Although I've projected a further 3.3% drop in the E-Mini S&Ps over the near-term, we should remain open to the possibility of a stock-market reversal on Tuesday that would kick off the increasingly prayed-for Santa rally/dead-cat bounce. The chart shows what would need to happen to trip the bullish signal. Specifically, the March contract would need to push above the small peak at 2616.75 tha...Read More

Tomorrow, the FOMC will publish its monetary policy statements and economic projections. How could they affect the gold market? And what about the recent developments in Europe? FOMC Preview and Gold The market awaits the monetary policy decision of the FOMC and its fresh economic projections. If the Committee surprises on the dovish (hawkish) side, gold will shine (struggle). Our bet is that...Read More

By Avi Gilburt This article was written on Sunday Dec 16: Last Monday, the market dropped over 70 points from its intra-day high to just below 2600SPX, and a reporter on television claimed it was due to the "postponement of the Brexit vote." Yet, around mid-day, the market began to rally off its lows, and ended positive for the day. But, there was no substantive reason cited for this rally....Read More

By Frank HolmesGold mining investors and Canadian capital markets received an early Christmas gift last Friday. Wheaton Precious Metals, one of the largest precious metals streaming companies in the world, announced that it reached a settlement with the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA), the equivalent of the IRS. Before now, Wheaton had been in an ongoing legal feud with the agency over internation...Read More

The Fed probably will implement another 0.25% rate hike this week, but at the same time it probably will signal either an indefinite pause in its rate hiking or a slowing of its rate-hiking pace. The financial markets have already factored in such an outcome, in that the prices of Fed Funds Futures contracts reflect an expectation that there will be no more than one rate hike in 2019. However, t...Read More

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Max interviews Dr. Michael Hudson, author of the new book "... and forgive them their debts", about the history of debt forgiveness. Hudson explains that the rulers of Byzantium wiped out the savings of rich people by forgiving debts because canceling debts does not cause economic crises but prevents them.Max Keiser is an American broadcaster and film-maker. He hosts Keiser Report, a financial pro...Read More

Join Mike Maloney as he shows how a 'taxation nightmare' is evolving at a rapid pace around the world. Three recent examples of government meddling are provided, and anyone who has studied monetary history will know that this does not end well. Michael Maloney is a precious metals investment expert and historian. He is the founder and owner of GoldSilver.com, a global leader in gold and silver sal...Read More

In the land of the fee and home of the slave, incoming Democrats have already drafted a bill that will criminalize private gun sales. As a "free" American, you Continue...Read More

10 year yields hit a nearly 4 month low today in the latest sign that the U.S. economy may be headed for trouble. Continue...Read More

"He has the presence of mind and the sense of humor to bring me a mint, and he made it a point to give me that mint right then and there and that's the beauty of George Bush,"Continue...Read More

Investors are dumping stocks and buying bonds in record numbers as the global sell-off in equities continues to intensify and signs of a coming recession aboundContinue...Read More

Link to the Slides and Sources: https://www.itmtrading.com/blog/silve...Question 1. Lian L: I watch a lot of gold and silver dealers talk about physical gold and silver pricing breaking away from the manipulated ETF, how do you see this happening?Question 2. Chris C: If silver is an industrial metal, then why would it go up during a recession/depression?Question 3. Scott K: When calculating fundam...Read More

While catalysts are in place for gold to rally in 2019, silver will be the outperforming asset next year, said Todd "Bubba" Horwitz of bubbatrading.com."I think silver will be up near $18 to $20 [an ounce] and I think silver is going significantly higher too and I expect it, in the next couple of years, to close the ratio between gold and silver. I expect silver to be stronger than gold when it ge...Read More

As the year rapidly comes to a close, Ralph Aldis, portfolio manager at U.S. Global Investors, discusses some companies whose shares did well this year, and others that did not do as well. He also talks about two companies he recommends investors take a look at. The Gold Report: Ralph, let's start with precious metals. Prices have been range-bound for quite a while. Would you give us a review of...Read More

Numerous analysts weigh in on the agreement and what it means for the Canadian precious metals firm. BMO Capital Markets analyst Andrew Kaip reported on Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.'s (WPM:TSX; WPM:NYSE) tax settlement with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), in two research notes dated Dec. 14, 2018, one pre and one post conference call with the company's management. Before the conference call, K...Read More

Tomorrow, the FOMC will publish its monetary policy statements and economic projections. How could they affect the gold market? And what about the recent developments in Europe?FOMC Preview and GoldThe market awaits the monetary policy decision of the FOMC and its fresh economic projections. If the Committee surprises on the dovish (hawkish) side, gold will shine (struggle). Our bet is that &ndash...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1249.30+$3.00Silver$14.64-$0.03XAU70.61+2.05%HUI160.34+2.31%GDM583.74+2.24%JSE Gold1328.43+26.18USD97.06-0.08Euro113.64+0.17Yen89.18+0.64Oil$46.24-$3.6410-Year2.823%-0.035T-Bond144.4375+0.65625Dow23675.64+0.35%Nasdaq6783.91+0.45%S&P2546.16+0.01%  The Metals: Gold erased early Asian gains and dipped to $1245.10 at about 2AM EST before it rallied up to $1...Read More

 CloseGain/LossGold $1249.30+$3.00Silver$14.64-$0.03XAU70.61+2.05%HUI160.34+2.31%GDM583.74+2.24%JSE Gold1328.43+26.18USD97.06-0.08Euro113.64+0.17Yen89.18+0.64Oil$46.24-$3.6410-Year2.823%-0.035T-Bond144.4375+0.65625Dow23675.64+0.35%Nasdaq6783.91+0.45%S&P2546.16+0.01%  The Metals: Gold erased early Asian gains and dipped to $1245.10 at about 2AM EST before it rallied up to $1...Read More

By Dave KranzlerA friend asked me today what I thought Powell should do. I said, "the system is screwed. It ultimately doesn't matter what anyone does. The money printing, credit creation and artificially low interest rates over the last 10 years has fueled the most egregious misallocation of capital in history of the universe.Eventually the Fed/Central Banks will print trillions more - 10x mo...Read More