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Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George on Sunday rejected the ...

The Federal Reserve fixed the recent dysfunction in an obscure but critical lending market. Now it has to decide how to prevent these problems from recurring.

It's a dangerous game for equity investors to be playing but maybe the negative yielding bonds are creating perverse behaviour nobody could think of just 10 years ago.

Investors are preparing for more cautious capital investment outlooks from U.S. companies as worries mount heading into earnings season about the possibility of an economic recession.

Back in 2012, the world’s best-managed pension market was thrown a lifeline by the Danish government to help contain liabilities. That was when interest rates were still positive says the environment,,,

General Electric said on Monday it was freezing the pension plan for about 20,000 U.S. employees with salaried benefits, as the industrial conglomerate looks to cut its huge debt pile.

The main threat to the economy is the Trump administration's ongoing trade war, according to a survey of business economists.

Interest in silver investment has increased significantly in recent months. According to a report commissioned by the Silver Institute and put together by Metals Focus, silver investment has increased across a range of available instruments including physical metal, exchange-traded products (ETP) and in the futures markets.
Increased market volatility, a return to easy-money policies by central banks, geopolitical uncertainty and deteriorating economic conditions have spurred investment in safe-haven assets including silver. The silver price began the year at $15.44 per ounce. As of the end of September, the white metal was up 11%. Silver posted a yearly high of $19.30 on Sept. 4, a level not seen since 2016.

China's offer to the U.S. will not include commitments on reforming Chinese industrial policy or government subsidies, the report said.

As India’s shadow banking crisis deepens, it’s getting harder for investors to cut their losses in the sector’s debt.Mutual funds are in a particularly tough spot, given their large holdings of non-bank financing company bonds.

The big picture is extremely bullish for precious metals, but what about the short-term? Here's David to break-it down...

Cryptos aren't wealth preservation, and since gold is the ultimate wealth preservation, it shouldn't be held in paper form. Egon explains...

Chris returns to the show to talk gold & silver spot prices, the Comex silver shorts, and a whole lot more...

SD Friday Wrap: With this card still in play, it's hard to say that gold & silver found their short-term bottom's on Tuesday...

Gold Sheds $2 to $1504 Against Equity Rally on Steady Us Payroll Report...

The past year has been somewhat surreal in the gold market, as we have the rare occurrence of the dollar rising in somewhat slow fashion while gold bullion has appreciated about $300 per ounce to trade near $1,500.

The Fed should instead attempt to tamp down rate-cut expectations for its December meeting rather than opting not to cut rates for a third time in as many meetings in late October.

“While not everyone fully shares economic opportunities and the economy faces some risks, overall it is— as I like to say— in a good place,”

Meanwhile, the Fed relentlessly sheds MBS, replacing them with Treasuries, including short-term Bills.

“Fleets are nervous. The latest manufacturing and construction numbers are concerning. The trade issue with China looms.”