Editor's Note: Welcome to Kitco's new Bitcoin Daily Technical Alert. Every trading day veteran Kitco technical analyst Jim Wyckoff will provide you with a concise and easy-to-understand near-term technical brief on Bitcoin. Importantly, Jim will glean the short-term charts and technical studies, and then alert you to the signals he sees regarding upcoming potential bigger price moves or price tren...Read More
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump faced greater restraints on his presidency after Democrats won control of the U.S. House of Representatives and pledged to hold the Republican accountable after a tumultuous two years in the White House.Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, following a divisive campaign marked by fierce c...Read More
(Kitco News) - First Majestic SilverCorp. (NYSE: AG; TSX: FR) posted record production in the second quarter,although the company ended with an adjusted loss as silver prices fell, thecompany said Wednesday.Net earnings were $5.9 million, or 3 centsper share, compared to a loss of $1.3 million, or a penny, in the same quarterof 2017. The increase was primarily due to a $15.5 million increase in de...Read More
Tuesday's U.S. elections tookplace and the results were as expected; the House turned blue and Republicans addeda couple of seats in the Senate. Gold had a very active night as well with abig rally on fear, sell-off on relief and now a rally towards the overnighthighs on relief.How do these results affect theprice of gold? The simple answer is they don't. Asset classes may react to thenews, but th...Read More
(Updates with closing prices, recasts)By Peter HobsonLONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Zinc prices on Wednesday fell to aseven-week low on expectations that a supply crunch will ease.Benchmark zinc on the London Metal Exchange (LME)closed down 1.8 percent at $2,455 a tonne after touching $2,445,the lowest since Sept. 21."Smelter margins in China are picking up and the expectationis that production is...Read More
* Stocks notch higher after US election * Rand boosted by weaker dollar(Update levels and quotes)JOHANNESBURG, Nov 7 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand firmedagainst a weaker dollar on Wednesday after U.S. midtermelections split Congress, lowering the chance of any major U.S.fiscal policy boost soon.Stocks recovered marginally from a sell-off ahead of theelections.At 1505 GMT, the rand traded 1.04 pe...Read More
(Updates prices) * Dollar index falls 0.6 pct * Democrats will control House for first time in eight years * Investors await U.S. Fed's two-day policy meeting * Platinum hits more than 4-month high By Swati VermaBENGALURU, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Wednesday as U.S.mid-term elections delivered a split Congress and pressured thedollar, with investors now turning their attention to a FederalRes...Read More
Gold falls early in 2018.History tells us to be careful.Gold is waiting for silver to validate its strength.The rate hike is baked inside this gold bar.Levels to watch and a pair of products for short-term trading.The dollar index rose to a new high for 2018 on the final day of October when the December futures contract hit a peak at 96.980. The last time that the dollar traded at a higher level w...Read More
Risk appetite is starting to confuse itself as broader markets struggle to pick a direction on US election results. Heaving US Treasuries and a Greenback in flux is seeing Gold struggle to maintain a firm hold in either direction. Gold has taken some wild swings in early Wednesday's trading session, alternating between spikes to 1,232.00 and drops into 1,223.00 as broader market sentiment wh...Read More
(Adds comment from central bank official)STOCKHOLM, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank is addingthe Danish and Norwegian crowns as new reserve currencies, butwill stay out of the Chinese yuan for now, the Riksbank said onWednesday.The British pound, which the Riksbank already holds, willalso get the status of one of five contingency currencies alongwith the two Nordic units, the dollar and th...Read More
Published 20 Hours AgoUpdated5 Hours AgoReuters Leonhard Foeger | ReutersGold pared some gains on Wednesday but held firm as the dollar slid after the U.S. midterm elections delivered a split Congress and as investors looked ahead to a Federal Reserve meeting for signals on future interest rate hikes.Spot gold was up 0.01 percent at $1,226.53 per ounce having earlier hit $1,235.83, while U.S. gol...Read More
LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Turkey's 2020-2030 dollar bondshit their highest level since August on Wednesday, as a drop inthe U.S. currency following midterm elections helpedextend the recent rebound in Turkey's markets.Ankara's 2030 bond got the biggest boost,rising nearly 1 cent in price in what looked set to be a fourthstraight day of gains.(Reporting by Marc Jones; Editing by Jo Mason) Messaging...Read More
(Adds details, quotes, context)MOSCOW, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Polyus, Russia's largestgold producer, on Wednesday reported third-quarter net profitdown 61 percent from a year ago to $144 million due to foreignexchange losses and other non-cash items.The company controlled by Said Kerimov, son of Russiantycoon Suleiman Kerimov, has not been targeted by the U.S.sanctions against Moscow. Washington includ...Read More
Here Are 3 Hot Things to Know About Stocks Right Now The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 all rose on Tuesday as voters headed to the polls for the U.S. midterm elections. It was the Nasdaq's first gain in three days, while the other two have closed higher in four of the past five trading sessions. Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) fell 3.9% des...Read More
The Tuesday Market Minute Global stocks steady on the final day of trading before U.S. midterm elections, with a stronger U.S. dollar and modestly higher interest rates holding down gains.Asia stocks gain, despite weaker tech stocks following last night's Apple sell-off, with Japan posting a solid 1.1% advance while China shares slipped modestly into the red.Oil prices continue to slide, ex...Read More
Voters may identify with moderation for a number of reasons: pragmatic, ideological or otherwise. It has even been suggested that individuals vote for Continue...Read More
Corporate earnings have been exceptionaly strong but that may soon end, and history suggests a bumpy road ahead for the stock market.Continue...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesNov 7, 2018New Carolin Gold is another of those stocks that got hammered between 2011 and 2014 going from $1.85 to a low of $.10. They ran out of money and management bandwidth at the same time while sitting on top of a 36 km strike length gold system near a highway in mining friendly British Columbia. Sigh!!!For most of the last twenty years the majors have been consuming the...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