Markets

Oct 31, 2014 at 11:29

There is little doubt the economic recovery has been rather uneven. Deleveraging is in progress. Small business, the economic growth engine of the country, continues. For the week of October…

Oct 31, 2014 at 11:18

Elephants are the world's largest land animals. And though there aren't many, they can still be found scattered across the planet. In the mining industry, super-large-sized deposits are often referred…

Oct 31, 2014 at 07:49

Lacking a distinctive catalyst, gold prices have languished in recent weeks after a failed turnaround attempt earlier this month. Gold's primary form of price propulsion is fear and uncertainty; as…

Oct 31, 2014 at 07:44

Nick believes China is closer to 5000 tons of gold than the 1000-1700 currently reported by official sources. He believes China is acquiring physical Gold in its Sovereign Wealth Fund…

Oct 31, 2014 at 07:42

Trading in precious metals was quiet until Wednesday morning, when prices began to soften. When the FOMC meeting released its policy statement at 2.00pm EST, gold and silver responded by…

Oct 31, 2014 at 06:38

Yesterday, the U.S. dollar strengthened against other major currency pairs after the Fed said it would end its monthly bond-buying program but keep rates near zero for "considerable time". As…

Oct 31, 2014 at 06:37

Last week we argued that the underperformance of the gold miners during Gold's rebound was a bad sign. Since then the miners have plunged to new lows while Gold appears…

Oct 31, 2014 at 06:18

The fact that China permitted its citizens to buy physical gold suggests that it had already acquired a satisfactory holding. Since 2002, it will have continued to add to gold…

Oct 31, 2014 at 06:16

Recent trade deals and high-level cooperation between Russia and China have set off alarm bells in the West as policymakers and oil and gas executives watch the balance of power…

Oct 31, 2014 at 05:46

USD/JPY has broken the major resistance at 110.66 (15/08/2008 high), confirming the longterm underlying uptrend. A support can be found at 109.90 (03/10/2014 high).