ANKARA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Turkey has no worries aboutreaching its year-end budget deficit target of 1.9 percent ofgross domestic product, Finance Minister Berat Albayrak said onMonday. Speaking in a broadcast interview on A Haber, Albayrak saidborrowing costs, which at one point hit around 40 percent forcommercial and consumer loans, will fall further with thenormalisation of the economy. (Reporti...Read More
* World stocks fall after four-day rally * Italy leads Europe down as banks slide * Crude slides as waivers dilute Iran sanctions * Investors cautious before U.S. midterms * Sterling jumps on Brexit deal hopes By Helen Reid LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - World stocks slipped on Monday,halting a four-day recovery rally as anxiety surrounding globaltrade conditions and rising U.S. interest rates dampene...Read More
Published 21 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Edgar Su | ReutersGold inched lower within a narrow range on Monday ahead of the U.S. congressional elections, which may fuel interest in bullion as a hedge against risk if the result sparks volatility in financial markets.Spot gold was down 0.18 percent at $1,230.21 per ounce, trading in an $8 range. U.S. gold futures settled at $1,232.30 per ounce...Read More
ANKARA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have orderedthe arrest of gold trader Reza Zarrab, a prosecution witness inthe New York trial of a Turkish banker, over unlawful buildingwork, Anadolu news agency said on Monday. Zarrab, 34, a dual national of Iran and Turkey, was agovernment witness in the trial of Mehmet Hakan Atilla, a formerdeputy general manager at Turkey's state-owned Halkbank wh...Read More
The Gold Shares ETF is stabilizing above monthly and quarterly value levels of $111.60 and $110.26, respectively.The commodities ETF has a negative weekly chart but is above its "reversion to the mean" and my annual value level.The long dollar ETF has been rising around its "reversion to the mean" since the week of July 30, 2017. Here are the weekly charts for the gold, commodities and dollar exch...Read More
* AngloGold and partner look at selling Sadiola mine in Mali * Sees FY production towards top end of guidance * Shares jump as costs and debt also fall(Recasts with plan to sell Sadiola, adds shares) By Tanisha Heiberg JOHANNESBURG, Nov 5 (Reuters) - AngloGold Ashanti Ltd and its joint venture partner are looking at selling amine in Mali after failing to reach an agreement with the westAfrican cou...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1230.50-$2.60Silver$14.64-$0.11XAU67.14-0.07%HUI149.83+0.26%GDM544.17-0.37%JSE Gold1162.02+28.85USD96.34-0.11Euro114.11+0.16Yen88.41UNCHOil$63.10-$0.0410-Year3.201%-0.014T-Bond137.50+0.34375Dow25461.70+0.76%Nasdaq7328.85-0.38%S&P2738.31+0.56% The Metals: Gold gained $1.30 to $1234.40 in Asia before it dropped back to $1227.00 in London and bounced back...Read More
By Ira EpsteinGold drifts in front of tomorrow's mid-term election results.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
By Clint SiegnerAmericans will be headed to the polls to cast ballots in the midterm elections. Polling suggests that Democrats will return to power in the House of Representatives. Republicans are favored to hold on to the Senate.However, political polls have proven less than reliable. There are plenty of people expecting a surprise once the votes are counted.But there are many policies that wo...Read More
TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12November 5, 2018''Stocks are super-attractive when the Fed is loosening and interest rates are falling. In sum: Don`t fight the Fed!'' Martin Zweig, fund manager, Winning on Wall Street ''You know a country is falling apart when even the governmen...Read More
By Frank Holmes StrengthsThe best performing metal this week was platinum, up 4.29 percent as hedge funds cut their bearish platinum view to the lowest in seven months. Gold ended October with a gain for the first month in seven. The Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) Global Senior Gold Valuation Peer Group Index is headed for its biggest monthly increase since August 2017, reports Bl...Read More
By Ronan Manlyhttps://www.bullionstar.com/There has been a lot of media coverage recently about the re-emergence of central bank gold buying and the overall larger quantity of gold than central banks as a group have been buying recently compared to previous years. For example, according to the World Gold Council's Gold Demand Trends for Q3 2018, net purchases of gold by central banks in the thir...Read More
The Precious Metals sector continues to be viewed with disdain and skepticism by the vast majority of investors, which is exactly what you want and expect to see at the earliest stages of a major bullmarket. However, the charts continue to shape up well, as we will now see. Starting with the long-term 10-year chart for gold, we see that it is approaching completion of a more or less symmetrical...Read More
By Keith WeinerTerry Goodkind wrote an epic fantasy series. The first book in the series is entitled Wizard's First Rule. We recommend the book highly, if you're into that sort of thing. However, for purposes of this essay, the important part is the rule itself:"Wizard's First Rule: people are stupid.""People are stupid; given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. Becaus...Read More
USDX's Friday's close was its highest weekly closing prices of 2018. This is an extremely significant confirmation of the bullish outlook for the US currency that followed the verification of the breakout above the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern. The implications are clearly bullish for the US dollar. But are they clearly bearish for gold? The yellow metal ended the week close to its October...Read More
By Avi GilburtSo, I heard that good news is now bad news and bad news is now good news in the market. Or was that bad news is bad news and good news is bad news? Or, was that bad news is bad news and good news is good news? To be honest, I just can't keep up with all the convoluted ways people try to explain how to view the market based upon news. And, it changes all the time.Last week, I heard...Read More
VANCOUVER , Nov. 5, 2018 /CNW/ - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (NEE.V) (the Company") is pleased to announce that it has signed a flexible, unsecured working capital facility with Greenstone Resources II L.P. ("Greenstone") for up to US$10 million. The Greenstone facility is available in up to five tranches and the Company has drawn the first tranche of US$2.5 million. The Company expects to...Read More
- Eisman says U.K. is one of the biggest risks globally- He is betting against two UK banks in the lead up to Brexit- Eisman may short 50 other UK firms if "Trotskyite" Corbyn becomes UK PM- Eisman is famous for betting against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 subprime-mortgage crisisby Business Insider UKThe hedge-fund manager famous for betting against the US housing market ahead of...Read More
Marin Katusa has worked directly with and financed many companies of well-known individuals in the resource industry and has become one of the most trusted and well connected dealmakers in the junior resource sector. During this time, he has become one of the most successful portfolio managers in the resource sector, such as his 2009 Fund Partnership (KC50 Fund, LLC) which has outperformed the com...Read More
Marin Katusa has worked directly with and financed many companies of well-known individuals in the resource industry and has become one of the most trusted and well connected dealmakers in the junior resource sector. During this time, he has become one of the most successful portfolio managers in the resource sector, such as his 2009 Fund Partnership (KC50 Fund, LLC) which has outperformed the com...Read More