Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the market, taking a close look at copper.The U.S. dollar Index futures are lower by 0.43% to 103.505, with the 10-year yield up 0.45% to 4.232% and the 30-year yield up 0.24% to 4.550%.Gold (+0.71), silver (+1.40%), copper (+2.11%), and oil (+1.23%) are all up.The DJIA futures (+0.34%) are up 143.7 points; the S&P...Read More
Trump's economic team continues to signal that hard times are coming.Scott Bessent, Trump's Treasury Secretary, has made a flurry of recent media appearances. And he's setting expectations low.Bessent recently admitted to CNBC that America has "become addicted to government spending, and there's going to be a detox period".A detox period, you say? Hmmm.More recent commentary from Bessent:Could we...Read More
Not long ago, I had lunch with someone who currently has over $100 billion (yes, billion with a "b") outstanding on capital projects.Through his contracts and spending power, this guy buys steel by the tens of thousands of tons. Along the way, he moves aluminum and copper markets. Beyond basic metals, he procures train cars filled with machinery, electrical equipment and much else.Indeed, this man...Read More
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson presided over President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress. He was seated on the podium next to Vice President JD Vance, acting in his capacity as president of the U.S. Senate. President Trump stood in front of them facing the cameras and the world. This is the kind of environment he thrives in.On the House floor, in addition to the members...Read More
The Donald wants his prize: Greenland. Unlike his first term, when everyone ignored him, this time everyone's taking him quite seriously. Why is that? Because they understand now that Trump isn't daydreaming about owning the world. They know Greenland is a serious way to secure the North Atlantic.A Warming Arctic, A Growing OpportunityThe Arctic is ice-free for more of the year than ever, which ha...Read More
Of greatest interest to us among Donald Trump's long list was his promise to balance the budget."And in the near future, I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the federal budget...We are going to balance it."Many are the minor issues, imbecilities and annoyances of modern American government. But a $36 trillion debt is something else. If we don't stop the smoke; we'll see the fl...Read More
Headlines blamed yesterday's crash on Trump. It's the tariffs!But I have a much simpler explanation: U.S. stocks have never been so overvalued. With stocks trading at nosebleed valuations, almost anything could catalyze a crash.Sure, tariffs played a role, but the underlying problem is the bubble itself. American stocks are priced for perfection, so anything less than that is bound to disappoint.I...Read More
They booed the U.S. national anthem the other night at the Rogers Center in Toronto. Canadians are mad about those Trump tariffs that kick into gear today, March 4th.And despite being in Ontario - aka "Massachusetts West" in terms of politics - this was a throng of WWE fans. That is, the arena was filled with people whose tastes run towards professional wrestling. Not exactly a bunch of lefties, e...Read More
In 2000, Sun Microsystems was one of the hottest stocks in the world.Sun seemed to have everything going for it. They were a leader in computer hardware, and offered cutting-edge software solutions. They were an integral part of the fast-growing internet ecosystem.Shares soared from $5 to $64 at the peak in 2000. The company's market cap reached $200 billion, and the price/sales ratio reached 10x...Read More
Over the weekend, President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk made quite a stir with just two words posted on his social media platform, X. Responding to a post that, "It's time to leave NATO and the UN," Musk replied, "I agree." The comment immediately made the rounds on social media and also on mainstream and alternative media.Was this the Elon Musk who owns X speaking,...Read More
On the campaign trail, Trump promised to establish a "strategic Bitcoin reserve" for the country.But what he announced on Sunday was quite different…Over the past week Trump has made two major cryptocurrency moves that signal we are entering a new wild west era.#1: A new multi-asset U.S. crypto reserve will be established#2: The SEC has signaled a "hands-off" approach to crypto regulationThe...Read More
The latest drill results from The Banyan Gold Corp. (BYN:TSX.V) AurMac Project reveal high-grade gold zones and expanded mineralization. An updated resource estimate is on the way, bringing the potential for major growth.Banyan Gold Corp. (BYN:TSX.V) has released a summary of its 2024 diamond drill program results at the AurMac Project in Yukon, Canada. The program, which consisted of 21,000 meter...Read More
StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) starts its infill and expansion drilling program at its Hercules gold project in Nevada's Walker Lane. See why one author says the gold trend has "so much more to give."StrikePoint Gold Inc. (SKP:TSX.V; STKXF:OTCQB) announced the start of its infill and expansion drilling program at its Hercules gold project in Nevada's Walker Lane, which is meant to...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and shares some thoughts after PDAC.One of the most famous investors in Canadian history is Eric Sprott, and that is for a very good reason. Hailing from a middle-class background in the west end of Toronto, Eric is the classic example of a hard-working lad with more than a few wheels applying his skills...Read More
Throughout recent history, every American President has campaigned on a slogan of change.But the promised change never arrived. Until now.Today the bloated federal government is being deflated by President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).An audit of U.S. gold reserves is in the works. And possibly an audit of the Federal Reserve, too.Meanwhile a rift has split open between the E...Read More
Mainstream political pundits are frothing at the mouth over Trump's overtures to Russia.Trump recently shocked the Western world by stating, "I think Putin will keep his word…I've known him for a long time now. We had to go through the Russian hoax together."President Trump also accused President Zelensky of "gambling with World War 3" in front of a live TV audience. The exchanges between Tr...Read More
Even casual observers know that gold has been trading near all-time highs lately. The dollar price of gold has been trading around $2,955 per ounce, quite close to the all-time closing high and near the recent intraday high just below $3,000 per ounce. Since November 1, 2022, gold has rallied from $1,650 per ounce to $2,955 per ounce, an 80% gain in 28 months.Since the U.S. dollar is also near int...Read More
Michael Ballanger of GGM Advisory Inc. shares his thoughts on the current state of the market and takes a look at one of his favorite copper stocks.The U.S. dollar Index futures are lower by 0.27% to 103.750, with the 10-year yield down 1.59% to 4.214% and the 30-year yield down 0.96% to 4.535%.Gold (-0.51), silver (-1.98%) %), and copper (-2.17%) are down, but oil (+0.98%) is up.The DJIA futures...Read More
I've just returned from a two-week visit to India. The above epigram was offered by several of my guides on different occasions. It captures the essence of India perfectly.Many people are completely put off at the thought of visiting India or are repelled when they get there. They focus on the dirt, air pollution, smells, overcrowding, swarms of beggars and street vendors, cars honking in the citi...Read More