We hear so much about gun murders that it might surprise you to find out that London’s murder rate has just surpassed New York City’s so far in 2018.But don’t worry, their gun murder rate is still much lower. People are just getting stabbed to death.That’s one way to solve the gun crime problem. Great Britain has some of the toughest gun laws. Citizens are virtually banned...Read More

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar fell on Monday, dropping versus the yen for a third straight session, as China imposed extra tariffs on U.S. products, escalating a dispute between two of the world’s biggest economies.Volume though was light as some European markets are closed for the Easter Monday holiday.China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products including froz...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1341.90+$16.00Silver$16.60+$0.26XAU82.01+1.10%HUI177.73+1.32%GDM618.75+1.06%JSE Gold1127.39-3.86USD90.01-0.05Euro123.05+0.01Yen94.51+0.46Oil$63.01$1.9310-Year2.741%-0.001T-Bond146.53125-0.09375Dow23644.19-1.90%Nasdaq6870.12-2.74%S&P2581.88-2.23%  The Metals: Gold gained $18.80 to $1344.70 in early afternoon New York trade before it edged back lower into...Read More

Gerald Celente is a pioneer trend strategist and founder of The Trends Research Institute. He is the author of the national bestseller Trends 2000: How to Prepare for and Profit from the Changes of the 21st Century and publisher of the internationally circulated Trends Journal newsletter. Gerald Celente is a political atheist. Unencumbered by political dogma, rigid ideology or conventional wisdom,...Read More

By Ira EpsteinSafe haven buying lifts gold...questionable if all the gains hold through Tuesday.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump declared as “dead” on Monday a program that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children and pressed Congress to “immediately” pass legislation to secure the U.S. border with Mexico.Trump, who has taken a hard line on legal and illegal immigration as president, said in September he was terminating the D...Read More

Prices US$ at March 29, 2018. Source: LME, CME, UxC, ICE, TSIStock market, currency data @ March 29, 2018.Expectations of a boom in demand for battery raw materials as automakers move away from internal combustion engines kept cobalt and nickel prices on the boil during the first quarter.Cobalt is up another 24% in 2018 as it builds on a more than fourfold increase in value from record lows early...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 Stefan GleasonLast Monday, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange launched the first futures contract for crude oil priced in Chinese yuan. It's a major step forward in the process of international de-dollarization. Now Chinese and other international traders can buy and sell the world's most important commodity in a liquid market without using U.S. dollars.The "petro dollar" now faces th...Read More

Technical analyst Jack Chan updates the gold and silver charts.Our proprietary cycle indicator is up.Gold sector is on a long-term buy signal. Long-term signals can last for months and years and are more suitable for investors holding for long term.Gold sector is on a short-term buy signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks, and are more suitable for traders.Speculation is in bull mar...Read More

(Kitco News) - Goldrallied Monday as theU.S. dollar and equities weakened, with market participants further encouragedafter the metal held above chart support during a pre-Easter sell-off, traderssaid.However, the early-daymove occurred in exceptionally light volume with markets in many Westernnations still closed for a long Easter weekend, traders pointed out.“Obviously,there is weakness in...Read More

Last week we noted that Gold's quarterly close would be a key marker for Gold's immediate breakout potential. Gold was seemingly on course for its highest quarterly close since 2012 until it reversed back below quarterly resistance at $1330/oz. Hence, an imminent break to the upside is unlikely and gold watchers will have to remain patient. It's not yet Gold's time. It will be soon enough.One cata...Read More

It's no secret that John has been a raging bear on Tesla. With it's bloated valuation and insatiable need for ever larger amounts of cash, it's a disaster waiting to happen. And then the unthinkable, one of its cars crashes and burns, killing its owner. The market is down another 555 points today, just 111 away from the magical 666! And now France is saying it can't regulate social media companie...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund reviews the most recent COT reports, and sees gold and silver diverging right now.We've certainly got plenty to look at in coming days, but perhaps a good place to start is with a review of some of the latest COTs, because of their implications for the immediate future. The following charts make very clear why those in control of publishing COT data hold up its releas...Read More

Concerns of a global trade war also weighed on the stock marketU.S. stocks finished the day in the red, due to increased trade war concerns and a massive tech sell-off. The Dow and Nasdaq both finished down triple digits, with Amazon (AMZN) stock suffering another Trump Twitter blow, and Intel (INTC) shares plummeting on Apple chip concerns. The S&P 500, meanwhile, marked its lowest close since No...Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has increased tariffs by up to 25 percent on 128 U.S. products, from frozen pork and wine to certain fruits and nuts, escalating a spat between the world’s biggest economies in response to U.S. duties on imports of aluminum and steel.The tariffs, to take effect on Monday, were announced late on Sunday by China’s finance ministry and matched a list of potential...Read More

Vancouver-based Inomin Mines (TSX.V: MINE) announced today that, subject to TSXV acceptance, it will be acquiring a 100% interest in the Fleetwood zinc-copper-silver-gold property for $10,000 and 200,000 shares to CanAlaska Uranium (TSX.V: CVV).In a press release, the company explained that the 420-hectare property, located in the New Westminster Mining Division of southwestern British Columbia, h...Read More

TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comTwitter: @Davcha12April 2, 2018 "Every time I get accustomed to low volatility, like we were towards the end of the Greenspan era, and we think we have all the levers under the control... something erupts to remind us that the idea that anybody is in control of everything is hubris." Lloyd Blan...Read More

Bill Holter is currently a writer for Miles Franklin and Jim Sinclair's Mineset where he posts weekly commentaries on gold and financial markets. Prior to joining Miles Franklin in 2012, Bill Holter Worked as a retail stockbroker for 23 years, including 12 years as a branch manager at A.G. Edwards. Later, he left Wall Street to avoid potential liabilities related to management of paper assets. Bil...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices gained some strength on Monday April 2 though trading thinned after the paper market lost its steam during the day.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,880 yuan ($615-618) per tonne, up 40 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tianjin): 3,850-3,870 yuan per tonne, up 60 yuan per tonneHRC prices increased after the futures contract for the flat steel product opened high....Read More