Stocks dove late in Wednesday's session on news that the minutes from the January FOMC meeting were more than a little hawkish. From where we were sitting, the selloff looked like a brazen shakedown. It amounted to a 475-point reversal in the Dow, but that's the kind of plunge that Wall Street's thimble-riggers engineer whenever they are hungry for shares at bargain prices. For their part, the F...Read More
Special counsel Robert Mueller just increased the pressure on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and aide Rick GatesContinue...Read More
Dear Reader,If you're looking for answers as to why the US financial system is the way it is... or have questions about what's coming down the pike in the financial markets, pick up a copy of our bestselling book The Everything Bubble: The End Game For Central Bank Policy on KINDLE today.If you've yet to pick up a copy, grab one now. You'll immediately know more about how the financial system work...Read More
- Russia increased its holdings to 1,857 tons, topping the People's Bank of China's 'reported' 1,843 tons- Russia surpasses China as 6th largest holder of gold reserves - after U.S., Germany, IMF, Italy and France- Turkish central bank added 205 tons "over 13 consecutive months" - Commerzbank- Meanwhile, Russian ally Venezuela is launching a new gold-backed cryptocurrency next weekRussia has...Read More
The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for January increased to 108.1 from 107.0 in December. The Coincident Economic Index (CEI) came in at 103.0, up from the previous month.The Conference Board LEI for the US increased for the fourth consecutive month in January. Large positive contributions from building permits and the financial subcomponents were the main drivers o...Read More
Colton Haab, a 17-year-old junior at Stoneman Douglas High School, reveals how CNN's Town Hall discussion on gun control actually worked.Read More
Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, joins me to answer questions submitted by members of my Supporting Listeners group. Topics include the state of the housing market, precious metals investing, Puerto Rico after Irma, the ongoing carnage in the retail sector, and more. Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr....Read More
"QE4 is coming."Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, Bu...Read More
Yesterday, the Fed released the minutes from its January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. The minutes revealed that most members expect higher economic Continue...Read More
Newmont Mining Corp put forward plans on Thursday for new projects to grow gold production and cut costsContinue...Read More
Portfolio Manager, attorney, finance author, a regular guest on North American media. Danielle Park is the author of the best selling myth-busting book "Juggling Dynamite: An insider's wisdom on money management, markets and wealth that lasts," as well as a popular daily financial blog: www.jugglingdynamite.com. Danielle worked as an attorney until 1997 when she was recruited to work for an intern...Read More
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Feb 22, 2018 Guest(s): Jim Rickards Best-selling Author A rapidly increasing price level for gold may not be beneficial to investors, said best-selling author, Jim Rickards.$10,000 an ounce is "approximately the implied non-deflationary price of gold in a gold-backed monetary system," Rickards told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference.Rickards noted, howeve...Read More
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Continue...Read More
Continue...Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. He has a background as a stockbroker, banker and economist. Read More
That's it then. Further to my post this morning (you might want to read it if you missed it), Google/YouTube has deleted my channelContinue...Read More
LONDON, 22 February 2018 - Comment from BullionVault today headlines a report on the 10th anniversary of the global financial crisis from UK tabloid the Daily Express."No-one's learned anything," the paper quotes Adrian Ash, director of research."Regulators are fighting the last war, central banks have inflated new bubbles, and investors are blindly chasing returns, each hoping they'll be first th...Read More
Rick Rule and good friend Doug Casey discuss the cyclical nature of commodity markets and the next bull market.Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products and agriculture. His company has built a national reputa...Read More
(Kitco News) - A quicker inflation pace in the U.S. will give a helping hand to commodities, including the precious metals, JPMorgan Chase & Co. said in a report.“Rising inflation is beneficial for commodities. In fact, metals, both base and precious, exhibit their best performance (both outright and volatility-adjusted) when inflation has reached the [Federal Reserve’s] 2 percent...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1324.50-$6.20Silver$16.48+$0.01XAU80.51-0.39%HUI178.65-0.19%GDM611.03-0.78%JSE Gold1147.05-5.55USD90.05+0.34Euro122.92-0.45Yen93.03-0.34Oil$61.68-$0.1110-Year2.936%+0.055T-Bond142.6875-1.1875Dow24797.78-0.67%Nasdaq7218.23-0.22%S&P2701.33-0.55% The Metals: Gold dropped $5.20 to $1325.50 in late Asian trade before it rallied up to $1332.90 in midmorning New York trade and...Read More