Have you heard about the Everything Bubble? According to this view, virtually all financial assets are overvalued. So gold must be underpriced, right? We invite you to read our today's article which compares the yellow metal to other assets and find out how gold presents itself. Relatively. Have you heard about the Everything Bubble? Some analysts believe that after the dot-com bubble of the...Read More
Key Gold and Precious Metals News, Commentary and Charts This WeekGold and silver have eked out slight gains this week as stock markets came under pressure due to concerns about tech and oil sector valuations, Italian banks and political and financial turmoil due to Brexit.Gold is 0.65% higher for the week in dollars and has seen greater gains in euro (+0.8%) and the pound (+2.17%). The latter h...Read More
Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Keith McCullough to MacroVoices to discuss if interest rates have peeked. Erik and Keith discuss how the investment landscape has evolved, why deflationary pressures are on the horizon. They further discuss the marginal rates of change in growth and inflation, U.S. real GDP and CPI forecasts, the global economic landscape and the key macro themes into the...Read More
Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic range of timely topics: finance, housing, Asia, energy, long-term trends, social issues, health/diet/fitness and sustainability. From its humble beginnings in May 2005, Of Two Minds now attracts some 200,000 visits a month. Charles also contributes to AOL's Daily Finance site and has written eight books, most recently "Surviv...Read More
Eric Sprott has more than 40 years of experience in the investment industry. In 1981, he founded Sprott Securities (now called Cormark Securities Inc.), which today is one of Canada's largest independently owned securities firms. In 2001, Eric established Sprott Asset Management Inc. Over the years, Eric has personally been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including one of Investor Dig...Read More
Yale University Professor Stephen Roach examines the United States concentrating on trade with China as it runs deficits with 102 nations. 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 of Global Affairs and a senior lecturer at Yale's School of Management. He the author, most recently, of Unbalance...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1221.90+$8.60+0.99%Silver$14.41+$0.12+1.69%XAU66.08+1.67%+2.99%HUI148.56+1.47%+3.59%GDM539.56+1.49%+1.88%JSE Gold1121.57+12.92+2.14%USD96.44-0.61-0.47%Euro114.17+0.83+0.69%Yen88.65+0.41+0.70%Oil$56.46UNCH-6.20%10-Year3.071%-0.042-3.73%Bond139.59375+0.8125+1.25%Dow25413.22+0.49%-2.22%Nasdaq7247.87-0.15%-2.15%S&P2736.27+0.22%-1.61% The Metals: Gol...Read More
The pound plunged against the euro, the dollar, gold and all leading currencies today as Theresa May’s UK government appeared vulnerable to collapsing and political turmoil risked creating a hard Brexit. Gold in GBP (24 Hours)The pound has fallen 2.6% against gold in less than twenty four hours seeing gold rise from £923 to £947 per ounce in sterling terms.The pound slumped the m...Read More
China has developed tremendously in recent years. But what’s next? Is the country entering the growth recession? And how it will affect the world and the gold market?A New Chapter in ChinaWe have not analyzed the publications of the World Gold Council for a while. Let’s make it up, starting with the newest edition of Gold Investor. The report is about China and its remarkable transform...Read More
Before we look at tonights charts I would like to take a minute to discuss trading the three X leveraged etf’s. Leveraged etf’s aren’t for everyone as they can be very volatile. These instruments are for those that can take a bigger risk and still come out OK when they go against you. For the average investor a 1 X leveraged etf is all they can handle and that should be fine. Whe...Read More
There were several developments in the gold market last week. First, we heard of another trader who has pleaded guilty to “manipulating” the metals market. And, everyone is up in arms again about how gold was manipulated to drop from $1,921 to $1,040 during 2011-2015.And, yes, they are all again saying “ah ha – you see, we were right.”But, as I have said so many times...Read More
CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1221.90+$8.60+0.99%Silver$14.41+$0.12+1.69%XAU66.08+1.67%+2.99%HUI148.56+1.47%+3.59%GDM539.56+1.49%+1.88%JSE Gold1121.57+12.92+2.14%USD96.44-0.61-0.47%Euro114.17+0.83+0.69%Yen88.65+0.41+0.70%Oil$56.46UNCH-6.20%10-Year3.071%-0.042-3.73%Bond139.59375+0.8125+1.25%Dow25413.22+0.49%-2.22%Nasdaq7247.87-0.15%-2.15%S&P2736.27+0.22%-1.61% The Metals: Gol...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold is acting like it wants to move higher into year end.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
By Gary TanashianLet's take an in-day snapshot of gold vs. several key competitors (for your investment dollars/euros/yen, etc.) and check the progress in turning the macro from risk 'on' to risk 'off', cyclical to counter-cyclical.Gold/Commodities motors along above the SMA 200. The move has been hysterical, and thus looks impulsive. That could mean something as we look back in hindsight one da...Read More
Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort168,416177,663122,818201,354203,177492,588503,658Change from Prior Reporting Period -72527,54819,56027,457-8,85646,29238,252Traders16895886253273202 Small Speculators (C) GoldSeek.com LongShortOpen Interest 46,93235,862539,520 -1,6836,35744,609 non reportable positionsChange f...Read More
The sense that something isn't right out there just got a lot stronger. And the Fed, in response, is now tiptoeing back towards QE. Let's start with the sudden bad news:Chipmaker Nvidia plunges after missing on revenue and guidance(CNBC) - Nvidia stock fell as much as 19 percent Thursday after the company reported earnings for the third quarter of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on Oct. 28.The...Read More
By Nathan McDonaldThe stock market has been rising, GDP has been rising, and the rate of unemployment has been steadily dropping since the Republicans took office, however, as good as news as this is, something sinister has been continuing to unfold behind the scenes. In all likelihood, you are intensely aware of what I am referring to, especially if you are the one who does, or participates in...Read More
The major gold miners' stocks remain mired in universal bearishness, largely left for dead. They are just wrapping up their third-quarter earnings season, which proved challenging. Lower gold prices cut deeply into cash flows and profits, and production-growth struggles persisted. But these elite companies did hold the line on costs, portending soaring earnings as gold recovers. Their ab...Read More
Have you heard about the Everything Bubble? According to this view, virtually all financial assets are overvalued. So gold must be underpriced, right? We invite you to read our today's article which compares the yellow metal to other assets and find out how gold presents itself. Relatively. Have you heard about the Everything Bubble? Some analysts believe that after the dot-com bubble of the...Read More
Key Gold and Precious Metals News, Commentary and Charts This WeekGold and silver have eked out slight gains this week as stock markets came under pressure due to concerns about tech and oil sector valuations, Italian banks and political and financial turmoil due to Brexit.Gold is 0.65% higher for the week in dollars and has seen greater gains in euro (+0.8%) and the pound (+2.17%). The latter h...Read More