Trump tariff or no tariff, Ron Paul warns a 'calamity' will hit stocks from CNBC.The situation facing stocks may appear more ominous with the addition of President Donald Trump's tariff threat. But libertarian Ron Paul suggests Wall Street is missing the bigger picture.The real trouble stems from Federal Reserve policy and easy money, according to the former presidential candidate. Read More

Major blow to the EU! The populist Five Star Movement won about one-third of thevotes in the Italian general elections. It's another negative shock for the European establishment. Will these stars shine on gold?Five Stars Movement TriumphsWe live in strange times. To be a hairstylist, you need a license. But you can become a politician being just a comedian and telling jokes. We refer here to Bepp...Read More

Full Article/Video: 100% Certainty of RECESSION Within 2 YearsBy: Bob Moriarty100% Certainty of RECESSION Within 2 YearsFull Article/Video: 100% Certainty of RECESSION Within 2 YearsBy: Bob MoriartyRead More

Turkish steel producers have continued to book deep-sea scrap for April amid strong demand for their finished steel products, sources said on Tuesday March 6.Imported scrap prices into Turkey have risen further with the recent bookings, sources told Metal Bulletin.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a Baltic Sea cargo, comprising 20,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $374.75 per tonne and...Read More

By Bill HolterHow often have you heard the phrase "the government will never let it happen"? It almost doesn't matter what the topic is you are talking about, nothing "bad" can ever really happen ...or so it is thought. The reason of course is because we are so many years into "MOPE" (management of perspective economics). No matter what has happened in the past, the media, Wall Street, and the g...Read More

"It has been an honor to serve my country and enact pro-growth economic policies to benefit the American people, in particular the passage of historic tax reform."Continue...Read More

RaboDirect Ireland to close online savings accounts in Irish market on May 16- RaboDirect holds over ?,?3 billion in deposits from its 90,000 Irish customers- Irish savers now exposed to still indebted Irish banks and bail-ins- Marian Finucane heard recently that buying gold is for "ordinary people" and not just for "rich and posh people"- By owning gold "if banks go belly up again you would be...Read More

Graceland UpdatesBy Stewart Thomson 1. Gold is showing solid rallies from my $1310 area buy zone (basis April futures). From both a love trade and fear trade perspective, the fundamental picture is becoming more positive.2. Please click here now. I've repeatedly highlighted the fact that while America has the world's richest economy, China's economy is vastly bigger.3. Court...Read More

Iron ore prices fell to $76 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday March 6 on growing port inventories.Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $76.07 per tonne cfr QingdaoDaily change: down by $0.96 per tonneMonth-to-date average: $77.71 per tonneMetal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $60.56 per tonne cfr QingdaoDaily change: down by...Read More

"We could end up with a Speaker Pelosi and a [Senate] Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. In Texas, if conservatives stay home, if we rest on our laurels, we could see Texas Continue...Read More

U.S. Dollar Could Dictate Gold Prices AheadIf you are looking for direction on gold prices, it's important you look at the U.S. dollar. If the dollar declines continue, gold prices could rally significantly.Gold bugs, be happy; the U.S. dollar is declining. Mind you, don't pay attention to the daily fluctuations. A lot of it has to do with noise more than anything else.Look at the chart below, whi...Read More

This blog post is a guest post on BullionStar's Blog by the renowned blogger JP Koning who will be writing about monetary economics, central banking and gold. BullionStar does not endorse or oppose the opinions presented but encourage a healthy debate. Why didn't quantitative easing, which created trillions of dollars of new money, lead to a massive spike in the gold price?100 Trillion Doll...Read More

By Frank HolmesPresident Donald Trump's proposed tariff on imported steel and aluminum, at 25 percent and 10 percent, is much more than a shot across the bow. Indeed, this could be the official kickoff of the trade war we all anticipated. The protectionist trade policy, announced last week as the president met with metals executives, raised fresh inflation worries and had an immediate impact on...Read More

The seaborne iron ore market continued to weaken on Tuesday March 6 on growing port inventories, but steel mills remain optimistic due to the current good profitability of steel products. Key drivers Iron ore inventories at 42 major Chinese ports continued to pile up, reaching 159.37 million tonnes on Tuesday, up 740,000 tonnes since last Friday. Some trading sources said that very few m...Read More

The populist Five Star Movement won about one-third of the votes in the Italian general elections. It's another negativeContinue...Read More

Major blow to the EU! The populist Five Star Movement won about one-third of the votes in the Italian general elections. It's another negative shock for the European establishment. Will these stars shine on gold? Five Stars Movement TriumphsWe live in strange times. To be a hairstylist, you need a license. But you can become a politician being just a comedian and telling jokes. We refer here to...Read More

Local and imported rebar prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia remained unchanged this week although the price of steel billet imports into the UAE increased, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday March 6. Demand for locally produced rebar in the UAE was still strong. Domestic rebar The major rebar producers in the UAE rolled over their prices for March and April production las...Read More

There are websites that offer short tests that claim to tell you if you might qualify for Mensa. That's the group for the Continue...Read More

The rising interest-rate trend in the US isn't new and isn't related to the Fed's so-called "policy normalisation" program. However, it has only just started to matter.That the rising interest-rate trend isn't new and isn't related to the Fed's rate-hiking efforts is clearly illustrated by the following chart. This chart shows that the US 2-year T-Note yield began trending upward in 2011 more...Read More

- RaboDirect Ireland to close online savings accounts in Irish market on May 16- RaboDirect holds over EUR3 billion in deposits from its 90,000 Irish customers- Irish savers now exposed to still indebted Irish banks and bail-ins- Marian Finucane heard recently that buying gold is for "ordinary people" and not just for "rich and posh people"- By owning gold "if banks go belly up again you woul...Read More