"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."-Benjamin FranklinThe ease with which Americans are prepared to welcome boots on the ground, regional lockdowns, routine invasions of their privacy, and the dismantling of every constitutional right intended to serve as a bulwark against government abuses is beyond unnerving.I am...Read More

Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were broadly up on Tuesday April 10, with markets reacting positively to Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to further open up China's economy. Aluminium continues to lead the complex higher, with the light metal up by 0.9% at the time of writing. This after surging 3.8% on Monday in response to the United States' sanctions against Russia and key...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1340.70+$3.40Silver$16.58+$0.08XAU81.94+1.09%HUI177.21+0.83%GDM621.01+1.18%JSE Gold1089.78-21.23USD89.62-0.22Euro123.57+0.36Yen93.24-0.47Oil$65.51+$2.0910-Year2.793%+0.013T-Bond145.90625-0.15625Dow24408.00+1.79%Nasdaq7094.30+2.07%S&P2656.87+1.67%  The Metals: Gold dipped $6 to $1331.30 in Asia before it bounced up to $1342.40 in early afternoon New York...Read More

"This bubble's going to burst."Harry Dent is a Fortune 100 consultant, new venture investor, noted speaker, bestselling author, and the founder and senior editor at Dent Research, where he dedicates himself to identifying and studying demographic, technological, and geopolitical trends. He has a free daily newsletter at www.harrydent.com called "Survive and Prosper." Mr. Dent accurately predicted...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold prepares for US attack on Syria. https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

London Analyst Alasdair MacLeod tells Silver Doctors the only safe hedge is gold.Alasdair Macleod is head of research for GoldMoney. He also runs FinanceAndEconomics.org, a website dedicated to sound money and demystifying finance and economics. He has a background as a stockbroker, banker and economist. Read More

Export prices for hot-rolled (HRC) and cold-rolled (CRC) coil from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have fallen this week due to the global downward trend in prices, sources have told Metal Bulletin.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS-origin HRC exports was $590-600 per tonne fob Black Sea on April 10, down by $10-20 per tonne week-on-week.The China HRC Index fell by almos...Read More

By Jeff ClarkIt's a relatively quiet trend, but the most active of investors hedge funds and traders are aggressively putting gold hedges in place.It shouldn't really be a surprise, given the recent spike in volatility in the stock market. It hasn't been reported much in the mainstream, but an increasing number of people who make their living from investing are betting on gold.We've shown this d...Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund discusses a gold explorer that he believes is at a good entry point.The purpose of this update is to point out that Golden Ridge Resources Ltd. (GLDN:TSX.V), which we recommended back on 17th March, continues to look attractive here. Since we looked at it, it has made a run at the resistance at the top of its base pattern on good volume, and then reacted back on much...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 Craig HemkeThere has been some revisionist history written lately regarding the gold price smash of September 2011. Since we at TFMR were paying close attention at the time, we are in the unique position of reminding everyone what really happened. First, there was recently a theory put forth by a hedge fund manager that GOFO rates and physical supply somehow led to the smash that began in the...Read More

Domestic prices for rolled steel products in Russia have been unchanged over the past week after the slowdown of the Easter holiday in the CIS region, sources have told Metal Bulletin.Metal Bulletin's price assessment for Russian domestic 12mm A500C rebar was unchanged at 37,000-37,500 roubles ($622-630) per tonne cpt Moscow, including VAT, on Tuesday April 10.And the price assessment for Russian....Read More

Technical analyst Clive Maund charts a gold explorer with an active drill season coming up.Aben Resources Ltd. (ABN:TSX.V; ABNAF:OTC.MKTS) looks like a very attractive speculative gold investment here for three big reasons one is that, as we will see, it is at the support of a long-term trendline that goes back years, two is that its drill programs in the northern wastes are highly weather depende...Read More

There are some unprecedented events occurring in the precious metals markets right now - find out about the four biggest signs for silver in this delayed preview of Mike Maloney's Insiders Report (made available to customers on April 3, 2018). Find out more about becoming a GoldSilver.com Insider here: https://goldsilver.com/insider-program/Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert an...Read More

By Bill HolterWe are hearing daily about the possibility of "trade wars". It is this possibility that is being blamed for the increased volatility (read markets dropping), but I do not believe it is the only factor. In fact, equity markets began their upset as interest rates marched higher and prior to any talk of trade wars. Of course other factors exist such as cross currency rates (which dire...Read More

Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia continued to fall this week, pushing buyers to refrain from bookings and hope for better deals later, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday April 10.Demand was moderate in the UAE but continued to be weak in Saudi Arabia.UAEChina offered hot-rolled coil (HRC) at $610-615 per tonne cfr, while offers from Taiwan came in at $615-6...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1340.70+$3.40Silver$16.58+$0.08XAU81.94+1.09%HUI177.21+0.83%GDM621.01+1.18%JSE Gold1089.78-21.23USD89.62-0.22Euro123.57+0.36Yen93.24-0.47Oil$65.51+$2.0910-Year2.793%+0.013T-Bond145.90625-0.15625Dow24408.00+1.79%Nasdaq7094.30+2.07%S&P2656.87+1.67%  The Metals: Gold dipped $6 to $1331.30 in Asia before it bounced up to $1342.40 in early afternoon New York...Read More

Technical analyst Jack Chan updates the gold and silver charts and finds buy signals for both gold and silver.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...Read More

Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. The main drivers of global stock, bond, and gold markets are interest rates and demographics. Unfortunately, most investors focus on items that get a lot of media attention but are almost irrelevant to price discovery in the markets.2. Please click here now. I've predicted that there will be no trade war, but governments around the world will r...Read More

Domestic prices for rolled steel products in Russia have been unchanged over the past week after the slowdown of the Easter holiday in the CIS region, sources have told Metal Bulletin.Metal Bulletin's price assessment for Russian domestic 12mm A500C rebar was unchanged at 37,000-37,500 roubles ($622-630) per tonne cpt Moscow, including VAT, on Tuesday April 10.And the price assessment for Russian....Read More