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 York Times bestsellers The Revolution: A Manifesto and End The Fed. An unwavering defender of the US Constitution, Paul has been an advocate of sound money, personal liberty, free markets, and international peace throughout his political career...Read More
For Part 1 of this interview, CLICK HEREDoug Casey is an American-born libertarian economist and advocate of the free market. He is a bestselling financial author, international investor, entrepreneur, and the founder and chairman of Casey Research, a provider of subscription financial analysis about specific market verticals including natural resources/metals/mining, energy, commodities, and tech...Read More
Axel Merk is the Founder, President, Portfolio Manager, and CIO at Merk Investments LLC. He is an expert on qualitative research and macroeconomic trends. Mr. Merk is also an expert on macro trends, hard money, international investing, and on building sustainable wealth, and he is a pioneer in the use of strategic currency investing to seek diversification. He is a speaker and author on topics ran...Read More
Corruption and mismanagement by government and business elites will never be stopped. In fact, it will only get worse and cost you more of your savings. David Stockman, a Washington DC insider, joins Robert & Kim to discuss "The Swamp," and how citizens around the globe are headed for choppy financial times unless they begin planning a defense strategy today.Robert Kiyosaki is best known as the au...Read More
"Voters have once again sent a message loud and clear that it is time to legalize and regulate marijuana. The victory in Michigan highlights just how Continue...Read More
As contentious as the US midterm elections were, there was never a scenario in which they mattered. Any possible configuration of Republicans and Democrats in the HouseContinue...Read More
Continue...Mohamed El-Erian is the Chief Economic Adviser of Allianz, a multinational financial services company. He is the former CEO and co-Chief Investment Officer of PIMCO, a global investment firm and one of the world's largest bond funds in the world. Dr. El-Erian also served as a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School. Before joining PIMCO, Dr. El-Erian was a managing director at...Read More
"What's going on is stagnation in the market. There hasn't been any fresh buying, there's been a lot of stale longs that have given up on the silver story." David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of the Silver-Investor.com website and The Morgan Report, a monthly report that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problem...Read More
Rising rates are now clearly having an affect on potential homebuyers. Total mortgage application volume fell 4 percent last week from the previous week Continue...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1226.30-$0.10Silver$14.56+$0.04XAU65.59-1.09%HUI145.87-1.33%GDM538.78-0.48%JSE Gold1113.84-23.48USD96.12-0.16Euro114.42+0.26Yen88.27+0.04Oil$61.67-$0.5410-Year3.222%+0.003T-Bond137.25-0.1875Dow26180.30+2.13%Nasdaq7570.75+2.64%S&P2813.89+2.12% The Metals: Gold gained $9.50 to $1235.90 in London, but it then dropped back to as low as $1225.40 in New York...Read More
Dear Investor,While most traders have been watching the S&P, oil plunged 18% in October. In the process, crude broke below a key long-term trendline. You know what that means: It's an exciting potential opportunity. That's why we've got an exciting free event starting Tuesday, Nov. 6. We call it our Energy FreePass event, where we unlock our trader-focused Energy Pro Service for 3 days. It's f...Read More
USDX’s Friday’s close was its highest weekly closingprices of 2018. This is an extremely significant confirmation of the bullishoutlook for the US currency that followed the verification of the breakoutabove the inverse head-and-shoulders pattern. The implications are clearly bullishfor the US dollar. But are they clearly bearish for gold? The yellow metalended the week close to its Oc...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1226.30-$0.10Silver$14.56+$0.04XAU65.59-1.09%HUI145.87-1.33%GDM538.78-0.48%JSE Gold1113.84-23.48USD96.12-0.16Euro114.42+0.26Yen88.27+0.04Oil$61.67-$0.5410-Year3.222%+0.003T-Bond137.25-0.1875Dow26180.30+2.13%Nasdaq7570.75+2.64%S&P2813.89+2.12% The Metals: Gold gained $9.50 to $1235.90 in London, but it then dropped back to as low as $1225.40 in New York...Read More
By Ira EpsteinMetals take a backseat to strong stock market rally today.https://www.iraepstein.com/ Read More
By Stefan GleasonTuesday's elections produced some winners, some losers, some surprises, and some lingering uncertainties.For investors, the potential for a major shock to the markets was averted. But with Democrats poised to take control of Congress, new legislative threats to wealth holders loom on the horizon.Even though the GOP lost the House of Representatives, it gained seats in the Senate...Read More
As contentious as the US midterm elections were, there was never a scenario in which they mattered. Any possible configuration of Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate would have yielded pretty much the same set of economic policies going forward: Ever-higher debt, upward trending interest rates and (through the combination of those two) rising volatility.So with the sideshow now in...Read More
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Men?" Inc. (TSX-V:MENE) ("Men?"" or the "Company"), is pleased to announce that it has completed its separation from Goldmoney Inc. (TSX:XAU), becoming an independent public company. Class B common shares (the "Class B Shares") of the Company will commence trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSX-V") on November 6, 2018, at 9:30 AM EST under the trading symbol "MEN...Read More
By Frank HolmesStarting today, the five-day festival known as Diwali literally, "a row of lights" will be observed by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide. A celebration of good triumphing over evil, the festival typically coincides with the Hindu new year. Regular readers of Frank Talk should know that Diwali is also an auspicious time to buy gold coins and jewelry as gifts for loved o...Read More
Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson.Johnny Cash wrote "Committed to Parkview" in 1985. The Highwaymen (Cash, Nelson, Jennings, and Kristofferson) sang the song. Verse four is:"They wake me about six-thirtyJust before the morning mealWhile they're takin' my blood pressureThey ask me how I feelAnd I always say fantasticThere ain't nothing wrong with meAnd then they give me my...Read More
As part of Merk's in-house research we regularly evaluate a consistent set of charts covering the economy, equities, fixed income, commodities and currencies. The aim is to keep our eyes open and to look through the noise of the headlines, avoiding the distractions of sensationalized click-bait. In sharing this content, we offer a cross-check to your own thinking and aim to add value to your own...Read More