Precious metals news

Mike discusses the barter situation after disastrous Hurricane Maria on the Island of Puerto Rico

Sharp spike in the precious metals along with a sharp drop in the US dollar. CPI & Retail sales data just released. Here's the latest...

The cartel is having trouble covering their shorts. Here's a shorter than usual October 12th report that is big on information...

Not sure how many nails this is? Shvetsov says "BRICS countries are large economies with large reserves of gold". Here's what else went down...

but it does suggest an increase in bullishness which is bearish for the market

Ben Bernanke proposes an option for an alternative monetary framework that called a temporary price-level target.

In his farewell interview for the Financial Times, Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble warned of a new global financial crisis predicated upon the

Central banks continue to focus on consumption inflation, not asset inflation, in their decisions. Their attitude has supported one bubble after another. These bubbles have led to rising ...

Alasdair Macleod says the U.S will be forced into raising interest rates, and gold and silver prices will rise because of it. Here's why the hikes are coming... 

We live in a world full of bubbles. We've reported extensively on the stock market bubble, the student loan bubble, and the auto bubble. We even told you about a shoe bubble. Last summer, US Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes called global debt "the mother of all bubbles."
So what happens when these bubbles start to burst?
In a recent interview, outgoing German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble warned about bubbles and said global debt could set off the next financial crisis.

After some gains last week, the dollar has shown weakness in recent days. In his most recent podcast, Peter Schiff said he thinks part of the dollar weakness is because the reality is starting to set in when it comes to tax cuts.
In the first place, it remains uncertain whether or not Congress can even get anything done. Obamacare repeal 3.0 went down in flames last month, and Republicans have shown few signs of being able to come together to pass significant legislation such as tax reform.
But as Peter pointed out, there is a more fundamental problem with the Trump tax cut proposal.

The time to move into gold is now before it resumes its upward climb.

Though Argentine newspaper Clarin says the strategy is to buy Japanese yen for the carry trade to speculate in the stock market. Here's the latest...

US Treasury 30Y-5Y Curve Slope Flattest Since Beginning of The Great Recession

The worst economic recovery of the post-war period will continue to be restrained by a consumer sector burdened by paltry income growth, a low & falling saving rate, & an increasingly restrictive Federal Reserve policy.

The International Monetary Fund is dialing back its expectations for the U.S. economy, according to a report out Tuesday.

“We’re seeing a turn in the sense that the abnormally pristine credit environment has clearly reversed,”

production is expected to be cut by 20% once the plant reopens in January, a move that will permanently cost 200 workers their jobs.

Northern California winds gusty Thursday but probably growing even stronger by the weekend - threaten more devastation.

Dave Kranzler says to follow the money to understand the precursors of gold trading and investing. Here's where Dave says the money has been, and where it's going...