Thank you for joining us in a weekly technical look at the mid-cap oriented INK Canadian Insider (CIN) Index. Last week, the INK CIN put in a quiet week of trading, clinging closely to its 50-day moving average. The Index closed down about 1.5 points to finish at 1279.68.Support is at 1277 and 1264. Resistance is at 1280 and 1290 (upper Bollinger band).RSI fell 9 points to 54.37. MACD quintupled...Read More
Bitcoin dropped nearly 7 percent toward $7,000 Sunday following reports that Twitter will follow Google and Facebook's lead in banning cryptocurrency ads. It then recovered, rallying $700 in less than three hours Sunday evening. Twitter is reportedly preparing to ban advertising for cryptocurrencies, according to Sky News. The reported move would follow similar bans from tech giants Google and...Read More
Show HighlightsGerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, returns to the show with new commentary on the geopolitical arena and financial markets. Our guest is concerned that the US US could be drawn into a military conflict in the Middle East or with NK with potentially dire consequences. US equities indexes have benefited from artificial and unsustainable stock buybacks.Gerald C...Read More
"Peter Cook is the author of the 'Is That True?' series of articles, which help explain the many statements and theories circulating in the mainstream financial media often presented as "truths." The motives and psychology of market participants, which drives the difference between truth and partial-truth, are explored."Most people are aware that GDP growth has been lower than expected in the a...Read More
Production drilling contracts have fortified Capital Drilling's (LN: CAPD) earnings base, but the company is poised like a number of others for a sustained rebound in exploration spending, which seems to be on the cards. Capital's latest results provide more evidence a corner has been turned in the sector.Staff reporter19 MARCH 201819/03/2018commentsshare The Mauritius-headquartered company's 2017...Read More
By Gary TanashianThe Bonds segment of NFTRH 491 took a turn to tin foil territory to allow the letter writer to expose newer subscribers to his ideological views and thus, bias. #491 also got pretty talky on the precious metals as it did a thorough review of the sector's status, with silver's symmetry to 2016 a very key item. Hint: An ill-fated bounce like so many that have come after the 2016 t...Read More
By John MauldinThe Basic Questions I Wanted Answered at SICA General Consensus About a Potential RecessionThe Return of VolatilityThe Rise of Global DebtWhere to Put Money to Work TodayThe Coming Political StormsIt Takes a TeamIt's been a week and I'm starting to recover from my post-SIC high. It's a weird feeling. I love SIC, yet processing it all takes time. Imagine one of those brain maps tha...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:GATA's and gold's old friend Larry Parks, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME, http://fame.org), calls attention tonight to the third-quarter 2017 report of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, which shows that just several government-insured U.S. banks hold $45 billion in derivative positions related to monetary meta...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Gold researcher Ronan Manly, whose work is regularly posted at Bullion Star and publicized by GATA, has provided to Russia Today a detailed report on the history and mechanisms of gold price suppression by major governments and central banks.While its details will not be new to those who follow GATA, Manly's report may be most significant for establishng again that t...Read More
Show HighlightsGerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute, returns to the show with new commentary on the geopolitical arena and financial markets. Our guest is concerned that the US US could be drawn into a military conflict in the Middle East or with NK with potentially dire consequences. US equities indexes have benefited from artificial and unsustainable stock buybacks.Gerald C...Read More
"Peter Cook is the author of the 'Is That True?' series of articles, which help explain the many statements and theories circulating in the mainstream financial media often presented as "truths." The motives and psychology of market participants, which drives the difference between truth and partial-truth, are explored."Most people are aware that GDP growth has been lower than expected in the a...Read More
By Gary TanashianThe Bonds segment of NFTRH 491 took a turn to tin foil territory to allow the letter writer to expose newer subscribers to his ideological views and thus, bias. #491 also got pretty talky on the precious metals as it did a thorough review of the sector's status, with silver's symmetry to 2016 a very key item. Hint: An ill-fated bounce like so many that have come after the 2016 t...Read More
By John MauldinThe Basic Questions I Wanted Answered at SICA General Consensus About a Potential RecessionThe Return of VolatilityThe Rise of Global DebtWhere to Put Money to Work TodayThe Coming Political StormsIt Takes a TeamIt's been a week and I'm starting to recover from my post-SIC high. It's a weird feeling. I love SIC, yet processing it all takes time. Imagine one of those brain maps tha...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:GATA's and gold's old friend Larry Parks, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME, http://fame.org), calls attention tonight to the third-quarter 2017 report of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, which shows that just several government-insured U.S. banks hold $45 billion in derivative positions related to monetary meta...Read More
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:Gold researcher Ronan Manly, whose work is regularly posted at Bullion Star and publicized by GATA, has provided to Russia Today a detailed report on the history and mechanisms of gold price suppression by major governments and central banks.While its details will not be new to those who follow GATA, Manly's report may be most significant for establishng again that t...Read More
The world's billet markets became uncertain last week, with sentiment starting to weaken amid higher availability of China-origin material and volatility in the East Asian country's domestic prices.Meanwhile, global scrap prices remained largely stable amid uncertainty about import tariffs in the United States and weakening demand for finished steel products.ChinaDomestic billet prices in the coun...Read More
The world's billet markets became uncertain last week, with sentiment starting to weaken amid higher availability of China-origin material and volatility in the East Asian country's domestic prices.Meanwhile, global scrap prices remained largely stable amid uncertainty about import tariffs in the United States and weakening demand for finished steel products.ChinaDomestic billet prices in the coun...Read More
Inflation has started to show up in economic data, and it may rise faster than expected. One of the best ways to protect your portfolio against inflation is to own gold, which is viewed as an inflation hedge. Besides inflation, there are other reasons that could draw investors towards gold in 2018.The gold price has rallied in 2018, rising from under US$1,250 per ounce in mid-December to trade ov...Read More
An analyst from the Danish investment firm Saxo Bank recently pointed to the Geopolitical Risk Index as being at its highest level since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The index also spiked in August 2017, as fears over a possible conflict with North Korea hit fever pitch. A series of dismissals in the White House coupled with anxiety over rising trade tensions appear to be rattling investors. The 12-...Read More
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has identified areas for improvement in the operation and maintenance of Uzbekistan's only operating research reactor. The team also addressed specific operational challenges faced by the WWR-SM.The WWR-SM research reactor (Image: Institute of Nuclear Physics)To help Member States optimize the availability, reliability and the application of hum...Read More