The junior gold miners’stocks have spent much of the past year grinding sideways near lows, sappingconfidence and breeding widespread bearishness. The entire precious-metals sector has been left for dead, eclipsed by thedazzling taxphoria stock-market rally. But traders need to keep their eyes on the fundamental ball so herdsentiment doesn’t mislead them.  Thejuniors&rsq...Read More

HighlightsBill Murphy of GATA.org returns with his perspective on the PMs sector. Savvy central banks around the globe recognize the strategic significance of bullion as sound money as seen by the continuing trend of PMs accumulation. Russia recently added several tons of 70 lbs. silver bars to the national stockpile. The silver bullion market is vulnerable to a short-squeeze, merely one billion...Read More

The junior gold miners' stocks have spent much of the past year grinding sideways near lows, sapping confidence and breeding widespread bearishness. The entire precious-metals sector has been left for dead, eclipsed by the dazzling taxphoria stock-market rally. But traders need to keep their eyes on the fundamental ball so herd sentiment doesn't mislead them. The juniors' recent Q4 results p...Read More

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United States launched a complaint against China at the World Trade Organization on Friday, part of a package of trade measures announced by President Donald Trump on Thursday over China’s alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property.A presidential memorandum signed by Trump will target up to $60 billion in Chinese goods with tariffs, but only after a 30-day consultatio...Read More

It's a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals - gold, silver, platinum and palladium - do so because they view them as a store of value. Gold and silver especially, have served in the role of honest money for at least five millennia.With a melting point 700 degrees higher than gold, the Spaniards weren't able to determine how to utilize platinum, but they still...Read More

Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have voiced concerns about the decision by the United States to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium, and the effect these may have on the global trading system.More than 40 members, including the 28 nations of the EU, took the floor at the WTO's Council on Trade in Goods on Friday March 23 to speak against the measures taken by the US.The...Read More

Elon Musk deleted the Facebook pages for SpaceX and Tesla on Friday after Facebook has come under heavy fire for it's privacy protections Continue...Read More

- Market turmoil as trade war concerns deepen and Trump appoints war hawk Bolton- Oil, gold and silver jump as 'Russia China Hawk' Bolton appointed- Oil up 4%, gold up 2.2% and silver up 1.6% this week (see table)- Stocks down sharply - Nikkei down 4.5%, S&P 4.3% & Nasdaq 5.5%- Bolton scares jittery markets already shell-shocked by US' tariffs against China- Currency wars and trade wars tend to...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1345.70+$17.40+2.44%Silver$16.53+$0.14+1.22%XAU81.50+2.66%+3.56%HUI176.86+3.01%+3.33%GDM616.94+2.55%+3.08%JSE Gold1131.26+41.30+7.65%USD89.45-0.33-0.84%Euro123.56+0.45+0.56%Yen95.70+0.61+1.46%Oil$65.88+$1.58+5.68%10-Year2.812%-0.009-1.16%Bond145.00+0.25-0.32%Dow23533.20-1.77%-5.67%Nasdaq6992.67-2.43%-6.54%S&P2588.26-2.10%-5.95%  The Metals: Gold...Read More

– Market turmoil as trade war concerns deepen and Trump appoints war hawk Bolton– Oil, gold and silver jump as ‘Russia China Hawk’ Bolton appointed– Oil up 4%, gold up 2.2% and silver up 1.6% this week (see table)– Stocks down sharply – Nikkei down 4.5%, S&P 4.3% & Nasdaq 5.5% – Bolton scares jittery markets already shell-shocked by US’...Read More

 CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1345.70+$17.40+2.44%Silver$16.53+$0.14+1.22%XAU81.50+2.66%+3.56%HUI176.86+3.01%+3.33%GDM616.94+2.55%+3.08%JSE Gold1131.26+41.30+7.65%USD89.45-0.33-0.84%Euro123.56+0.45+0.56%Yen95.70+0.61+1.46%Oil$65.88+$1.58+5.68%10-Year2.812%-0.009-1.16%Bond145.00+0.25-0.32%Dow23533.20-1.77%-5.67%Nasdaq6992.67-2.43%-6.54%S&P2588.26-2.10%-5.95%  The Metals: Gold...Read More

This article was written for Miles Franklin by Gary Christenson.The movie "Thelma and Louise" was released in 1991. One theme it discussed was "crossing over" or going beyond the point of no return. The consequences were tragic.Markets occasionally experience "Thelma and Louise" (T&L) moments when they "cross over" into a new phase. The results are usually traumatic. Now is a good time to call M...Read More

Shares in Condor Gold (LON:CNR) fell more than 2% in London on Friday after the Nicaragua-focused miner announced full year losses, partly offset by lower costs and impairments.The company, which also said it had raised ?2.5 million in a placing of about 5.1 million units to fund the final development stages of a processing plant at its La India gold project, said pre-tax loss dropped to ?3...Read More

SummaryGold again showed resilience in the face of financial market weakness.The metal's "wall of worry" continues to grow, which is bullish.Gold ETF is close to confirming an immediate-term breakout signal.A major sell-off in the stock market caught precious metals traders by surprise on Thursday. Coming on the heels of gold's best 1-day performance in over a month, gold and silver ETF prices wer...Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress voted early on Friday to approve a $1.3-trillion government funding bill with large increases in military and non-defense spending, sending it to President Donald Trump, who was expected to sign it into law.With Trump’s signature, the bill will avert a threatened government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded until Sept. 30, ending for now Washi...Read More

However, options traders today are bracing for a pullback soonThe shares of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) are muscling higher today, after pulling back with the broader stock market earlier this week. Bolstering the blue chip is a bullish analyst note, with Goldman Sachs adding CSCO stock to its conviction list, and hiking its price target to $54 -- a premium of 24% to the stock's current pric...Read More

We all know that privacy is a thing of the past, right? Pfff. The government spying on everyone? That's yesterday's news. But if you think you've heard it all when it comes to the obtrusive police state panopticon, you've got another thing coming. Here are five privacies you didn't even realize you lost.Photo by: Rob Pongsajapan / FlickrRead More

By David SmithIt's a safe bet that most readers of this column who hold physical precious metals - gold, silver, platinum and palladium - do so because they view them as a store of value. Gold and silver especially, have served in the role of honest money for at least five millennia.With a melting point 700 degrees higher than gold, the Spaniards weren't able to determine how to utilize platinum...Read More

The light iron scrap market in the United Kingdom is unchanged this week, extending a steady trend from the previous week, although signs are emerging that prices may fall in the near term.The market has been steady for two weeks in a row after four weeks of price rises stemming from strengthening demand to key export markets such as Turkey and the Indian subcontinent. Metal Bulletin's price asses...Read More

There are a range of factors which drive the Kondratiev waves. Following Schumpeter, we have focused so far on technological innovations. However, debt cycles are also a key. What are they? The debt cycles are comprised of alternate leveraging and deleveraging of debt. The former occurs when people incur debt, increasing the debt-to-income ratio, or the debt-to-assets ratio. The latter is the o...Read More