Precious metals news

John Rubino highlights what to watch for in gold & silver as the precious metals resume their upward price movement...

Craig says " ‘Gold' or ‘silver' in any other form is a Banker-created risk that you should no longer be willing to take..."

Dave Kranzler says the system is dissolving. Here's why...

Margin requirements have just been cut for gold & silver futures trading on the COMEX. Here's what it means...

We've done extensive reporting on the GOP tax reform bill as it's moved through Congress. We've highlighted a number of concerns about the plan, specifically the significant expansion of the national debt it will cause. Yesterday, we explained how the impact on the deficit will likely be even bigger than expected because of the incentives found in the latest incarnation of the plan. Most significantly, we've echoed Peter Schiff's view that the plan isn't really tax reform. It's tax cuts masquerading as reform.
But all of this leaves an important question unanswered. What would actual reform look like?
Mises Institute senior fellow Mark Thonrton offers some ideas in his latest piece at the Mises Wire. In a nutshell, shrinking the size of government is a key ingredient necessary for real reform.

China wants to dethrone the dollar and it could take a step in that direction before the end of the year.
According to numerous reports, China is prepared to launch a yuan-denominated oil futures contract before Christmas. Last week, the Shanghai International Energy Exchange successfully completed a fifth round of yuan-backed oil futures testing. According to a report by RT, the organization has met all the listing requirements and is set for an official launch. 

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said the House will have to take another vote on the tax bill Wednesday morning ​after the Senate removes or changes relatively minor provisions that don’t comply with the chamber’s budget rules.

In an abrupt and swift flight to alternative safety, gold makes new all-time highs and becomes the single best-performing asset class in 2018.

The government of Pakistan is considering a proposal to start using the Chinese yuan in trade with China, according to the Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, as quoted by Pakistan’s English-language daily Dawn.

The wave of cryptocurrency news turned into a tsunami Tuesday.

A sweeping tax overhaul expected to become law would raise taxes for millions. This chart shows your odds of getting hit.

The challenge for Mnuchin is that some analysts predict buying by central banks - a pillar of support this year - may fade

If policymakers​ do not heed his advice odds of another boom and bust asset cycle will be high & this time they will not have the defense mechanisms they had after the equity & housing bubbles burst.

Gold and equities are the places to be

If policymakers waste time on trickle-down sophistry, as is happening in the US, the world may be headed for severe economic distress.

Michael says that as of last week, the COT Report has had a massive turnaround, so enjoy the rest of this month, and most of next month. Here's why...

Foreign Office and US homeland security adviser say Pyongyang was responsible for attack that infected 300,000 computers

Up until now, the government has been reluctant to shut them down, despite the fact that they violate all Anti-Money Laundering & Know Your Customer regulations?

The BofAML survey found 32 percent of respondents said bitcoin was the most crowded trade, up from 26 percent in September.

Treasury & Bund yields curves are steepening dramatically for the second day in a row, this time dragged higher by comments on longer-term issuance plans from Germany.