Fitch Ratings has downgraded Canada's Long-Term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'AA+' from 'AAA' (outlook stable) citing the deterioration of Canada's public finances resulting from the pandemic.Continue...Read More
American approval of President Donald Trump's handling of the covid-19 pandemic has sunk to the lowest level on record, the latest Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showsContinue...Read More
"I've got this fever, I got this crazy burning sensation, nerve pain that's like under my skin, incredible fatigue." Continue...Read More
Investors are willing to lock in a paltry return below 1% for 100 years, and they are doing so in droves: with over ?,?17.7BN in demand for the bond, the issue was 8x oversubscribed, with Continue...Read More
"Calls have outpaced puts by between two and three times to one today, and what really jumpedContinue...Read More
David Haggith Look at the plethora of problems in my list of 2020 economic predictions, which are so severe and so likely to get even worse that it's more difficult to imagine they won't get worse than to believe they will. Some are so bad that just a few of them would plunge us into an abyss of social and financial catastrophes.Here are my economic predictions for the remainder of 2020This...Read More
By: Chris MarcusThe majority of financial market participants were blindsided by the Federal Reserve's recent historic actions following the reported outbreak of the Corona virus.Yet for those who know about G. Edward Griffin and his legendary book "The Creature From Jekyll Island," the latest financial moves came as little surprise. As a result, they were prepared in advance.So to find out what...Read More
By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.netWhile many viewed unemployment, or the Covid virus, or the slowed GDP, or a myriad of other factors as reasons to believe the market is "dangerous," I propose that these four-letter words are more dangerous to your investment account than anything else:NEWS, BIAS, and HOPEYou see, many will turn to the news to determine which direction the market will move....Read More
By: Ira EpsteinSilver was a miserable failure trying to join the party. Gold as lots of resistance here but it does not mean that it will not break to the upside:Read More
Ralph Aldis, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors, in this interview with Streetwise Reports, looks at precious metals during the global downturn, and discusses M&A in the industry as well as companies he sees as undervalued. Streetwise Reports: Ralph, thanks for joining us today. Let's start with gold, which has seen a steep rise in the last few months amid the global pandemic and moves by...Read More
A Cormark Securities report highlights that recent exploration by Troilus Gold yields one of the best holes ever drilled on the property. In an April 22 research note, Cormark Securities analyst Richard Gray reported that Troilus Gold Corp.'s (TLG:TSX; CHXMF:OTCQB) "Southwest zone is starting to bring the heat," and the company recently drilled one of the best holes ever on the property.The South...Read More
Historical precedentsare in many a technician's toolbox – and it's a tool they reach for withsuccess repeatedly. Does the yellow metal offer any interesting parallels?Gold had declined andit recovered, but the above simply prolongs the 2008-2020 analogy; it doesn’tinvalidate it. Today, gold is attempting to break above the previous highs, butit’s not being successful in that. Go...Read More
Bullion premiums have been drifting lower in recent weeksafter spiking earlier this spring. That in part reflects a waning of fear amonginvestors… and a hope for markets and the economy returning to normal as wehead into the summer.But make no mistake, these are NOT normal times. Not with some parts of the economy still locked down. Notwith the Federal Reserve embarked on an unlimited Quant...Read More
David Haggith Look at the plethora of problems in my list of 2020 economic predictions, which are so severe and so likely to get even worse that it's more difficult to imagine they won't get worse than to believe they will. Some are so bad that just a few of them would plunge us into an abyss of social and financial catastrophes.Here are my economic predictions for the remainder of 2020This...Read More
By: Chris MarcusThe majority of financial market participants were blindsided by the Federal Reserve's recent historic actions following the reported outbreak of the Corona virus.Yet for those who know about G. Edward Griffin and his legendary book "The Creature From Jekyll Island," the latest financial moves came as little surprise. As a result, they were prepared in advance.So to find out what...Read More
By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.netWhile many viewed unemployment, or the Covid virus, or the slowed GDP, or a myriad of other factors as reasons to believe the market is "dangerous," I propose that these four-letter words are more dangerous to your investment account than anything else:NEWS, BIAS, and HOPEYou see, many will turn to the news to determine which direction the market will move....Read More
By: Ira EpsteinSilver was a miserable failure trying to join the party. Gold as lots of resistance here but it does not mean that it will not break to the upside:Read More
Stewart Thomson, Graceland Updates 1. With a new tail wind of significant ETF tonnage growth, gold bullion continues to sport the best charts of all the major asset classes.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge. The $1800 area is significant resistance and gold arrived at this resistance zone as its weak price season began. 3. Rather than selling of...Read More