CloseGain/LossGold $1225.40+$7.40Silver$14.69+$0.08XAU70.45+1.70%HUI155.88+1.68%GDM557.90+1.37%JSE Gold1252.10+97.79USD95.08-0.20Euro115.81+0.22Yen89.21+0.03Oil$71.78+$0.4410-Year3.154%+0.001T-Bond138.4375-0.28125Dow25250.55-0.35%Nasdaq7430.74-0.88%S&P2750.79-0.59%  The Metals: Gold gained $15.30 to $1233.30 in Asia before it chopped back lower in London and New York, but...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1225.40+$7.40Silver$14.69+$0.08XAU70.45+1.70%HUI155.88+1.68%GDM557.90+1.37%JSE Gold1252.10+97.79USD95.08-0.20Euro115.81+0.22Yen89.21+0.03Oil$71.78+$0.4410-Year3.154%+0.001T-Bond138.4375-0.28125Dow25250.55-0.35%Nasdaq7430.74-0.88%S&P2750.79-0.59%  The Metals: Gold gained $15.30 to $1233.30 in Asia before it chopped back lower in London and New York, but...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold a bit overbought, but rallying on Italian, Brexit and Saudi issues.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

I've read many comments to the effect that the next financial crisis will be like 2007-2008, only worse. However, the sole reason that many people are talking about a coming 2008-like crisis is because the happenings of 2008 are still fresh in the memory. Market participants often expect the next crisis to look like the last one, but it never does. Consequently, the general prediction about the...Read More

Listen to the Podcast Audio: Click HereMike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Dr. Stephen Leeb, Chief Investment Officer at Leeb Capital Management. Dr. Leeb has decades of experience in the financial markets and has even authored seven well regarded books, including best sellers The Coming Economic Collapse: How to Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel, and Game Over: How to Prosper i...Read More

By Frank HolmesStrengths? The best performing metal this week was platinum, up 1.82 percent as hedge funds cut their net bearish position to a five-month low this week. For the eighth consecutive week, gold analysts and traders have reported holding a bullish outlook on the yellow metal in Bloomberg's weekly survey. This attitude is supported by gold being on its best run in six...Read More

By Keith Weiner"You can't eat gold." The enemies of gold often unleash this little zinger, as if it dismisses the idea of owning gold and indeed the whole gold standard. It is a fact, you cannot eat gold. However, it dismisses nothing.This gives us an idea. Let's tie three facts together. One, you can't eat gold. Two, gold is in backwardation in Switzerland. And three, speculation is a bet on th...Read More

TECHNICAL SCOOPCharts and commentary by David ChapmanPhone: 416-523-5454 Email: david@davidchapman.comdchapman@enrichedinvesting.comTwitter: @Davcha12October 15, 2018 "There are three ways to make a living in this business: be first, be smarter, or cheat."- John Tuld, played by Jeremy Irons in Margin Call (2011) "If we're right, people lose homes. People lose jobs. People los...Read More

Thursday last week was a momentous day for the Precious Metals sector with gold, GDX and other ?ndices, and giant gold ETF, GLD all breaking out on impressive volume, and this development was all the more extraordinary because it happened when the broad stockmarket was crashing. This is viewed as a strong sign that instead of being dragged lower still by a crashing stockmarket, the PM sector wil...Read More

By Larry LaBorde Once again the lovely Miss Puddy accompanied me to the beach on the Florida panhandle for a week of rest and relaxation. The end of September is the perfect time for the beach in Florida as it is not too hot but still nice and warm with gentle sea breezes every afternoon. The crowds have also gone and the traffic is much better. Unfortunately hurricane Michael did not get...Read More

By Avi GilburtI think we have all seen many episodes of fake news in the media when it comes to politics. However, what is even more pervasive is fake news in financial analysis. And, I was urged to write this quick public note to set the record straight.I have railed for years against those analysts who have pointed to news events to explain what has happened in the market, especially as an exc...Read More

"It Always Pays To Hold Some Gold"by John Stepek of Money Week"We have interest rates going up at a clip that's much faster than certainly a lot of people, including myself, would have anticipated. I think the Fed is out of control."Central banks are independent, in theory. But that won't stop the president of the US from giving his full and frank opinion on their performance.Gold Britannias 201...Read More

VANCOUVER , Oct. 15, 2018 /CNW/ - Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (NEE.V) (OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF) (the "Company" or "Northern Vertex") is pleased to announce a number of financing transactions intended to improve free cashflow during early production at the Company's Moss Mine. Highlights of the transactions include:Sprott Resource Lending amends monthly principal payments from US$1,111,111 to...Read More

Full Article: DEFICITS, RATES & GOLD TO REACH VERTIGINOUS HEIGHTSBy: Egon von GreyerzThe end of an empire is a dramatic but also drawn out event with very few willing to face the facts. As the end is getting closer, denial is at its peak. We can probably figure out how it will end but not quite when. Looking at the facts, the beginning of the end is here. The signs are clear. Here we have a coun...Read More

Peter KrauthThe latest gold price rally is finally breaking out like I've been expecting, and it's not slowing down soon.The price of gold soared $30 higher on Thursday (Oct. 11).Odds are a short squeeze in the futures market helped power the metal as stocks sold off dramatically. Speculators have been massively short gold, and a substantial move like this forces many to cover their positions.Tech...Read More

Clive says don't worry that silver didn't have a big day like gold last Thursday. Clive also says we could see a BIG SPIKE in the silver price. Here's why...by Clive Maund via Streetwise ReportsUnlike gold and precious metals stocks, silver did not break out strongly on Thursday - although it rose, it did not break out at all, nor was volume exceptional, as we can see on its latest 6-month chart b...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.India's renewables target of 175 GW capacity (100 GW of solar and 75 GW of wind) by 2022 is an ambitious endeavour. Even with significant cost declines, Wood Mackenzie expects about 76% of the target to be met by 2022 and this would s...Read More

RAPAPORT... Gem Diamonds has unearthed a 357-carat diamond at its Let??engmine in Lesotho, it said in a Twitter post Monday. The light-brown stone, which the miner said is of "highquality," is the 13th rough diamond over 100 carats the company has found thisyear. It's the second-largest it has recovered in 2018, after the 910-caratLesotho Legend it found in January. That stone - which the co...Read More

RAPAPORT... Countries should designate locations where colored gemstonesenter the market in a bid to ensure the integrity of the industry's supplychain, according to World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) president GaetanoCavalieri. Cavalieri called for the introduction of monitored"chokepoints" - places at which goods pass during shipping. The system wouldbenefit governments by creating legal...Read More

RAPAPORT... The Uchihara Group will open a store in Ginza, Japan, and launch a new brand of jewelry at more affordable pricesthan its signature SA Birth collection. The new line - SA Birth Ginza -is a reinvented version of the original brand, which is sourced from southernAfrican countries, including Botswana, South Africa and Lesotho, the companysaid Monday. Uchihara will launch the label when i...Read More