Precious metals news

We have been hearing a great deal about IMF concerns recently, after the release of its October 2016 World Economic Outlook and its Annual Meeting October 7-9. The concerns mentioned include the following: Too much growth in debt, with China particularly mentioned as a problem World economic growth seems to have slowed on a long-term basis…

10yr Breakeven has been rising for a few months now and is in a potential bottoming pattern. The TIP-TLT ratio chart has broken a trend line. And FOMC chose to punt once again.  Come December they may not have a choice. Not that they are blowing any bubbles or anything.  No, people are just rationally…

Analyst John Rubino looks at a troubling trend coming out of Japan, where yield-starved investors are flocking to dangerous instruments like perpetual subordinated bonds.

"This is a very artificial market," warns Allianz' Mohammed El-Erian, and while markets are expecting an ever increasing pace of central bank buying of assets, their policies are no longer working...

The most unsettling thing is that this recession risk isn't discounted into the market at these levels

Global investment bank and trading revenues have marched steadily lower, dropping by about 15% in total between 2010 and 2015

The true threat to the world’s economy — and to your own wealth — is the pile of global private debt that’s unconnected to tangible goods and services.

With so many people worried about the chaos engulfing the globe, here is a look at a world on the edge of the abyss.

The world is undergoing a major economic transition from deflation to inflation.  Sadly, very few retail investors are correctly positioned to benefit from this exciting change. The early 2016 rally […]

Last week we break the story on Judge Caproni’s decision in the Gold Fix manipulation case. The decision is a landmark one and changes the landscape forever in commodity manipulation […]

The basic definition of an interest rate is simply the cost of borrowing money. It’s the cost associated with acquiring credit, whether buying a car, getting a mortgage, or taking a vacation. We encounter interest rates every time we make a monthly credit card or student loan payment. Interest and interest rates are a major part of daily life, yet many people don’t have a good understanding of the most critical types of interest or how their rates are set. Broadening our understanding even a little can help empower us to make more informed decisions, whether at the bank or at the ballot box.

"Nothing really changes no matter who wins. Governments keep growing, deficits keep growing. The Fed keeps printing more money so I don't expect a lot to change.

Stack Silver, Stack Gold, and AVOID paper, politicians, and PhD economists.

The gold price is down 4% in the past three days. But year-to-date, it’s still up 18.3%. Compare that to the Aussie market’s 3.5% year-to-date rise.

The fall in prices has brought buyers back into the market; the technical-minded would note a decline below the important support level of the 200-day moving average. Others are just bringing out their cash and credit cards...

Is the gold & silver breakout failing, or just consolidating for the next leg of the current secular bull market? The Silver and Gold September Price Breakout is consolidating at […]

The western banker gold cartel has made about a billion Indian really happy...

now may be the time to add exposure to the metal thanks to demand from Asia, experts suggest.

The world is undergoing a major economic transition from deflation to inflation. Sadly, very few retail investors are correctly positioned to benefit from this exciting change.

Let’s take a step back & look at the big picture for stocks today. After QE 3 ended in October 2014, the S&P 500 traded within a large range between 2100 and 1900 for two years.