Gold tries to rally, but the Fed stands in the way.The markets expected too much from the central bank.The critical levels to watch on the downside.Rising rates are toxic for gold, but there is a big hand holding the dollar down.Looking to buy NUGT on any washout.Gold traded to a high at $1344 on the nearby COMEX futures contract in 2019 after hitting a high at $1365.40 in 2018. Last year's peak c...Read More

Use gold to protect any IRA, 401(k), or retirement account from a looming financial crisis. Every American needs to learn how to protect and secure their retirement against the worst stock market crash in history, and this IRA/401KInvestment Guide 2019 is one way the average American can help protect their investments in the event of a crisis.Jim Rickards is the nation's most vocal and intelligent...Read More

Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, speaks to Streetwise Reports about the fundamentals for gold, his company's funds and a handful of companies on his radar screen. Streetwise Reports: Since the beginning of the year, gold has been trading fairly narrowly in the $1,300 range. What are some of the macro factors working behind this and how do you believe they'll...Read More

Discussed in this interview:04:42 The missing $21 trillion from DOD and HUD07:05 Checkered history of the Exchange Stabilization Fund15:46 2008 financial crisis: Sub-prime debt rated AAA20:09 Why Bear Stearns was 'chosen' as the fall guy in 2008 financial crisis23:44 The Long-Term Capital Management debacle25:37 When AAA-rated paper failed for the first time31:40 Lack of primary silver mines evide...Read More

"We are aware of the government's statement regarding the temporary blocking of social media platforms. People rely on our services to communicate with their loved ones andContinue...Read More

Wolf Richter is the founder of Wolf Street Corp and the publisher of WolfStreet.com. Wolf has over twenty years of C-level operations experience, including turnarounds and a VC-funded startup. He has a BA, MA, and MBA (UT at Austin). In his prior life, he worked in Texas and Oklahoma, including a decade as General Manager and COO of a large Ford dealership and its subsidiaries. Read More

Adam HamiltonArchivesApr 19, 2019 The great euphoria emanating from these near-record-high stock markets is breathtaking. Traders are again convinced stocks do nothing but rally indefinitely. That everything-is-awesome mindset has stunted gold's latest upleg, since there's no perceived need for prudently diversifying stock-heavy portfolios. But that psychology can change fast, as we saw a half-yea...Read More

Max interviews Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com about interest rates, property markets, Uber's IPO and the future outlook for Amazon and Netflix.Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial program broadcast on RT. He presents a weekly show about finance and markets on London's Resonance FM, and writes for The Huffington Post. Keiser invented "Virtual Spe...Read More

Michael Rowley, CEO of Group Ten Metals, sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to provide an update on the company's exploration efforts. Group Ten geologists inspect the mafic-ultramafic series above Sibanye-Stillwater's Stillwater MineMaurice Jackson: Joining us today is Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals Inc. (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTC), which is known for platin...Read More

The great euphoriaemanating from these near-record-high stock markets is breathtaking.  Traders are again convinced stocks do nothingbut rally indefinitely.  That everything-is-awesomemindset has stunted gold’s latest upleg, since there’s no perceived need forprudently diversifying stock-heavy portfolios. But that psychology can change fast, as we saw a half-year ago.&nb...Read More

It's no secret the rich tend to stay rich and the poor rarely find their way out of money-grubbing. The chances of someone of little means finding his or her way to considerable wealth are that much lower.The question begs: what, exactly, separates the rich from the poor? Too many people assume the wealthiest people rely on connections, luck or an inheritance to build wealth and retain it across p...Read More

Chris Powell, Treasurer and Secretary of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA), has been trying to get the U.S. government to come clean about massive market manipulations. GATA says they have hit a stone wall of silence. Chris Powell was managing editor of the Journal Inquirer, a daily newspaper in Manchester, Connecticut, from 1974 to 2018, when he retired from his management work while re...Read More

The great euphoria emanating from these near-record-high stock markets is breathtaking. Traders are again convinced stocks do nothing but rally indefinitely. That everything-is-awesome mindset has stunted gold's latest upleg, since there's no perceived need for prudently diversifying stock-heavy portfolios. But that psychology can change fast, as we saw a half-year ago. Gold investment roars back...Read More

Despite a widely held view that gold should be trading north of $1,400 this year, since the February peak well short of that target, prices have gone in the other direction.Gold mining stocks have fared slightly better after a flurry of mergers and acquisitions at the top end rekindled interest in the sector despite the lacklustre performance of the metal and all those burnt fingers from the M&A f...Read More

Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average got a lift from a strong U.S. retail sales report and mostly better-than-expected earnings. Honeywell (HON - Get Report)  traded higher after posting stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings and raising its full-year outlook. American Express  (AXP - Get Report)   nearly 2% after...Read More

The Thursday Market Minute Global stocks drift lower as investors adopt a cautious stance ahead of the Easter holiday break and prep for the redacted release of the Mueller Report into Russian election meddling later in the session.North Korea's renewal of weapons testing unnerves markets in Asia, while growth and trade concerns keep European stocks in the red amid lighter-than-usual trading vol...Read More

Bob Moriarty ArchivesApr 19, 2019In my latest book I try to make the point that at resource stock market lows, you can’t give shares away. That is all by itself a great indicator of where we stand in the cycle. We are now easing into the weakest seasonal period of the year for gold and silver and many companies are selling near their yearly lows.Gold and silver seem to have bottomed in late...Read More

TOPICS IN THIS INTERVIEW:02:30 Baby boomers Vs. Millennials: The biggest growth trends07:20 Wealth transferring to the Millennials, when will they dominate the economy?15:30 A well-managed bubble, the stock market is in its eleventh hour26:15 "Don't listen to your stock broker!" Hedging against the greatest economic crash in history32:15 Harry Dent's free newsletterHarry Dent is a Fortune 100 cons...Read More

John Rubino is the founder and manager of the popular financial website DollarCollapse.com. Mr. Rubino is the co-author, with GoldMoney's James Turk, of The Money Bubble and The Collapse of the Dollar and How to Profit from It. He spent the 1980's on Wall Street as a Eurodollar trader, equity analyst and junk bond analyst. During the 1990's he was a featured columnist with TheStreet.com and a freq...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