Here in Texas you know spring is here when our state flower, the bluebonnet, pops up everywhere. I was at the Masters in Augusta last year, and the Continue...Read More

"we have an inflection point which will result in the dollar falling fast and gold and silver surging." Here's the details...by Egon von Greyerz of GoldSwitzerlandIs this it? Is the bull market finished and the good times over? Well, they could very well be. We are looking at a world which is rotten to the core, a world which is built on debt which will never be repaid. And a debt which is artific...Read More

Over 1,500 Central Americans are on a crusade across Mexico in the hopes of being granted asylum at the U.S. border - a move which is Continue...Read More

China is taking preliminary steps towards paying for imported crude oil in yuan instead of the U.S. dollar, according the three people who spoke to ReutersContinue...Read More

Investing.com - Gold prices will remain vulnerable to any further gains in the dollar in the coming week after ending the week at more than one-week lows on Thursday, in a holiday-shortened week, as a stronger greenback weighed.Gold futures for April delivery settled at $1,325.00 on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange late Thursday, to end the week down 1.73%.Many financial mark...Read More

Billet prices in the global markets except India continued to fall during the work week from Monday March 26 to Friday March 30 due to negative sentiment caused by the uncertainty over the United States' Section 232 tariffs.Demand was sluggish in major markets such as Turkey, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast Asia over the past week, and no sig...Read More

RAPAPORT... Chopard has vowed to use 100% ethically sourced gold in all ofits jewelry and watch collections by the end of July, the company said lastweek. The jeweler has created an in-house gold foundry that will giveit complete oversight of all processes from the manufacturing stage to thefinished product. "As a family-run business, ethics have always been animportant part of our family philoso...Read More

In late March, Vancouver-based North Arrow Minerals (TSXV:NAR) reported additional diamond results from Q1-4 kimberlite Naujaat Diamond Project, located 9 kilometres north of Naujaat in Nunavut's Melville Peninsula."The samples were composited from drill core in the field based on observed lithological units and submitted for processing using a combined dense media separation / caustic fusion proc...Read More

(IDEX Online News) - There were relatively few price changes in March, with an equal mix of risers and decliners. There were a particularly small number of changes in categories under 0.50-0.69 carats, while diamonds in the 2.00-2.99 carat, 4.00-4.99 and 5.00-5.99 carat categories saw many risers than decliners.   Fancy diamonds also saw relatively few price changes, particularly in the small...Read More

RAPAPORT... HRD Antwerp is expanding its presence in India with a newlocation at the Santacruz Electronic Export Processing Zone (SEEPZ) in Mumbai, andanother one in the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB). The Belgium-based diamond-certification and trainingfacility announced plans last week to launch a grading lab in the SEEPZjewelry-manufacturing hub, home to a large number of jewelry exporters. SEEPZi...Read More

RAPAPORT... Technology, synthetic diamonds, and midstream growth are among the topics that expert speakers will address at this year's Carat+ show in Antwerp.The diamond event, in its second year, has introduced Carat+Conference 2018, a series of talks that will take place during the trade fair.The conference will focus on industry issues, as well as broader subjects withinthe trade. Jonathan Chip...Read More

RAPAPORT... Bonhams New York will feature a 10.01-carat solitairediamond ringwith an estimate of $500,000 to $700,000 at its spring jewelry salethis month.The round brilliant-cut, F-color, VVS2 piece is from aprivate collection in the US, according to the auction house. Other notable lots include ruby and diamondcombinations: a Cartier Art Deco bracelet valued at $80,000 to $100,000; aBulgari neck...Read More

Stratex International plc (LON:STI) shares surged 33% higher on Monday after revealing it had received approval from the Senegalese government regarding its Dalafin gold project.The AIM-listed gold exploration group said the approval related to its Option Agreement with AGEM Senegal Exploration Suarl (AGEM), a subsidiary of IAMGOLD Corp (IAMGOLD).Meanwhile, a strategic update from Connemara Mining...Read More

SHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuters) - China's central bank said itwill skip open market operations on Monday as liquidity levelsin the banking system were "relatively high".On a net basis, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) will drain20 billion yuan ($3.19 billion) from the market for the day asthe same amount in reverse repos is due to mature on Monday.The PBOC drained a net 160 billion yuan fro...Read More

Date 4/2 (BOJ Financial Markets Department) - The Bank of Japan said it offered to buy outright 190 billion yen in Japanese government bonds with residual maturities of more than 10 years and up to 25 years from 4/4. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of informati...Read More

Date 4/2 (BOJ Financial Markets Department) - The Bank of Japan said it offered to buy outright 70 billion yen in Japanese government bonds with residual maturities of more than 25 years from 4/4. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however...Read More

Date 4/2 (BOJ Financial Markets Department) - The Bank of Japan said it offered to buy outright 25 billion yen in inflation-indexed Japanese government bonds from 4/4. Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; however, neither Kitco Metals Inc. n...Read More

30 Mar 2018China Moly today's Margin Long Amount is 30,664 (x10000) yuan, Short Selling Volume is 27 (x10000) shares. Detail information is as followsMargin long Margin Long Margin Long Short Selling Short Selling Short close Balance Amount Close Balance Volume Volume Amount Amount Volume ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 29...Read More

* Big manufacturers' sentiment index at plus 24 vs f'cast+25* Service-sector sentiment at plus 23 vs f'cast +24* Big firms expect capex to rise 2.3 pct vs f'cast +0.6 pct* Big manufacturers set rosy dollar/yen forecast at 109.63 (Adds analyst quote, detail)By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi KajimotoTOKYO, April 2 (Reuters) - Japanese business sentimentworsened for the first time in two years in the thre...Read More

30 Mar 2018Jinduicheng today's Margin Long Amount is 648 (x10000) yuan, Short Selling Volume is 0.00 (x10000) shares. Detail information is as followsMargin long Margin Long Margin Long Short Selling Short Selling Short close Balance Amount Close Balance Volume Volume Amount Amount Volume ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- ------------- ------------- 49...Read More