing call was our research team&r...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold trend in up-thrust and is staying bullish. Hits 100 day moving average, running out of steam. The stock market rally relieved some of the safe-haven buying:Read More
Gary Christenson, The Deviant InvestorEgon von Greyerz discussed "3 Dozen Reasons to Hold Gold" and mentioned price targets of $30,000 for gold and $3,000 for silver. Gold sells for $1,310 and silver sells in the mid-$15s. His numbers suggest that gold could increase by a factor of 20 and silver by nearly 200. For perspective, refer to the table below.He shows the many reasons to own gold in t...Read More
By: Craig Hemke, TF MetalsOn several occasions since late 2018, we've written about the current similarities to 2010. This "2010 9" theory became our theme for 2019, and we wrote about it here:o https://www.sprottmoney.com/Blog/gold-and-silver-2...Well, here we are in May and it's time to check in on the status of this forecast. The parallels to 2010 are becoming clearer. Plus, there are additi...Read More
The on-again, off-again trade deal with China has put some life into the stock market, all of it vicious. It has also invigorated an otherwise moribund discussion concerning weather tariffs are good or bad. Popular wisdom has it that the mere discussion of Smoot-Hawley tariff legislation caused the stock market to gyrate wildly in 1929 and eventually to crash. Pat Buchanan does a good job debunk...Read More
Cash will be the king now. Low risk traders and investors will prefer to sit on cash rather than invest in uncertain times. Fundamentals will be the key to investing now. Now a days it is very rare to see rallies in any investment dictated by fundamentals. Gold, Indian stocks and even Indonesian stocks have a long term fundamentally strong story. Only risk to the world growth is energy prices be...Read More
Missed what caused the spike, don't understand the absurdity of taxing gold & silver, heard how brutal Google's attacks have become? Here's all that & more...Tyler Wall of SD Bullion and Half Dollar of Silver Doctors interviewed by Sean on SGTreportThe team from SD Bullion and Silver Doctors join Sean of SGTreport to discuss the news that caused precious metals sales to spike more than 700% on Mo...Read More
RAPAPORT... Hong Kong-based M&B Diamonds expects to sell a record-setting purple diamond for more than $10 million, after buying the stone from Alrosa. The cushion modified brilliant-cut, 11.06-carat diamond isthe largest fancy-deep-purple-pink stone the Gemological Institute of America(GIA) has examined, according to the August 2018 grading report. Alrosa originally debuted the gem...Read More
RAPAPORT... The US diamond and jewelry industry is facing the possibility of higher tariffs on goods from China as the trade warescalates. The Trump administration has proposed a levy of up to 25% on products from China worth a total of $300 billion, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on May 9. Raw materials and accessories used in the jewelry trade are among the 3,805 items on the...Read More
RAPAPORT... Sotheby's brought in a total of $42 million at its Genevaauction Tuesday as an emerald and diamond necklace with royal connectionsfetched $3.6 million. The Van Cleef & Arpels Art Deco piece, which includesdiamonds, as well as 11 cabochon Colombian emeralds with a total weight of morethan 75 carats, went for more than double the price it achieved when it wasfirst sold at auctio...Read More