The new Alchemist is out. What can we learn from the latest publication of the LBMA? We invite you to read our today's article and find out! Banque de France and Gold The latest edition of LBMA's Alchemist focuses on the role of central banks in the gold market. Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor of Banque de France, wrote the first article, entitled Banque de France and Gold: Past and Future. Ac...Read More
In an article titled "China's monetary policy must change" Alasdair Macleod discusses a path that China's government could take to make the Yuan gold-backed and thus bring about greater economic stability in China. Keith Weiner pointed out some flaws in the Macleod article, including the fact that the sort of Gold Standard that involves pegging a national currency to gold is just another governm...Read More
By Dave KranzlerWill GE be the proverbial "black swan?" - It had come to my attention that General Electric was locked out of the commercial paper market three weeks ago after Moody's downgraded GE's short term credit rating to a ratings level (P-2) that prevents prime money market funds from investing in commercial paper. Commercial paper (CP) is an important source of short term, low-cost, liq...Read More
Expect MUCH lower prices ahead By Adam TaggartAs we've been tracking here at PeakProsperity.com, the housing market is starting to look quite ill.After the central bank-driven Grand Reflation following the Great Financial Crisis, home prices are now beginning to nose over from their new bubble-highs.Has the Housing Bust 2.0 begun? If so, how bad could things get? And what steps should those lo...Read More
by John Mauldin via Forbes.comA Worldwide Debt Default Is A Real PossibilityIs debt good or bad? The answer is "Yes."Debt is future spending pulled forward in time. It lets you buy something now for which you otherwise don't have cash yet.Whether it's wise or not depends on what you buy. Debt to educate yourself so you can get a better job may be a good idea. Borrowing money to finance your vac...Read More
Most investors are cautious. Nothing is rising, be it stocks, commodities or bonds. Sitting on cash is the favorite pastime of traders and investors. There will be short term certain direction after the G20 meeting and US November nonfarm payrolls on 7th December. It is just keeping a hawk eye and making the right investment. Do invest with the herd. Herd trading can result in more losses than p...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1215.00-$7.50Silver$14.14-$0.11XAU63.55-1.82%HUI143.71-1.99%GDM526.50-1.91%JSE Gold1105.78-21.46USD97.36+0.31Euro112.95-0.39Yen88.02-0.12Oil$51.56-$0.0710-Year3.053%-0.014T-Bond139.90625+0.125Dow24748.73+0.44%Nasdaq7082.70+0.01%S&P2682.20+0.33% The Metals: Gold edged up to $1225.20 by a little after 8AM EST before it fell back to $1212.00 in early afte...Read More
Ted explains why the latest JP Morgan silver scandal is very serious, and he also explains why JP Morgan may be turning over a new leaf...by Ted Butler via SilverSeekA few follow up comments about the still rather remarkable announcement by the Department of Justice concerning the guilty plea by the former JPMorgan trader for spoofing in precious metals. Contained in the announcement was the sta...Read More
"...the joy and steadfast political support of the millions of Americans who have purchased these silver ounces, when you announce that..."by Hugo Salinas Price of Plata.com.mxMr. President Trump,Sir: you are working tirelessly, against tremendous odds, to carry out your mission in life, which is to "Make America Great Again".I propose to you a measure fully in accord with your vision of a great,...Read More
Michael says any way you cut it, gold & silver are going to rally, and they're going to rally hard...broken clock be damned. Here's why...by Michael Ballanger via Streetwise Reports"Even a broken clock is right twice a day."?EURo Stephen Hunt, The Court of the AirThere are times when every investor has to look long and deep into a mirror and determine whether a well-thought-out strategy is actio...Read More
Peter KrauthAfter a rough week for stocks and the Thanksgiving holiday, the price of silver remains one of the best deals around.Of course, additional discounts may still lie ahead, but silver's inherent value at current prices is difficult to beat – no Cyber Monday promos required.Silver prices had a good week last week, but they backpedaled on Black Friday (as did stocks) while the U.S. do...Read More
RAPAPORT... Christie's brought in $60.4 million at its MagnificentJewels auction in Hong Kong Tuesday as a sapphire necklace went for $15million. The Peacock Necklace, which had a presale estimate of $12million to $15 million, became the most expensive Kashmir sapphire necklace percarat in auction history, Christie's said. The piece contains 21 cushion-cutKashmir sapphires weighing a total of...Read More
RAPAPORT... India's Renaissance Jewellery (RJL) has acquired Jay Gems, aUS-based supplier of Disney-themed jewelry, for $26 million. The move expands the Mumbai-based company'spresence in the US, Jay Gems said Monday. RJL will gain access to Jay's three subsidiaries:Jewelmark, a manufacturer that focuses on bridal and fine jewelry for specialtystores; Simply Diamonds, which caters to independ...Read More
RAPAPORT... Kering, the owner of Gucci, Boucheron and Pomellato, plans to end its seven-year partnership with luxuryplatform Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP), and bring its e-commerce activitiesin-house. The Paris-based retailer, which has worked with YNAP since2013, will move all its sales to a new website in the first half of 2020, itsaid Monday. It's in the process of building that platform, it ad...Read More
RAPAPORT... E-commerce sales jumped 20% year on year to$7.9 billion on Cyber Monday, making it the largest US online shopping day of all time, accordingto projections from Adobe Analytics. The prior Saturday and Sunday also set a record for thebiggest online shopping weekend in the US, raking in a combined $6.4 billion,the research group said Monday. Thanksgiving Day online sales grew 28% to...Read More
RAPAPORT... Among the standout trends that have taken shape in the diamond trade this year is the poor performance of small and cheaper stones. But the drop in the so-called melee market has not been sudden. Supply levels in the midstream were high during the 2008 financial crisis and have remained so since. Inventory climbed significantly in 2017 as three new mines came on stream, leaving the mar...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The holiday sales season in the United States got off to a record-breaking start, according to figures for Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. A record $6.22 billion was spent on Black Friday, reported Adobe Analytics, which tracks sales at 80 of the top US 100 retailers. That is 24% higher than the $5.03 billion spent during Black Friday in 2017. Adobe expe...Read More
(IDEX Online) - ALROSA held an auction of polished diamonds in Israel from November 4-13, with companies from Israel, the US, Belgium, Hong Kong, India and Russia were among the participants. The company presented colorless polished diamonds ranging in size from 5 carats, fancy colored stones over 1 carat, as well as polished diamonds of 0.3-0.99-ct category in batches completed by color....Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe company said the potential iron oxide-copper-gold system was 65km southeast of Olympic Dam and 45km north-east of OZ Minerals Carrapateena project.BHP drilled four diamond holes for...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe company currently owns 70% of the venture but is prepared to become a minority shareholder, in order to advance the mine into construction, CEO Darren Pylot said on a conference call."It's a great project and we think getting it built in the context of a looming copper deficit is a very good value proposition for our shareholde...Read More