Since bottoming on December 11, 2017, at $1,242, gold has tacked on nearly $100 to its price. Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony, cofounders of Seabridge Gold, discuss what they see going on.Clearly, one reason for the move in gold is the weakness in the U.S. dollar. The black line tracks the U.S. dollar index over the past two months while the gold line tracks the gold price. The dollar hit its recent h...Read More

There were some curious developments in the gold sector last year, most of which have flown under the radar of mainstream press reports. And the more they ignore what's happening, the greater the surprise to the upside will be. It could indeed be very exciting for those of us that are overweight precious metals and have stayed the course.While stocks and cryptos dominated last year's headlines, ch...Read More

Perhaps the best tool for anticipating major shifts in the financial system is the ratio between Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS): and the Long-term Treasuries ETF (TLT).In its simplest form, when this ratio rallies, the financial system is anticipating IN-flation. When this ratio falls, the financial system is anticipating DE-flation.Below is a 10 year chart for this ratio. And as y...Read More

Art Berman, 40-year veteran in the petroleum production industry and respected geological consultant, returns to the podcast this week to talk about oil.After the price of oil fell from its previous $100+/bbl highs to under $30/bbl in 2015, many declared dead the concerns raised by peak oil theorists. Headlines selling the "shale miracle" have sought to convince us that the US will one day eclipse...Read More

CloseGain/LossGold $1341.00+$6.40Silver$17.05+$0.04XAU89.91+1.81%HUI202.74+2.57%GDM673.84+1.55%JSE Gold1265.07-3.70USD90.12-0.27Euro122.98+0.38Yen90.79+0.69Oil$64.47+$0.9010-Year2.646%-0.014T-Bond149.3125+0.625Dow26210.81-0.01%Nasdaq7460.29+0.71%S&P2839.13+0.22% The Metals: Gold gained $3.80 to $1338.40 in London before it dropped back to $1331.70 by midmorning in New York, but it then ext...Read More

Strengths ?The best performing metal this week was platinum, up 1.92 percent as traders boosted their net long position. Gold traders remain bullish on the yellow metal for a second week as gold reached the highest since September on Monday, reports Bloomberg. The U.S. dollar posted five straight weekly losses, even as U.S. Treasury yields rose. Earlier in the week, 5,000 call options with a str...Read More

The gold market has beenmired in a four-and-a-half year basing pattern. The rally that began late lastyear has taken prices up toward a major resistance zone. It’s make or breaktime!Also, on the cusp of apotentially big move is the bond market. Bonds haven’t been makingheadlines like the stock market, but where the bond market heads next could becrucial for stocks as well as metals (no...Read More

Perhaps the best tool for anticipating major shifts in the financial system is the ratio between Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS): and the Long-term Treasuries ETF (TLT).In its simplest form, when this ratio rallies, the financial system is anticipating IN-flation. When this ratio falls, the financial system is anticipating DE-flation.Below is a 10 year chart for this ratio. And as y...Read More

"All gold does is it preserves your purchasing power. But, if gold is $5,000, then oil is probably $400, and everything is double or triple, you're not really ahead of the game."Jim Rickards is a lawyer, investment banker and economist with over thirty years' experience in capital markets. He is currently Senior Managing Director at Tangent Capital Partners LLC. He advises the Department of Defens...Read More

Prices for rebar in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were stable this week while billet import prices in the UAE narrowed with a new deal, sources told Metal Bulletin on Tuesday January 23.Demand for imported rebar, meanwhile, was still very weak in both countries because local prices were more competitive.Domestic rebarMajor local rebar producers in the UAE announced new prices on Januar...Read More

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Jan. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE American:GORO) (the "Company") today announced the continued expansion of the Arista Mine's Switchback vein system with thirteen additional step-out drill holes. Intercepts include 11.35 meters of 4.19 grams per tonne (g/t) gold, 114 g/t silver and 5.53% zinc; 3.69 meters of 6.82 g/t gold, 225 g/t silver an...Read More

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA / January 23, 2018 / MGX Minerals Inc. ("MGX" or the "Company") (CSE: XMG / OTCQB: MGXMF / FKT: 1MG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Randall W. Keller as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Keller will work alongside former California Senate Majority Leader Richard Polanco (see press release dated December 1, 2017) to target geothermal lithium explorat...Read More

Clearly, one reason for the move in gold is the weakness in the U.S. dollar. The black line tracks the U.S. dollar index over the past two months while the gold line tracks the gold price. The dollar hit its recent high exactly when gold reached its low and the two have diverged since then.The weakness in the dollar appears to reflect a longer-term trend going back to the mid-1980s as the chart be...Read More

Perhaps the best tool for anticipating major shifts in the financial system is the ratio between Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS): and the Long-term Treasuries ETF (TLT).In its simplest form, when this ratio rallies, the financial system is anticipating IN-flation. When this ratio falls, the financial system is anticipating DE-flation.Below is a 10 year chart for this ratio. And as y...Read More

"While cash levels are up slightly sequentially to approximately $150 billion, cash as a percentage of total client assets remained at historic lows at 12.7%, down Continue...Read More

For those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set up for the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX), which I analyze as a proxy for the metals market. I believe that the GDX can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long term break out has begun, and I think we can see it in occur in early 2018.Since I have been on vacation for the last two weeks, and...Read More

Graceland Updates By Stewart Thomson 1. The good news for gold keeps flowing, with institutions around the world stepping up to the buy window ever-more frequently. 2. They are clearly embracing gold as a key portfolio holding for the long term. The bottom line: institutional respect for gold as a portfolio diversifier has never been stronger than it is right now.3. On that...Read More

China's domestic rebar prices tumbled on Tuesday January 23, shedding about half of the gains made a day earlier amid sparse trading and losses in the billet and futures markets.Domestic Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,850-3,900 yuan ($601-609) per tonne, down 50 yuan per tonne Northern China (Beijing): 3,900-3,950 yuan per tonne, down 80-100 yuan per tonne A major price reduction by east China's majo...Read More

Global Warming - Climate Change - Global CoolingHuman beings do affect climate and weather. But is their impact important? Consider this article about global cooling.Stepping Back From The Controversy"Warming" can be taxed. "Cooling" can't be taxed as easily. Which story will government support?Global cooling was the big concern fifty years ago.Many climate changes have occurred in the past millio...Read More

Full Article: There Is Still Value In Gold As A Portfolio Diversifier - Sprott Asset ManagementBy: Neils Christensen(Kitco News) - There is still lots of value in the gold market as prices hold near a four-month high, according to the manager of the third largest gold-backed investment firm in North America.John Ciampaglia, CEO of Sprott Asset Management (SAM), said in an interview with Kitco Ne...Read More