Precious metals news

Weakness in gold and silver is leading to robust demand internationally as store of value buyers accumulate gold and silver on this dip. This is particularly the case in Asia […]

James Turk predicts, "It's inevitable you are going to see bail-ins as we go forward from here because the capital just doesn't exist." He also says gold is going much […]

Elijah Johnson has released an interview with Ann Barnhardt of the former Barnhardt Capital Management, who warned SD readers last summer (9 months prior to the Cyprus bail-in) that if […]

A new set of regulations that most people have never even heard of that was developed by an immensely powerful central banking organization that most people do not even know […]

I believe 2013 will be a NEW RECORD YEAR for sales of both the Silver Eagles & Maples. According to the Royal Canadian Mint’s newest quarterly report just released, Gold […]

Traders and speculators are watching the $1,413/oz resistance level. A daily close above this level will likely trigger the beginnings of a short squeeze. Holdings in the largest bullion-backed exchange-traded […]

Today's chart of the day examines the epic plunge in total COMEX gold inventories, as total COMEX registered and eligible gold holdings have nearly been sliced in half over the […]

The financial system of the third largest economy on the planet is starting to come apart at the seams, and the ripple effects are going to be felt all over […]

Rick Rule listed 10 key questions regarding today’s economy. They are: 10 Questions for Precious Metals Investors Is the financial crisis in the Western world over? Have the G20 countries […]

Jim Sinclair states this morning that the entire US and Western banking system just missed a complete collapse and full bail-in by a hair's length at the end of the […]

In violation of the clear language set forth in the United States Constitution, in 1913, congress granted a private banking monopoly exclusive right to manufacture unlimited quantities of legal tender, […]

Bill Black is a former bank regulator who played a central role in prosecuting the corruption responsible for the S&L crisis of the late 1980s. He is one of America’s […]

Gold appears to be entering the “summer doldrums” season, but there are some black swan issues that could add a lot of volatility to the market. One geopolitical event that […]

Singapore, Shanghai, Dubai, Turkey and western markets continue to see high premiums for gold. Overnight the volume for the Shanghai Gold Exchange’s cash contract surged 55% to 15,641 kilograms from […]

Forbes just published an exclusive interview with Ron Paul, conducted by Kitco News. Paul spoke about how precious metals investors shouldn't get caught up watching the short-term trends in gold. Instead, he keeps an eye on the failing purchasing power of the dollar.
"‘It is up and down, and it has been doing that a lot lately,' Paul said. ‘If (investors) are in gold for a short time to make a quick killing that ought to make them very nervous,' he said of gold’s recent correction in April...
Paul said that historically there have been high periods of volatility but it is important to look past these short-term corrections. Looking back, Paul reflected that in the 1970s gold went up to almost $200 an ounce then plummeted back down to close to $100 an ounce two years later.
‘Everybody thought the world had ended for gold,' he said. Paul added these should have been seen as simply corrections in a roaring bull market."

Submitted by Deepcaster: “The Fed wants to kill all signs of inflation to hide the damage they're doing to the middle class. First the Fed leaves food and energy out […]

Western central banks have got themselves horribly wrong-footed as a result of not adjusting their anti-gold policies to allow for the realities of Asian gold demand. Though their dealings are […]

If you know someone that actually believes that the U.S. economy is in good shape, just show them the statistics in this article.  When you step back and look at […]

What makes the silver (and gold) manipulation the perfect crime are a number of elements; short term price control through High Frequency Trading,  compliant regulators and the fact that most […]

Gold & Silver COT Report by SD Contributor Marshall Swing: Commercial longs added 1,037 contracts to their total and covered 255 net total shorts to end the week with 49.60% […]