Stock futures are up on vaccine hopes and economies reopeningDow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are soaring to kick off the holiday-shortened week, up over 500 points at last check, as investors unwind the optimism surrounding the reopening of the economy and potential for a coronavirus vaccine. Biotech company Novavax (NVAX) is making wavesthis morning, after announcing it had begun clinical tri...Read More
Additionally, short-term traders are becoming increasingly optimistic, evident by the 10-day moving average of our customer-only, equity-only buy (to open) put/call volume ratio, as seen in the chart below. As the market troughed in March, thesemarket participants were at a pessimistic extreme not seen in years. Now, just two months later, this group is showing levels of optimism seen at short-te...Read More
Stephen Roach, senior lecturer at Yale School of Management and former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, talks about China's deteriorating relationship with the U.S. because of the coronavirus and China's push to introduce new security laws in Hong Kong. Stephen S. Roach, former Chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia and the firm's chief economist, is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute...Read More
If there's a crisis will you be able to get any cash out of the bank? Will the banks even have any cash? Because, as of last March, it is no longer a requirement - the banks aren't required to have a single dollar bill. Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sales/storage and one of the...Read More
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"It's not that gold is gaining in value, it's that fiat currencies are all losing value. Gold is the one stable factor. It's the one thing governments can't create out of thin air. Every currency in the world, except the dollar, are hitting new record lows against gold."Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. made h...Read More
The premiums in the silver market have come in over recent weeks but that still doesn't address the leverage that has been piled onto the market over the past decade and longer. Which has left Andy Schectman of precious metals dealer Miles Franklin saying that he thinks silver is the buying opportunity of a generation.Certainly, with Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve indicating that even furth...Read More
Given that Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has already hinted at more quantitative easing, it's not surprising that we've seen a continuation of the gold and silver rally. People see what's coming, and they're responding by buying gold and silver. Dave Kranzler spent many years working in various Wall Street jobs. After business school, he primarily traded junk bonds for a large bank. Dave...Read More
A scientific study which found COVID-19 may have been a "cell-culture" uniquely adapted for transmission to humans (more so than any other animal - including bats), is gaining steam.Continue...Read More
"Get the f**k outta here!"A viral video shows at least five people harassing a woman inside a grocery store in Staten Island because she wasn't wearing a mask Continue...Read More
Continue...Nouriel Roubini, a professor at NYU's Stern School of Business and Chairman of Roubini Global Economics, was Senior Economist for International Affairs in the White House's Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton Administration. He has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the US Federal Reserve, and the World Bank.Read More
Read on below to hear Doug's thoughts on the true consequences of this pandemic... and what he considers the only solution that could restore some normalcy.Continue...Read More
On March 23 - the day the S&P dropped to its cycle low of 2,237 - the Fed stunned capital markets when it announced it would purchase investment grade corporate bonds, traversing a Rubicon into secondary Continue...Read More
Virginia reported 1,483 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, the state's highest daily case count since the outbreak started.Continue...Read More
The typical hedge fund holds 71% of its long portfolio in its top 10 positions, up from 60% five years ago and just off the record high of 72% at the start of 2019Continue...Read More
Emerging-market equities are looking more fragile as valuations appear out-of-sync with earnings, especially given the increasingly bleak narrative surrounding virus cases and U.S.-China trade tensions.Continue...Read More
Tom welcomes back a past guest, Ravi Sood. Ravi is the Chairman of Galane Gold Ltd., an unhedged gold producer, and explorer.Time Stamp References:0:40 - Stock market valuations.4:35 - Fundamentals and sentiment.9:45 - Outlook for mining equities.15:50 - Paper vs. Physical price disparity.21:40 - Valuations in a rising gold environment.27:50 - Jurisdictions in Southern Africa.31:00 - Cost of labor...Read More
Stewart Thomsonemail: stewart@gracelandupdates.comemail: stewart@gracelandjuniors.comemail:admin@guswinger.comMay 26, 2020Gold drifts sideways in typical weak season trading, silver looks better, and the miners look awesome!Pleaseclick here now.Double-click to enlarge this gold chart.It’s clear that both upside and downside breakouts are failing, and the gold price continues to ooze sideways...Read More
By Stefan GleasonThe China virus, the economic lockdowns, and the multi-trillion-dollar rescue efforts of central bankers have dominated markets over the past three months.However, as lockdowns gradually lift and the 2020 election draws nearer, investors will begin to focus more on political developments.The once-strong economy that President Donald Trump had hoped would propel him to re-electio...Read More
Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. Gold drifts sideways in typical weak season trading, silver looks better, and the miners look awesome!2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this gold chart. It's clear that both upside and downside breakouts are failing, and the gold price continues to ooze sideways. 3. A rectangle pattern is in play. The good news is t...Read More