Precious metals news

For those unable to make the trip to Vancouver last weekend for the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium, you won't want to miss the summary and recap of keynote speakers from […]

If the worst Ebola outbreak in recorded history reaches the United States, federal law permits "the apprehension and examination of any individual reasonably believed to be infected with a communicable […]

Now that everyone is blaming Russia – instead of the weather – for everything that is happening (Adidas blamed Russia for its poor results instead of the fact that its […]

Peter Schiff appeared on Yahoo! Finance yesterday to explain why he thinks the US economy is going to get worse in the second half of 2014, in spite of better Q2 GDP numbers. If economic data were reported more accurately, Peter believes we would discover that the US has been in a recession for the entirety of the Obama presidency. As it is, he thinks there is a good chance we'll enter an official recession before the end of the year.
Look at the housing data. It’s been terrible. Look at all the corporate earnings that have been coming out, particularly companies that service the middle-class and the lower-class. Earnings are disappointing. I think it’s clear that the economy is rolling over. People are buried under a mountain of debt. Prices are rising for utilities, for food. People are losing their full-time jobs [and] replacing them with low-paying part-time jobs."

In this MUST WATCH interview with CNBC, the Interest Rate Observer's Jim Grant explains why the 2 greatest opportunities for investors right now are Russia & gold.  "Gold, to me […]

Did you know that 77 million Americans have unpaid debts that are "in collections" and that Congress is actually thinking about letting post offices offer payday loans? We live in […]

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A literal avalanche of homes in higher end areas are hitting the market.  In the words of a colleague:  " The Zillow map of Castle Pines has so many red […]

President Nixon closed the “gold window” in August 1971.   That decision enabled the exponential growth of debt, paper currencies, and prices.    The process is simple and clear.  Remove […]

Dr Ron Paul, the popular Presidential candidate and America and the world's most popular libertarian voice, told CNBC yesterday that he “still believes in gold” and that “gold could go […]

The entire world is getting involved now.   With the downing of MH-17, it has become impossible to stay neutral… and the US in particular is doing everything it can […]

"I just think that the COMEX data is corrupted.  It's very hard to make any sense of it all. The fact that there's no deliveries from the dealers is incredible. […]

I don’t typically emphasize price charts in analyzing the market, however something unusual has been happening in the spot (physical) silver market. It did not happen in the silver futures […]

Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan Buy Gold - Bye Bye Petrodollar! Russia continues to aggressively accumulate gold reserves.  Its gold holdings increased again in June as the crisis in the Ukraine and […]

Are conservative talk radio hosts fans -  even defenders -  of  the “Politburo”-type central planning activities of The Fed? Are they somehow not aware that  The Federal Reserve conducts trillions […]

In this MUST WATCH video below, Crush The Street explains why a severe physical silver shortage is brewing, as the 2013 physical demand/production shortfall was an astonishing 262 million ounces.  […]

Fed tapers another $10 billion/month beginning in August Admitted QE down to $30 billion/month We await the inevitable gold & silver futures smash... Full FOMC statement is below: 

Well the hits just keep on coming. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), recently conducted a study in which investigators attempted to use fake identities to sign up for subsidized healthcare […]

The ongoing plight of the long term value investor continues - seemingly without end. However, decades of exuberance and greed have colluded.  The financial establishment has created an accident waiting […]

The Rhythm & Price Video Update below takes an in-depth look at a major cycle in spot silver, which projects silver coasting down to a coming low in October after […]