Bob Moriarty ArchivesDec 12, 2018White Gold has been on a tear this year. Going from a low of $.54 in early September, the shares hit a high of $2 a month later before starting a correction into December. The run began afterI wrote a piece in mid-September. Actually the company hadreleased brilliant results a week earlierthat the market totally ignored as it so often does. They followed up withmor...Read More
The not-so-rare metals are needed for the powerful permanent magnets in motors and batteries, with up to 5kg of neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) batteries in each car.With EV take-up f...Read More
The 45,000-acre Bristol and Cadiz Dry Lake lithium brine project is located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California.Standard Lithium Ltd. [SLL-TSX, STLHF-OTC-Nasdaq-Int. Designation, S5L-FRA] said Wednesday it has completed the commissioning process for its prototype crystallisation pilot plant and has produced its first quantity of high purity lithium carbonate.The company, via it...Read More
Exploring Great Bear's Dixie Lake gold project in northwestern Ontario. Source: Great Bear Resources Ltd.Great Bear Resources Ltd. [GBR-TSXV] on Wednesday released more drill results from its 100%-owned Dixie Lake project in northwestern Ontario.The latest results are from 19 holes totalling 4,290 metres from the Hinge and South Limb zones. The company said it has expanded its recent high grade...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - North American markets all closed higher on a broad-based rally fuelled by a positive outlook on China and the U.S. reaching a trade agreement.The S&P/TSX composite index gained 115.23 points to end at 14,783.06.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 157.03 points at 24,527.27. The S&P 500 index was up 14.29 at 2,651.07 while the Nasdaq composite was up...Read More
Battery electric vehicles are set to become the standard over the next few decades.It's expected that by 2040, battery electric vehicles will represent more than half of global auto sales.But the evolution of the car isn't going to stop there.The next step is to fuel cell technology.Fuel cell vehicles put out no emissions other than water vapor, have a fuel economy equivalent to about 2x that of g...Read More
Share this articleTORONTO - Canada's main stock index surged higher in late-morning trading, fuelled by the key energy, financial, industrial and materials sectors.The S&P/TSX composite index was up 186.15 points at 14,853.98.In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 342.22 points at 24,712.46. The S&P 500 index was up 39.16 points at 2,675.94, while the Nasdaq composite was up 140.03 p...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1245.90+$2.90Silver$14.74+$0.19XAU68.64+2.31%HUI156.76+2.58%GDM567.53+1.60%JSE Gold1273.45+30.72USD97.02-0.40Euro113.66+0.44Yen88.34+0.12Oil$51.15-$0.5010-Year2.914%+0.035T-Bond143.21875-0.59375Dow24527.27+0.64%Nasdaq7098.31+0.95%S&P2651.07+0.54% The Metals: Gold chopped up to $1247.10 at about 1PM EST before it fell back off into midafternoon, but it...Read More
Source: Michael J. Ballanger for Streetwise Reports 12/11/2018 Precious metals expert Michael Ballanger discusses the role of silver historically as well as recent moves in the market. -->Could there have ever been constructed four finer sentences strung together for the purpose of defining eight items related to money and social standing than the following?"Gold is the money of kings. Silv...Read More
As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information Who controls the US economy? The "power of the purse" resides within the US Congress and the powers to set fiscal and monetary policy are delegated to the US Central Bank, otherwise known as the Federal Reserve. While the success of US Presidents often depends on how well the economy does during their t...Read More
By Hubert Moolman Previously, I have shown how we could be close to major financial crisis with the monetary system at the center. The following chart that shows the ratio of gold to the monetary base was used: The chart shows the ratio of the gold price to the St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base back to 1918. That is the gold price in US dollars divided by the St. Louis Adjusted Monetary Base...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
By Frank HolmesIf you followed some of my posts from two years ago, you might recall that I was in favor of Brexit. I still am. One of British voters' main grievances was the heavy burden of European Union (EU) regulations, many of which are decided by unelected bureaucrats in Brussels. Altogether, these regulations cost U.K. businesses an estimated 33.3 billion pounds every year. Voters should...Read More
Incredible! The Dow swung nearly 570 points on Tuesday without breaking above or below the previous day's range. This is what chartists refer to as an "inside day." In fact, the blue chip average didn't traverse even half of Monday's epic, 1214-point swing. Get used to the wild oscillations, since volatility is unlikely to subside until we come to regard a bet on more of it as a sure thing. Pa...Read More
- Gold Krugerrand coin worth $1,200 put in charity kettle - this time in Alaska- Mystery Salvation Army gold donors keep giving Gold Krugerrands- Gold, like pounds, euros and dollars can be used for good or ill- Give the gift of gold in this the Season of Kindness Gold Krugerrands (1 oz) being used for goodSalvation Army staff in Alaska got a big surprise while counting change from their red ke...Read More
Grant's Interest Rate Observer Founder and Editor James Grant and CNBC's Rick Santelli discuss negative yields and asset classes delivering negative returns.James "Jim" Grant is an American writer and publisher and the founder of Grant's Interest Rate Observer, a twice-monthly journal of the financial markets. He is the author , most recently, of The Forgotten Depression: 1921: The Crash That Cure...Read More
60 minutes edited an interview of Elon Musk to make him look bad and more smears come at Pewdiepie over his recommendation of another youtube channel. The fake news stories are clickbait meant to drive traffic to a desperate mainstream media facing collapse. Not a day goes by we don't hear about layoffs at another media company. As they struggle to make money they target high profile people like E...Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
According to the Wall Street Journal, China is planning a new approach to foreign investment whereby it will allow increased access for foreign companiesContinue...Read More