Stocks may take a breather after Friday's huge rallyU.S. stock futures are little changed this morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) coming off Friday's stunning Fed-induced rally. Wall Street's attention this morning is centered around U.S.-China trade relations, as the two countries again meet to discuss a potential trade agreement. Another huge deal in the healthcare space is in...Read More
The V-rally needs to take out 2,580 before we'll take it seriously"While bulls hope a bottom is in and a 'V-rally' is on the horizon, there are multiple resistance levels overhead that could be viewed as potential 'hesitation' points if last week's rally continues... The first significant resistance area is at 2,507 -- the SPX's close the day of the Dec. 19 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rat...Read More
Economic indicators point to slowdown in the Eurozone, China and India. With key economies witnessing sluggish growth, risk-off trade will boost gold price.I expect the Fed to pause on contractionary monetary policies and a global economic downturn is likely to impact the US economy as well.Demand for gold from central bankers remains robust and demand for gold bars and coins is picking up as inve...Read More
Auryn Resources (TSX: AUG) announced today that it has identified a significant zone of oxide copper mineralization over a 1.2-kilometer strike length and 500-meter width at the Milpoc prospect. This is about 12 kilometers south of the company's 120,000-hectare Sombrero copper-gold property, which is located in southern Peru in the Andahuaylas-Yauri belt.According to Auryn, Sombrero is characteriz...Read More
The Ixtaca project feasibility study is very positive, despite notably higher initial CAPEX.Some of the changes included in the feasibility study should help to decrease the project footprint and water consumption which should help during the permitting process.Despite higher CAPEX, the after-tax NPV and IRR remain almost unchanged compared to the PFS, due to the higher feed grades.Permitting and...Read More
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist Over the last five years, markets have pushed concerns about debt under the rug.While economic growth and record-low interest rates have made it easy to service existing government debt, it's also created a situation where government debt has grown in to over $63 trillion in absolute terms. The global economic tide can change fast, and in the event of a reces...Read More
By: Harris KuppermanFrom time to time, the investment world takes something as accepted wisdom and just runs with it. For whatever reason, investors seem convinced that the US Dollar is destined to go higher. I've heard lots of smart opinions why; interest rate differentials, GDP growth rate differentials, "The Dollar Milkshake Theory," "Prettiest Body in the Morgue" and the "Fear Trade." Over t...Read More
StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 4.05 percent, hitting a five-week high and puncturing through its 20-day moving average and is likely following gold to a higher relative valuation. Gold traders and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg have been bullish for eight consecutive weeks as the gold price heads toward $1,300 an ounce. As equity markets remain turbulent, gold is h...Read More
Jan. 4th, 2019 (S14-E677)Featured GuestsMichael Pento & Bob HoyeHappy New Year!Please Listen HereShow HighlightsMichael Pento, President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies LLC returns to Goldseek.com Radio with comprehensive economic analysis.While his Autumn economic / market downturn came to pass as predicted on this show, market rallies may be merely selling opportunities.In...Read More
By: Keith WeinerOne of the most important problems in economics is: How do we know if an enterprise is creating or destroying wealth? The line between the two is objective, black and white. It should be clear that if business managers can't tell the difference between a wealth-creating or wealth-destroying activity, then our whole society will be miserably poor.Any manager will tell you that it'...Read More
By: Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAThe precious metals complex has enjoyed a nice run in recent months.GDX has gained 25% since the September lows while GDXJ has gained 22% since its November low. Gold has rallied over $100/oz since its October low and Silver has surged in recent weeks.The Gold community is getting excited again. They think the equity market is doomed and Gold has started a real bull...Read More
The yen, whose behavior corresponds closely to gold's, began 2019 with a giant leap that slightly pierced the 0.94148 midpoint resistance of the pattern shown. This is bullish but would become still more so if the futures can close for two consecutive weeks above it. The 1.03755 target is already in play, but it would become a lead-pipe cinch to be achieved once the March contract is trading d...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanChief Strategist, Enriched Investing Inc.Phone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12January 7, 2019"For last year's words belong to last year's languageAnd next year's words await another voice." T.S. Eliot, 1888-1965; essayist, publisher, poet, playwright, literary and social critic one...Read More
By: GoldSeek guest author, Richard Goldstein Gold is a T.A. dream right now, textbook fibs and formations:Read More
By John MauldinDangerous AddictionDisappearing LiquidityBlurry LinesDallas, Houston, San Francisco, Baltimore, DC, and Back to San JuanDouble, double, toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble....By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes.- William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I, 1606Remember when it was a January ritual to fill in the new year on your blank checks?...Read More
If the debt continues to grow at an unsustainable level, it could expose the country to a number of dangers. In the extreme, the risk rises that Washington's lenders, many of whom are foreign, could suddenly lose confidence, demand higher interest rates, and trigger a fiscal crisis. Short of that, rising debt could gradually squeeze discretionary spending and deny the country tools it needs for...Read More
When I think back to 2007, a memory that stings a bit is having blogged here at LRC that Ron Paul shouldn't emphasize the Federal Reserve System so much. It's too technical for most people, I said, so he should stick for more natural crowd-pleasing topics.Not my finest moment, to be sure.I sounded like that producer who, in rejecting the Beatles, told them that groups with guitars were on their...Read More
Brexit news will be the key in January. Any postponement or new conditions will result in the cable seeing a sell off against the US dollar. Gold will benefit if there is uncertainty on brexit. Japan's prime minister Abe says that Japan is watchful of risks to the global economic recovery. In fact every nation is watchful. This is the one reason that Asia policy makers have not given a clear ind...Read More
It's not yet clear that the stock market swoon is predictive or merely a panic attack triggered by a loss of meds.We contrarians can't help it: when the herd is bullish, we start looking for a reversal. When the herd turns bearish, we also start looking for a reversal.So now that the herd is skittishly bearish, anticipating a recession, contrarians start wondering if a most hated rally is in th...Read More
Lior agrees that the outlook for Gold and Silver is improving dramatically. Recent market action has resulted in a rebound. In September mining stocks hit 52-week lows, and the regular markets are now entering bear market territory. Inflation is on the rise and many states are hiking their minimum wage. Recent US Dollar strength is actually a bearish sign. Mining shares need several things to catc...Read More