Fireside ChatRapid FireFireworks ShowSome Final ThoughtsScars from the Great DepressionThe history of humanity, at least as taught in most schools, is really about two seemingly opposite forces: human innovation and human conflict. The same intelligence that lets us accomplish great things also sets us against each other. But sometimes, we rise above it.Last week I saw on Twitter (where you shou...Read More
During this 120+ minute interview, Jason and George discuss the moral hazard the Fed has created and how any type of deflation, especially in asset prices, seems to no longer be allowed.George has some very interesting insights he shares about the global macro situation, inflation, the Fed and gold.To wrap up the interview, Jason asks George what lessons he has learned from interviewing so many su...Read More
1. The indicies are up across the board. Russell 2000 is again leading the way. The Financials are all up . You can't trade the news, you've got to trade the charts. More important than anything is to be on the right side of the market. One would think that after all the rioting and looting that markets would all be down, but go figure.2. Gold is flat, silver is up and it's a powerhouse chart. We'...Read More
Download chartbook: https://bit.ly/3cppakWJeff Snider is head of global investment research for Alhambra Investment Partners, a registered investment advisory based in Palmetto Bay, Florida. As Head of Global Investment Research for Alhambra Investment Partners, Jeff spearheads the investment research efforts while providing close contact to Alhambra's client base. Jeff is published nationally at...Read More
If black leaders were determined, they could achieve reforms in police training and performance. An effort to address the true causes of police violence would create enormous good will, and successContinue...Read More
A man used a firearm to stop looters from ransacking his cigar shop during riots sparked by the killing of George Floyd. Continue...Read More
Jordan discusses Silver, fundamentals, key levels, potential targets and upside potential.Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT is a Chartered Market Technician and member of the Market Technicians Association.. He is the publisher and editor of TheDailyGold Premium, a publication which emphasizes market timing and stock selection for the sophisticated investor, as well as TheDailyGold Global, an add-on service f...Read More
Central banks have created a "milkshake" of different currencies and pushed liquidity into the global economy. As of 2016, the US started raising rates while the rest of the world was "mixing" the milkshake. As a result, raising rates acts as a straw that sucks the capital into the United States.So what is the outlook in the post-coronavirus economy? Brent Johnson, CEO of Santiago Capital, explain...Read More
"Every step which leads from capitalism toward planning is necessarily a step nearer to absolutism and dictatorship.""Once politics become a tug-of-war for shares in the income pie, decent government is impossible".Continue...Read More
"We believe this is a game changer. It will reduce strain on the healthcare system, we'll have fewer people getting into a critical condition...WeContinue...Read More
"If a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them." Continue...Read More
In a Wedensday manuscript detailing how high-risk COVID-19 patients should be treated, Risch notes that the combination of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and the antibioticContinue...Read More
This means that the lower (and more negative) central banks push rates, the lower (not higher) the spending, the higher (not lower) the savings rate, the lower the inflation, the higher the disinflation Continue...Read More
Silver futures posted a gain of nearly 24% for the month of May, the largest since 2011.Continue...Read More
China's domestic rebar prices moved up on Monday June 1 following early gains in the futures market that emerged in response to positive data on downstream demand.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,570-3,600 yuan ($500-504) per tonne, up by 40 yuan per tonneChina's steel purchasing managers' index for May was 50.9 points, which is 5 points higher than that for April, the China Federation of Logi...Read More
The European Commission (EC) plans to replace general annual quotas for hot-rolled coil with quarterly country-specific quotas and introduce some other strict measures to existing safeguard restrictions against imported steel, Fastmarkets understands.The EC sent a notice listing the changes to the World Trade Organization on May 29. The EC initiated a second review of the existing safeguard measur...Read More
Group Ten Metals' states its findings suggest a gold-rich mineralization may occur there along with platinum, palladium, nickel, copper and cobalt. Stillwater West PGE-Ni-Cu Project - 2019 DrillingGroup Ten Metals Inc. (PGE:TSX.V; PGEZF:OTCQB; 5D32:FSE) announced in a news release that additional exploration work returned high-grade gold (Au), platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) mineralization at Pi...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger bemoans the panic-inducing influence of politicians and the influx of "counterfeit currency" from central banks on the money and commodities markets. One look at the chart of the U.S. financial markets against the backdrop of economic paralysis and suffering, and one is immediately filled with a myriad of emotions. Sympathy for those that have been afflicted by the...Read More
Prices in the European high-carbon and low-carbon ferro-markets increased in in the week ended Friday May 29.In high-carbon trading, industry sources reported deals agreed for more than 1,000 tonnes of alloy that raised the upper end of the price assessment. And deals for about 350 tonnes of more refined-grade material were reported, which had the same effect on the price range in that market.In a...Read More
Protests and relations with China do little to dash investor's hopes regarding U.S. economyDespite an uprising in social turmoil in the U.S., stocks marked the first day of June with gains. The Dow closed up 91 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq marked closes modestly in the black. Despite relations with China on the brink of collapse, investors in the U.S. are still optimistic as the economy co...Read More