A 6.16-carat diamond called Farnese Blue will appear on the market for the first time in history this spring, after having remained in the same family for over three centuries.Sotheby's will be offering the gem at its Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels sale taking place in Geneva on May 15, 2018. The stone's value is calculated between $3,690,000 and $5,270,000. According to a press release issue...Read More

Here are today's videos and charts (double-click to enlarge):SFS Key Charts & Video UpdateSF60 Key Charts & Video UpdateSF Juniors Key Charts & Video AnalysisSF Trader Time Key Charts & Video Analysis*********Unique Introduction For Gold-Eagle Readers: Send me an email to signals@superforcesignals.com and I'll send you 3 of my next Super Force Surge Signals free of charge, as I send them to paid s...Read More

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

Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More

By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA Gold has firmed above $1300 in recent days and is holding comfortably above $1300 for now. We think the market will break to the upside sometime this year. The question is when. Here are 3 things to watch that will tell us if Gold is on the cusp of that break-out soon or later. First, keep your eye on Gold's close at the end of next week. It's not only the end of...Read More

* Premiums in China unchanged at about $8/oz* Japan premiums 50 cents/oz vs 50-75 centsBy Rajendra Jadhav and Nithin ThomasPrasadMUMBAI/BENGALURU, March 23 (Reuters) - Physical gold demand in Asian hot spots slouched this week as higher global prices made buyers hold off on purchases and as discounts in India widened to their highest in 6-1/2 months.“Demand is very weak. At the current price...Read More

Stocks fell for a second straight weekIt was a rough week for the U.S. stock market, as worries about a trade war with China and a sharp decline in tech heavyweights -- namely Facebook (FB) -- pressured the major benchmarks to big weekly losses. In fact, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), S&P 500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) at the time of this writing are set for their largest we...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

Shares in Eldorado Gold (TSX:ELD)(NYSE:EGO) were down on Thursday after the company reported a Q4 loss and technical studies for its Ki??lada??, Lamaque and Skouries mines.In a press release, the Vancouver-based miner stated that, due to a 20 per cent y-o-y fall in sales volumes, its adjusted Q4 loss came in at $400,000 compared to $2.9 million in earnings in the year-ago quarter. In detail, sales...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 proved...Read More

The uncertainty created by the announcement of import tariffs under Section 232 in the United States kept Turkish steel mills out of the deep-sea scrap markets during the working week from Monday March 19 to Friday March 23, although strong demand in the US domestic market kept sentiment positive.But the poor demand for material sent Taiwanese import prices downward.Turkey importsThe Turkish steel...Read More

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort223,88275,151102,004173,307340,577499,193517,732Change from Prior Reporting Period -10,5498,66819,29111,703-9,83720,44518,122Traders17890965160278205 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 46,30627,767545,499 -1,70861518,737 non reportable positionsChange from the previous repo...Read More

Philip Kennedy (philipkennedy.com) discusses the future of the economy under Trump and the potential needed to fix the underlying problems. The pair also take a look at the long term role cryptocurrencies can play in the economy and beyond.Read More

The long call spread is a relatively conservative way to bet on stock gainsWe have long trumpeted the advantages of speculating on stocks with options, as these vehicles provide leverage and flexibility. The long call spread, or bull call spread, is a great example of both of these traits. The spread involves buying to open a call, and simultaneously selling to open a higher-strike call in the sam...Read More

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 Miles Franklin to convert over-valued digital assets into real silv...Read More

By Nathan McDonaldThe market stands on a sinkhole, waiting for the next feather to drop. A feather that will bring down the system and send us into another economic crisis that will make the 2008 crash look like an opening act. For years, I and many others within the precious metals space have written about a hidden war unfolding behind the scenes. To those with wide open eyes, you can see it, y...Read More

The crypto ship is sailing in rough seas at the moment. My advice? Stay away for now. Preserve your capital for after the major crash, and then pick winners from the bones.Continue...Read More

SHANGHAI, Mar 23 (SMM) – Demand for nonferrous metals will surge as new energy vehicles are booming in China, said Lei Hongjun, chief engineer of the Yangtse Automobile Group. This is because new energy cars will utilise more metals, especially copper and aluminium, than traditional cars, he explained.Rising sales and output of electric cars is the biggest boost in demand for nonfe...Read More

Red Hat stock touched a record high two weeks agoShares of Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT) are up 0.8% to trade at $152.20, after BMO raised its price target on the software stock to $172 from $142. This was the fifth price-target hike issued to RHT stock this week, and following this flurry of brokerage attention, Red Hat is slated to report fourth-quarter earnings after the close on Monday. Historically...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