By: Robert LambourneSaturday, February 2, 2019Disclosures in the recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements show that the bank is still actively trading in gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps. But based on December...Read More
All Models Are Wrong, but Some Are UsefulStarting Valuation MattersEmpty QuarterFun with Forecasting: Choosing Your Time PeriodsLate in the CycleRemoving EmotionsCan It Get Any Better Than This?Puerto Rico, Dallas, Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland, and ???"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything." US President Dwight D. EisenhowerThere are many versions of that Eisenhower quote he learn...Read More
The question of the Democrats to win in 2020 by constantly investigating Trump and links to Putin is rising to the surface. While the Democrats blame Putin for Continue...Read More
"You have a young and energetic gentleman but you have other people within that same group that have been very, very - if you talk about democracy - it's really democracy in action," Continue...Read More
"We're going to keep watching and we're going to keep seeing and if there's trouble, if somebody is looking to do nuclear weapons or other things, we're going to know it before they do."Continue...Read More
The Critical Investor looks at MineHub, the blockchain initiative started by Kutcho Copper's CEO Vince Sorace, that has just announced major consortium partners. Kutcho Project1. IntroductionAfter a year of preparations, Kutcho Copper Corp.'s (KC:TSX.V) CEO Vince Sorace was finally ready to finalize the paperwork and disclose the names of the consortium partners for the MineHub blockchain initiat...Read More
Below is a weekly chart for the GDX we’ve been following for a long time watching the two and a half year falling wedge completing about 8 weeks ago when we finally got the breakout. The backtest to the top rail took about seven weeks to complete with this weeks price action possibly beginning the impulse move higher. To be honest I still can’t rule out another backtest to the top rail...Read More
Feb. 1st, 2019(S14-E681)Featured GuestsBill Murphy &Arch CrawfordPlease Listen HereShow HighlightsFormer NFL player Bill Murphy of GATA.org returns as fans prepare for NFL Super Bowl LIII with Tom Brady and Bill B. seeking yet another championship.The show kicks off with the current theme of mergers in the gold-mining industry suggesting further industry acquisitions in small gold-miners.Su...Read More
By: RambusBelow is a weekly chart for the GDX we've been following for a long time watching the two and a half year falling wedge completing about 8 weeks ago when we finally got the breakout. The backtest to the top rail took about seven weeks to complete with this weeks price action possibly beginning the impulse move higher. To be honest I still can't rule out another backtest to the top rail...Read More
By: Richard (Rick) Mills Venezuela is reaching for its last card as the deck collapses on President Nicolas Maduro's failed regime. The country is selling its gold in order to provide liquidity for imports of basic goods.ou know your regime's days are numbered when you start eyeing your bullion. Indeed gold's status as store of value, as money, the only currency available when yours is wort...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinMetals look ready to start consolidation of recent rally:Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:GATA consultant Robert Lambourne's report yesterday about the gold trading signified by the December financial statement of the Bank for International Settlements speculated that the bank's use of gold swaps might mean to recover gold for central banks that are inconveniently short in their official reserves:http://www.gata.org/node/18825In response to Lambourne's an...Read More
By: Robert LambourneSaturday, February 2, 2019Disclosures in the recent monthly statements of account published by the Bank for International Settlements show that the bank is still actively trading in gold swaps, which the bank uses to gain access to gold held by commercial banks.There is not enough information in the monthly reports to calculate the exact amount of swaps. But based on December...Read More
All Models Are Wrong, but Some Are UsefulStarting Valuation MattersEmpty QuarterFun with Forecasting: Choosing Your Time PeriodsLate in the CycleRemoving EmotionsCan It Get Any Better Than This?Puerto Rico, Dallas, Cleveland, Cleveland, Cleveland, and ???"Plans are worthless, but planning is everything." US President Dwight D. EisenhowerThere are many versions of that Eisenhower quote he learn...Read More
Simon Mikhailovich, lead manager of the Tocqueville Bullion Reserve, stops by Grant's world headquarters to discuss doing business in the modern administrative state.4:17 The "menacing" language of compliance9:30 Gold, negative-yielding bonds and safety16:53 Jim's reading listJames "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly jo...Read More
SBTV speaks with returning guest, Frank Holmes of US Global Investors, about gold. Has gold production plateaued and are there less capital invested in gold exploration? Discussed in this interview:02:43 Disappointment in gold's performance in 2018?03:49 Outlook for gold in 201906:02 Peak gold11:53 Impact of the Newmont-Goldcorp merger on the gold market12:54 Stock markets due for correction in 20...Read More
First we need to define what a breakout actually is. Its when the price breaks a pattern or a range and Continue...Read More
A free tool can help traders bank big during the upcoming earnings season.Too many investors let their portfolios slip during the busy holiday season, but this is a huge mistake... especially with the market moving events just around the corner!With the crazy market action investors have been seeing lately, right now is the time to prepare to bank big wins.It's important for investors to position...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose Friday after the U.S. created more jobs than expected in January. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) fell 5.4% after the online retailing giant reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's forecasts but issued first-quarter guidance that was below expectations.Exxon Mobi...Read More
Adam HamiltonArchivesFeb 01, 2019 Silver recently started outperforming gold again, a watershed event. For long years this white metal has mostly lagged the yellow one, relentlessly battering silver sentiment. But gold surging into year-end 2018 finally sparked some life into moribund silver. This is a bullish sign, as silver has soared in the past once rising prices reach critical mass in attract...Read More