By Gary TanashianAs the long-term interest rate Amigo continues upward, the anti-USD 'inflation trade' continues onward and more and more gold bug writers emerge from the woodwork, it is time for a little antidote to the inevitable pitches and hype to come.Everything is playing to script and with this little pullback to a higher low in the miners being resolved in the favored direction, the writ...Read More

Iron ore prices remained steady around $74 per tonne cfr China on Wednesday January 24 amid mixed signals from China's steel and futures markets.Metal Bulletin's 62% Fe Iron Ore Index Today: $74.53 per tonne cfr Qingdao Daily change: up by $0.24 per tonne Month-to-date average: $76.38 per tonne Metal Bulletin's 58% Fe...Read More

Billionaire hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio said that the bond market has slipped into a bear phase and warned that a rise in yields could spark the biggest crisis for fixed-income investors in almost 40 years.Ray Dalio is an American businessman and founder of the investment firm Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds. In 2012, Dalio appeared on the annual Time 100 list of th...Read More

Source: Streetwise Reports 01/23/2018 Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest movements in the gold and silver markets. -->Our proprietary cycle indicator is up.The 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.The gold sector is on a short-term buy signal. Short-term signals can last...Read More

- Cyber war is increasing threat - Investors are not prepared for- Third most likely global risk in 2018 is cyber war say WEF- "Scale and sophistication of attacks is going to grow"- EU, US, NATO lay down ground rules for offensive cyber war- Ireland is viable target for attackers but is 'grossly unprepared for cyber war'- UK should expect attack that cripples infrastructure within 2 years- Tru...Read More

Prices for iron ore fines were relatively steady on Wednesday January 24 amid mixed signals from China's steel and futures markets, but premiums for lumps continued to rise.Key drivers China's steel futures continued to outperform those for iron ore, with the benchmark rebar and hot rolled coil contracts ending around 1% higher than the previous day's settlement price, while that for iron ore clos...Read More

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Iranian export billet and slab prices strengthened over the week ended on Wednesday January 24 with renewed bookings, Metal Bulletin has heard.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for Iranian export billet was $508-510 per tonne fob on January 24, against $500-510 per tonne fob a week earlier.Khouzestan Steel, the country's largest billet exporter, was seeking $515-520 per tonne fob in...Read More

Topics:-Coming Currency War with China-What if China decided to stop buying U.S. Treasuries?-Global financial war games-Political Triad: Trump - China Trade War - North Korea-U.S. Federal Reserve weak dollar policy-Inflation expectations could spike gold prices-China & Russia exploding gold reserves-Currency Wars explained-Protecting your assetsJim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and econo...Read More

For the past few years the "strong dollar" has been so central to the global financial story - enabling ever-lower interest rates Continue...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices held steady on Wednesday January 24 with rising futures providing some support to the spot market.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,850-3,900 yuan ($601-609) per tonne, unchanged Northern China (Beijing): 3,900-3,950 yuan per tonne, unchanged Rebar futures experienced a slight increase during the day, which failed to stimulate too much buying interest in the spot m...Read More

Gold may be considered to be a bet against the U.S. dollar. The depreciation of the greenback supported the yellow metal in 2017. The price of gold managed to rise last year in rather unpleasant macroeconomic environment mainly thanks to the weakness of the U.S. dollar. Now, the key question is whether the bearish trend in the greenback will continue or we will see a trend reversal (or actually a...Read More

We called this explosive Trump rally. Right after the election... After Dow futures fell 800 points overnight and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures hit their Continue...Read More

Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products and agriculture. His company has built a national reputation on taking advantage of global opportunities in the oil and gas, mining, alternative energy, agriculture, f...Read More

As the long-term interest rate Amigo continues upward, the anti-USD ‘inflation trade’ continues onward and more and more gold bug writers emerge from the woodwork, it is time for a little antidote to the inevitable pitches and hype to come.Everything is playing to script and with this little pullback to a higher low in the miners being resolved in the favored direction, the writer bugs...Read More

Transaction confirmation times have risen substantially; this, in turn, has led to an increase in the failure rate of transactions denominated in fiat currencies.Continue...Read More

If you want evidence of the Endgame for Central Bankers, you need to look no further than yesterday's Bank of Japan (BoJ) announcement.In its simplest rendering, Haruhiko Kuroda, the head of the BoJ, stated that the Japanese Yen is effectively worthless to him.In his news conference, Kuroda reiterated that changes to the bond-buying operations don't imply shifts to its policy stance, adding that t...Read More

In a year when the S&P500 hit all-time highs, gold also held strong, finishing 2017 up 13.5 percent, according to the World Gold Council. Gold's annual gain was the largest since 2010, outperforming all major asset classes other than stocks. Contributing to this gain was a weaker U.S. dollar, stock indices hitting new highs and geopolitical instability, all of which fueled uncertainty. Investors c...Read More

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest movements in the gold and silver markets. Our proprietary cycle indicator is up. The 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.The gold sector is on a short-term buy signal. Short-term signals can last for days and weeks, and are more suitable fo...Read More

"Longer term, the strength of the dollar is a reflection of the strength of the U.S. economy and the fact that it is and will continue to be the primary currency in terms of the reserve Continue...Read More