Precious metals news

The petro-yuan offers a powerful means for worldwide US economic antagonists to combine forces.

The American consumers who were stretching themselves to buy or lease a new car are starting to go missing from showrooms.

The immense importance of the real estate sector on the broader US economy cannot be overstated. More than half of the wealth in the US is held in real estate.The extreme cyclicality of real estate de

Chinese companies have been among the highest profile real estate investors in the Los Angeles area in the last five years, but they are withdrawing from new business ventures as leaders in Beijing constrict the flow of capital out of the country.

Gold futures gain as the dollar and stocks struggle, with the precious metal looking to build on what was a third-straight quarterly gain.

"A new era for the dollar is in prospect and the price of the dollar measured in real money, gold, seems..."

Venezuela recently devalued their currency against gold & silver, and the rise in price of the metals is nothing short of spectacular. Here's the details...

"backwardation is an indicator of physical shortages...buyers bidding up the cash price of the commodity above the future prices. This creates..."

"Last week, gold broke through its downtrend line against stocks...It's early, but this breakout above the blue downtrend line looks promising."

"This is a story about misconduct, deceit, inconsistencies, and loose ends. At risk is the safety of the gold meant to underpin the..."

Peter says the air is steadily coming out of the stock market and crypto bubbles. Here's an update...

Legendary investor and Chairman of Rogers Holdings Jim Rogers tells Silver Doctors gold could fall below $1,000...

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I used to work in local news. We covered "breaking news," which roughly translates to "robbery, wreck, fire!" Not necessarily in that order. Becuase of our razor-sharp focus on flashy lights and screechy sirens, police scanner chatter was a ubiquitous presence in the newsroom. You gotta know where the cops and firefighters are going if you're going to chase them.
Anyway, it was pretty common to hear about break-ins at liquor stores. Sometimes the thieves would get some cash, but regardless, they almost always made off with beer, or liquor or both. You can kind of figure why. Booze is expensive. It's hard to hold a job when you're a drunk. So, robbing the local liquor store is one way to keep that whistle wet.
But a thief in Denmark got more than he bargained for. He made off with the world's most expensive vodka bottle.

The Federal Reserve manipulates interest rates, creates money out of thin air, blows up asset bubbles and generally wreaks havoc on the economy. But some people have found an even more insidious problem with the Fed.
It's not "diverse" enough.
Historian Tom Woods offered up some pretty sharp observations about this latest "outrage" in a recent email. And lest you think this is just a screed against left-wing social justice warriors, he has some sharp words for Republicans too. There's pretty much bipartisan agreement when it comes to the "indispensable" nature of the Fed.

SD Friday Wrap: Three months into 2018 and the glass is half full. Here's why...

Jim says the 30,000 tons of gold are spread out in 18 rooms, and the Silver Rouble will launch with some unanticipated surprises. Here's more...

Louis has some bad news for anybody thinking that China is the solution after emerging from the U.S. dollar collapse. Here's the details...

"Central bank gold price suppression is a well-documented fact...It also shouldn’t be surprising that central banks intervene..." Here's why...

"the U.S. and other leading economies should establish a new international currency for pricing global commodities...backed 50% by gold..." Here's why...