The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Michelle PriceThree European banks paid a settlement of $46.6 million, and 8 individuals were charged, in a US probe into alleged manipulation of the futures and commodities market.Deutsche Bank, UBS, HSBC and former traders at the banks, as well as individuals at other firms, were charged following a multi-agency probe...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by John Hussman"Last week, the US equity market climbed to the steepest valuation level in history, based on the valuation measures most highly correlated with actual subsequent S&P 500 10-12 year total returns, across a century of market cycles. These measures include the S&P 500 price/revenue ratio, the Margin-Adjusted C...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Frank HolmesIn its outlook for 2018, Thomson Reuters GFMS analysts see gold prices rising to $1,500 an ounce sometime this year on inflation fears. This would put gold at a level unseen since April 2013.The price appreciation could be driven by "concerns that the United States may pull out of NAFTA," the trade pact the...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Chris MartensonEconomic and market conditions are eerily like they were in late 2007/early 2008. Back then, everything was going well. Home prices were soaring. Jobs were plentiful.The cultural marketing machine was proclaiming that a new era of permanent prosperity had dawned, thanks to the steady leadership of Alan Gr...Read More
The comments above & below is an edited and abridged synopsis of an article by Lawrie WilliamsInvestors may be nervous about their equity holdings. A number of analysts and commentators have been saying that equities are overbought and are due for a crash. Some of them have also suggested Bitcoin was in a bubble, and it has dived more than 50%.Is the gold the answer? The gold price has come back,...Read More
Stock Market Cap. Divided by GDPThe only time this indicator has been higher than today was during the Tech Bubble Source: Thomson Reuters Datastream; BMG Group Inc.Read More
(Kitco News) - Copper mining projects were the favorite option of private-equity deals in the mining industry in 2017, with gold projects taking a backseat amid a higher demand for electric vehicles, according to a report by U.K. law firm Berwin Leighton Paisner (BLP).The value of private-equity deals witnessed a rebound in 2017, with investment surging more than 30% to $2.3 billion, said the repo...Read More
Bitcoin's $20,000 bubble mania peak of Mid December that valued the crypto currency at $320 billion has long since been left in the dust as Bitcoin has crashed well below $10,000, wiping out $170 billion of the value of participants holdings. All whilst the crypto coin gamblers obsessed by all things block chain have largely remained in a state of denial, focused on bitcoin soaring to over $50,000...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1321.70-$14.60Silver$16.60-$0.10XAU82.10-1.17%HUI181.87-2.12%GDM620.26-2.27%JSE Gold1193.12-7.05USD89.71+0.11Euro123.77-0.15Yen91.34-0.03Oil$63.39-$0.7610-Year2.802%+0.071T-Bond145.625-0.0625Dow24912.77+2.33%Nasdaq7115.88+2.13%S&P2695.14+1.74% The Metals: Gold gained $9.70 to $1346.00 in early Asian trade and held most of those gains into London, but it then fell back o...Read More
- Gold gains 0.6% in USD and surges 1.7% in euros and pounds- European stocks fall more than 3% at the open after sharp falls in Asia- DJIA falls 1,175 points, S&P 500 down 4.1% and Nikkei plummets 4.7%- Gold rises from $1,330 to $1,342, ?942 to ?960 and EUR1,067 to EUR1,085 /oz- Bitcoin crashes another 10% and has now plummeted by 70% to below $6,000- Increased risk aversion will drive safe hav...Read More
Gold rose due to safe haven demand on the global stock market plunge. Gold gained despite a strong US dollar. If gold rises today, then there will be short covering. A lot of short term traders are short. One needs to remain on the sidelines in gold and silver. In case of extreme margin money pressure in stock markets, some of the long positions in precious metals and industrial metals could get...Read More
Gold demand rallied in the closing months of 2017, gaining 6% year-on-year in Q4 to reach 1,095.8 tonnes (t). However, overall demand for the full year fell by 7% to 4,071.7t, compared with 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s latest Gold Demand Trends report.Inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued steadily throughout the year, totalling 202.8t, but lagged behind the excep...Read More
* Aussie stocks post biggest intraday gain in 7 months* New Zealand shares drop to more than 2-month low By Ambar WarrickFeb 7 (Reuters) - Australian shares recouped recent losses on Wednesday, tracking an overnight resurgence in Wall Street as markets at large rebounded from a string of heavy selloffs. U.S. stocks rebounded 2 percent on Tuesday, but are still expected to show increased volatilit...Read More
Richard Cowan, Steve HollandWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would “love” to see another government shutdown as Republicans and Democrats in Congress worked to reach a budget deal that would prevent federal agencies from having to close their doors this week.As lawmakers in Congress closed in on a bipartisan budget deal that could end months of budg...Read More
Richard LeongNEW YORK (Reuters) - Monday’s rout on Wall Street frayed investors’ nerves, but it is not enough to knock the Federal Reserve off course from its intended path to further raise interest rates in 2018 as the economy continues to hum along, analysts say.The worldwide market sell-off in equities wiped out $4 trillion in value from record peaks eight days ago, raising concerns...Read More
The roller coaster ride that is U.S. equities continues at full steam, with extreme price swings resulting in a 1100-point range in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. U.S. equities opened lower and the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded lower during the first part of the trading session. The Dow traded to a new low of 23,778 before finding tentative support and moving sharply off of those lows. Wi...Read More
Gold unable to capitalise on stock market corrections. DXY better bid and stealing the show, hurting Gold bulls that are trapped. Gold prices have declined further as the US session continues to favour the greenback as US yeilds continue to climb. Spot gold is currently at 1327.67 with a low of 1326.01 from a high of 1346.29. Gold is going to be an interesting commodity to monitor this...Read More
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday cleared a stop-gap funding bill for debate and a vote on passage later in the day as Congress maneuvered to avoid government agency shutdowns when existing money expires at midnight on Thursday.By a vote of 236-188, the House approved rules for debating the fifth temporary spending bill for the fiscal year that beganOct. 1....Read More
(Kitco News) - Gold prices hit session lows late Tuesday afternoon as U.S. stocks bounced back up in what analysts described as a very volatile trading environment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which tumbled 1,600 points in the previous session, closed with a 567-points gain — the biggest intraday rise in almost a year. And S&P 500 Index rose 85.80 points, rising the most in a year,...Read More
(Updates prices, adds comment)By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bitcoin rallied from three-month lows below $6,000 in choppy trading on Tuesday, but worries lingered about a global regulatory clampdown and moves by banks to ban buying bitcoin with credit cards.On the Luxembourg-based Bitstamp exchange, bitcoin hit $5,920, its lowest since mid-November, before recovering to ab...Read More