A Cantor Fitzgerald report provided an update on this advanced-stage Nunavut asset. In a Nov. 16 research note, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Matthew O'Keefe reported that in a further derisking event, Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. (SBB:TSX; RXC:FSE; SGSVF:OTCPK) received the final license it needs a type A water license for construction and operation at its Back River gold project in Nunavut.O'Keefe h...Read More

It is very difficult to pick exact bottoms but there are many tools we can use to help us pinpoint potential bottoms.You don’t hear technical analysts talk about fundamentals but we do for a reason. Major shifts in the primary trend are supported by fundamental shifts, though they can be very hard to spot until after the fact.Because of our extensive study of history, we are convinced that p...Read More

Markets are deceptive…but we all know that.  Beyond deceptive, markets are actually down right diabolical.  Mr. Market operates through his two most trustworthy lieutenants Mr. Bull and Mr. Bear.  He has tasked Mr. Bull to climb and reach the top of the mountain using investors buying power to fuel the rise.  But he has also instructed Mr. Bull to not allow those sa...Read More

You know I’ve been fighting the gold bugs for a longtime. Gold is an inflation hedge, not a deflation hedge. Turn togold for safety during a deflationary period and you’ll get your ass handed toyou on a golden platter!Gold is simply another commodity and it burst in the 30-yearcycle top between 2008 and 2011, just like it did after the 1980 top.But my bubble model projec...Read More

Powell is apparently between a rock and a hard place.Inflation surged, while the global economy slowed down. What will he do? Andhow will gold react?InflationJumps in OctoberThe consumer price index climbed 0.3 percent last month,after rising 0.1 percent in September, according to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics. It was thebiggest rise since January, and it was mainly caused by an impressive su...Read More

Please Note: US markets are closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving and will close early on Friday. CloseGain/LossGold $1225.30+$2.90Silver$14.48+$0.16XAU67.20+3.12%HUI151.58+2.98%GDM551.76+2.35%JSE Gold1149.02+5.37USD96.73-0.08Euro113.84+0.16Yen88.76UNCHOil$54.63+$1.2010-Year3.059%+0.003T-Bond139.875-0.15625Dow24464.69-0.00%Nasdaq6972.25+0.92%S&P2649.93+0.30% The Metals: Gold saw slight losses...Read More

By Ira EpsteinMetals look good going into the close.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

A recent MarketWatch article notes that:GE was one of Wall Street's major share buyback operators between 2015 and 2017; it repurchased $40 billion of shares at prices between $20 and $32. The share price is now $8.60, so the company has liquidated between $23 billion and $29 billion of its shareholders' money on this utterly futile activity alone. Since the highest net income recorded by the co...Read More

By Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTA It is very difficult to pick exact bottoms but there are many tools we can use to help us pinpoint potential bottoms. You don't hear technical analysts talk about fundamentals but we do for a reason. Major shifts in the primary trend are supported by fundamental shifts, though they can be very hard to spot until after the fact. Because of our extensive study of h...Read More

By PlungerMr. Market the Great DeceiverMarkets are deceptive...but we all know that. Beyond deceptive, markets are actually down right diabolical. Mr. Market operates through his two most trustworthy lieutenants Mr. Bull and Mr. Bear. He has tasked Mr. Bull to climb and reach the top of the mountain using investors buying power to fuel the rise. But he has also instructed Mr. Bull to no...Read More

By Craig HemkeOn Tuesday, significant gold news was made when the London Bullion Market Association finally began its long-awaited disclosure of gold market size and trading volume. If anything, all their first report revealed was the sheer magnitude of the scam and the fraud that persists in the current system. A summary of the report, along with a brief interview of LBMA CEO Ruth Crowell, can...Read More

The Heart of the Matterby John Hussman of Hussman FundsLet's be clear. October's market decline was a rather mild warning shot. At its lowest close, the S&P 500 lost -9.9% from its September peak, before rebounding in recent sessions. As I noted during the 2000-2002 and 2007-2009 collapses, intermittent "fast, furious, prone-to-failure" rebounds are among the factors that encourage investors...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / November 21, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG) and Highbury Energy Inc. ("Highbury") are pleased to report completion of a comprehensive study analyzing beneficial gasification routes from Petroleum Coke ("Petcoke") to three products of value: Hydrogen, FT Liquids and Fuel Gas. Each of these products has potential m...Read More

SD Midweek Update: Gold & silver are holding steady as expected, but wait until you read what has just been uncovered about the US economy...There must be a problem with consumer spending. We often hear that America is a 70% consumption-based economy, so buying trinkets from Wal Mart and riblets from Applebee's is important.But what if the consumer is tapped out?No worries, another tax cut is on i...Read More

RAPAPORT...A bizarre press release from Alrosa landed in the RapaportNews inbox in early October, purporting to relay positive results from the"washing season of 2018" at one of its subsidiaries. What exactly occurs duringthe Almazy Anabara washing season, which "lasted from the twenties of May to the24th of September"? That much was a mystery. Since the text seemed to be aboutmining and productio...Read More

RAPAPORT... A bookkeeper at Lev Leviev's diamond business jumped to herdeath from the company's office at the Israel Diamond Exchange on Tuesday,according to local media. The 42-year-old woman had been questioned by police in aninvestigation into an alleged crime ring at LLD Diamonds, Globes reported.She was one of nine employees of the firm arrested since the probebegan, the report said. "W...Read More

RAPAPORT... Botswana Diamonds' loss grew over the past financial year asthe company faced several challenges to its operations, it reported this week. The miner recorded a loss of GBP 630,009 ($806,460)  for the 12 months ending June 30, versus adeficit of GBP 161,868 ($207,200) the previous year, it said Monday. Thecompany incurred an impairment charge of GBP 179,524 ($229,800) at its S...Read More

The World Diamond Council (WDC) has reiterated its support for the Kimberley Process (KP) certification scheme to end trade in conflict diamonds, while expressing concern over the progress in reforming its scope.In a press statement issued after the conclusion of the 2018 KP plenary meeting, in Belgium, the WDC said the KP plenary’s final communique of the submission by the Canadian governme...Read More

(IDEX Online) - While reiterating its support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) as the most effective means possible to end the trade in conflict diamonds, the World Diamond Council (WDC) expressed concern that more progress was not made in reforming its scope during the 2018 KP Plenary Meeting that ended on November 16 hosted by the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.  ...Read More

(IDEX Online) - Sales of fine jewelry and fine watches rose by 5.3 percent in the U.S. market in September, when compared to the same month a year ago, as the graph below illustrates.   The rise is the lowest seen so far this year, but is nonetheless a solid increase.   Overall sales in September, the last month for which figures are available, were an estimated $5.5 billion, according...Read More