By Mike MaloneyOver the last year, we've seen a strong trend develop at GoldSilver.com: more and more crypto investors are diversifying into precious metals by buying physical gold and silver with Bitcoin. In his latest video, Mike Maloney explains why he feels this is happening, and why it is a good thing. Read More
"Gold miners are going to surprise, particularly because of low expectations," Rule said.Rick Rule, founder and chairman of Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd., began his career in the securities business in 1974. He is a leading American retail broker specializing in mining, energy, water utilities, forest products and agriculture. His company has built a national reputation on taking advanta...Read More
By Jeff ClarkThere 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'...Read More
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates founder, chairman and chief investment officer, weighs in on Elon Musk's new compensation plan, the market's bull run, tax reform, Federal Reserve policy, how interest rates will likely impact asset prices, and his concerns about the two economies in the U.S. as the gap grows between the rich and poor in our country.Ray Dalio is an American businessman and founder...Read More
By Frank HolmesLast week the U.S. Global Investors office was visited by a living legend in the junior mining industry, billionaire founder and executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, Robert Friedland. In case you don't know, back in the mid-1970s, Robert was caretaker of an apple orchard south of Portland that one of his buddies from Reed College would often visit. That buddy's name was Steve Jobs...Read More
- U.S. Senate pass a temporary spending plan through Feb. 8 to end shutdown- Markets shrug off both government shutdown and re-opening- Markets, government and media ignoring worsening US debt position- Gold responding positively to U.S. dysfunction, rising US Treasury yields & weaker dollar- U.S. government national debt is $20.6 trillion and increasing rapidly- 'Bonds, like men, are in a bea...Read More
Trade war and protectionism across the world should be bullish for gold, silver and other safe havens. US President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines, his first major trade move. Chinese solar companies will be the looser. India had also imposed anti-dumping duty on Chinese solar panels. Every nation is following a "protectionism policy" under the garb of...Read More
The U.S. government partially closed at midnight on Friday. But the UK deals with a much more serious crisis. Potentially also for gold.So it happened again. The most powerful country in the world didn’t manage to renew another short-term government funding extension. It’s quite embarrassing, but we all should already get used to it. Since 1976, there have been almost 20 previous occur...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...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
We called the real estate bubble top in late 2005, just before it began to burst in early 2006. So did Jim Stack, a newsletter writer in Whitefish Montana.Continue...Read More
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