President Trump will deliver his State of the Union speech tonight. No doubt there will be plenty of "good news" about his first full year in office. But today's Liberty Report will dig a bit deeper. What is the real state of the union? Tune in!Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New...Read More

Central banks remain powerful creatures. Will gold escape from their grip?Bank of JapanIt’s a hot period in central banking. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold. Kuroda tried to convince the markets that the BoJ won’t follow the Fed towards an exit from easy monetary policy soon. “We haven’t reached the stage of thinking about how to handle an exi...Read More

Turkish steel mills have returned to the deep-sea scrap markets for March cargoes and the prices have fallen further at the recent transactions, sources said on Tuesday January 30.The mills had been widely expected to book more cargoes for delivery in February, but no such deals have been reported.Instead, after a short period of negotiation, the mills in the country booked two deep-sea cargoes fr...Read More

The Debt Markets are beginning to flash multiple warnings that "all is not well."High yield credit, also called Junk Bonds, leads stocks and most risk assets to the upside. With that in mind, consider that the High Yield Credit ETF (HYG) has broken its uptrend from the 2016 bottom.This is a MAJOR warning that the "risk on" move of the last few months is stalling out if not preparing for a correcti...Read More

With FEAR that Bitcoin's bear market trend will significantly worsen, Andy Hoffman of CryptoGoldCentral.com speaks of why optimism , community, and strong hands must prevail - as the most impactful innovation of our lifetimes continues to explosively grow, with a market valuation way undervaluing where it is, and where it's going. Ignore the FUD, from both within, and without, the Bitcoin communit...Read More

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest movements in the gold and silver markets. 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 suitable for traders.Sp...Read More

The Debt Markets are beginning to flash multiple warnings that "all is not well."High yield credit, also called Junk Bonds, leads stocks and most risk assets to the upside. With that in mind, consider that the High Yield Credit ETF (HYG) has broken its uptrend from the 2016 bottom.This is a MAJOR warning that the "risk on" move of the last few months is stalling out if not preparing for a correcti...Read More

Bank of JapanIt's a hot period in central banking. On Tuesday, the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy on hold. Kuroda tried to convince the markets that the BoJ won't follow the Fed towards an exit from easy monetary policy soon. "We haven't reached the stage of thinking about how to handle an exit [from monetary easing]", he said. The BoJ Governor also insisted that the bank is fully committe...Read More

Iron ore prices tumbled below $73 per tonne cfr China on Tuesday January 30 after a drop in billet prices, with trades concluded at lower prices than a week ago. Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $72.97 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: down by $1.36 per tonne Month-to-date average: $75.97 per tonne Metal Bulletin's 58% Fe Premium Index Today: $59.70 per tonne cfr...Read More

Facebook is banning all ads that promote cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, in an attempt to protect people from advertisements promoted by "financial products and services Continue...Read More

The Debt Markets are beginning to flash multiple warnings that "all is not well."High yield credit, also called Junk Bonds, leads stocks and most risk assets to the upside. With that in mind, consider that the High Yield Credit ETF (HYG) has broken its uptrend from the 2016 bottom.This is a MAJOR warning that the "risk on" move of the last few months is stalling out if not preparing for a correcti...Read More

CloseGain/LossGold $1336.80-$5.20Silver$17.11-$0.07XAU86.56-1.03%HUI194.03-0.89%GDM656.14-1.09%JSE Gold1239.40-60.77USD89.23-0.13Euro123.97+0.14Yen91.97+0.06Oil$64.50-$1.0610-Year2.724%+0.033T-Bond147.34375-0.78125Dow26076.89-1.37%Nasdaq7402.48-0.86%S&P2822.43-1.09% The Metals: Gold dropped $7.50 to $1334.50 in Asia before it bounced back to $1348.90 by a little after 9AM EST, but it then...Read More

By Ira EpsteinGold and silver fall into support levels off of rising US interest rates and stock market correction.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More

The DOJ and SEC have begun investigating an Apple software update that slows down older iPhones, according to a story from Bloomberg published Tuesday. Continue...Read More

The Debt Markets are beginning to flash multiple warnings that "all is not well."High yield credit, also called Junk Bonds, leads stocks and most risk assets to the upside. With that in mind, consider that the High Yield Credit ETF (HYG) has broken its uptrend from the 2016 bottom.This is a MAJOR warning that the "risk on" move of the last few months is stalling out if not preparing for a correcti...Read More

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE:XMG) (FKT:1MG) (OTCQB:MGXMF) is pleased to announce that wholly-owned subsidiary ZincNyx Energy Solutions, Inc. ("ZincNyx") has commenced development of a scaled-up 20 kW system for use in utility-scale battery storage. The 20kW/160kWh modules represent a 4x increase in both energy a...Read More

Most of the prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were stable this week while imports were silent, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 30.Demand for local rebar, meanwhile, was strong in the UAE. Domestic rebar Major local rebar producers in the UAE announced new prices on January 16. The country's biggest producer, Emirates Steel, is offering rebar at...Read More

Technically and fundamentally, gold is poised to resume its magnificent rally that is taking investors into what I call a "bull era."The next FOMC meeting announcement is tomorrow. I expect the Fed to strongly signal more rate hikes and ramped up quantitative easing. There's an outside chance that bank deregulation is addressed, but that's likely going to happen in the next meeting.Regardless, eve...Read More

Many are the metaphors used to describe the agent that initiates a major crisis. Light the fuse, or pull the trigger, pull the rug out from under the room, or pull on the string for unraveling the sweater, these are commonly heard. What comes soon is the Bonfire of the Vanities, a term the Jackass prefers since irony is thick. Hardly the burning of objects deemed as tempting toward occasions of...Read More

"The Federal Reserve is effectively becoming a net seller of Treasury debt as it shrinks its balance sheet, and foreign central banks probably will not purchaseContinue...Read More