Gold spiked in January, and looked to be headed even higher. But there were some problems. First, futures speculators - as tracked by the Continue...Read More

The stock market pullback of the last couple of weeks has shown that markets are jittery, and will likely be volatile for a while as investors keep a vigil on rising bond yields (inflation) and potential interest rate hikes. In these uncertain times, one sector that appears to be holding its own, and then some, is commodities. Let's examine why this is the case, and why commodities are going to be...Read More

Over the past month, we have heard a growing roar of dissent and fear as people within the United States and around the financial world worried about a rapidly approaching deadline.A deadline, that if reached, would spell disaster for all!This deadline-self-imposed by Congress-is an artificial ceiling put in place to reign in the controls of big government and keep it in check! If it is reached, l...Read More

Despite a tough week for stocks into Friday, February 9, three big picture macro indicators have continued to support a risk 'on' backdrop. Many of the shorter-term indicators we watch, like Junk bond ratios and the Palladium/Gold ratio say the same thing. Junk/Treasury and Junk/Investment Grade are threatening new highs and as we have noted in NFTRH updates all through the recent market volatilit...Read More

Our proprietary cycle indicator is down.To public readers of our updates, our cycle indicator is one of the most effective timing tool for traders and investors. It is not perfect, because periodically the market can be more volatile and can result in short term whipsaws. But overall, the cycle indicator provides us with a clear direction how we should be speculating.InvestorsDuring a major buy si...Read More

A whopping two-thirds of MINING.com readers say battery-technology metals will perform better than precious or base metals in 2018.The survey, which ran last month ahead of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference 2018, asked our readers how the materials needed to make batteries for the coming electrical vehicle revolution will fare over the coming years. Key findings were the following:Two-t...Read More

https://www.reuters.com/VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) – China's Shandong Gold Mining Co Ltd and Zijin Mining Group Co Ltd are in separate talks with Acacia Mining Plc to form a joint venture for the London-listed company's gold mines in Tanzania, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.Acacia's majority shareholder, Barrick Gold Corp, is involved in the discussions, the people said....Read More

"You can't grow your debt at six times the rate of your economy. In other words, if you are creating $6, $8 or $10 of debt to eke out $1 of low productivity growth, you are dooming your currency, and all currencies are doing the same thing. All the currencies are going to take a big drop at some point relative to real stuff."Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic...Read More

"We need to look more closely into this, but if these measures are enacted, it would be difficult for the industry to avoid any impact," Continue...Read More

"You might want to remember this the next time someone declares that no manipulation exists in silver or even better, that..."by Ted Butler via SilverSeekIn the never-ending search to either verify or rebut one's own findings, I'd like you to consider something different today. I'm going to ask you to set aside my highly specific allegations of wrong-doing in the silver and gold markets, mostly ce...Read More

It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

Making the right call on, say, the process flowsheet, or the development finance package can make investors serious money. The wrong decision normally has the opposite effect.This is why the most successful investors - those that understand the decade-long mining process - take a good hard look at the executives and directors before jumping onto the share registries of exploration and development...Read More

Gold is up $42 on the week, and as the U.S. inches closer to the debt cliff, it's beginning to feel like 2009 all over again. "Man, it smells like a bull market here. There are lots of reasons you could imagine people would want to come into this market, and we've talked about it before. It's what I call the bear market in cryptocurrencies, the bear market in bonds, which is becoming exceedingly o...Read More

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It is taken as a fact that Medicaid helps in the fight against opioid addiction.A recent Senate committee report pointed out that prominent publications like the New York Times say:Public appreciation for the program [Medicaid] has steadily increased as people come to understand its importance in the health care system, including its central role in combating the opioid epidemic.This “fact&#...Read More

The US has had over 300 mass shootings this year. Other countries don't have this problem. Enough is enough. #GunControlNowRead full newsRead More

CloseGain/LossOn WeekGold $1348.70-$4.70+2.58%Silver$16.68-$0.20+2.21%XAU83.23-2.63%+6.23%HUI184.95-2.33%+5.96%GDM631.75-2.20%+5.84%JSE Gold1204.14+7.09+6.38%USD89.15+0.57-1.42%Euro124.12-0.90+1.42%Yen94.00-0.27+2.07%Oil$61.68+$0.34+4.19%10-Year2.871%-0.031+0.56%Bond144.28125+0.28125+0.39%Dow25219.38+0.08%+4.25%Nasdaq7239.47-0.23%+5.31%S&P2732.22+0.04%+4.30% The Metals: Gold gained $8.30 t...Read More

Gold COT Report - FuturesLarge SpeculatorsCommercialTotalLongShortSpreadingLongShortLongShort251,86076,25464,242150,847345,383466,949485,879Change from Prior Reporting Period -21,968-6,6973,685-7,803-18,718-26,086-21,730Traders17279744461251183 Small Speculators LongShortOpen Interest 44,79625,866511,745 2,510-1,846-23,576 non reportable positionsChange from the previous...Read More

Gold rose as the dollar fell to near a three-year low against a basket of currencies on Friday, heading for its biggest weekly loss in nine months, as a slew of bearish factors including firming inflation and a fall in retail sales and industrial production hit the dollar.Gold in USD - 10 Years - (GoldCore)U.S. producer prices accelerated in January, boosted by strong rises in the cost of gaso...Read More