Precious metals news

Brexit squabbles could leave contracts stranded and clearing unclear. That alarm bell is intended not just for the U.K. government, but also to European Union negotiators.

Michael Ballanger says we may be about to witness a short squeeze in gold to lock in profits going into the end of the year. Here's why...

I attended the Silver & Gold Summit in San Francisco November 20 and 21. It was great connecting with the many people I know in the industry, but I will tell you that a) attendance was low, and b) crypto promoters were out in force. It turned out to be more of a gold and crypto conference than anything else. Some of the more lively sessions were the gold vs. crypto debates, and one company offered “free bitcoin!” if you opened an account with them.

Can the government confiscate your gold? This guide explains why gold is confiscated from private citizens and what you can do to protect yourself.

Both gold and silver are on short term and long term major buy signals. Here's why...

After surging 16% over the weekend, Bitcoin is nearing $10,000 per coin. Here's the latest...

Some people were predicting Bitcoin would push through the $10,000 level before the end of the year. At the rate it's going, it may happen before the end of the month.
Bitcoin is on a roll. The cryptocurrency broke $9,000 over the Thanksgiving holiday and quickly pushed up to $9,700. There are also increasing signs of mainstream adoption. CME Group plans to list Bitcoin futures beginning in mid-December, and Coinbase says it added more than $100,000 new users over the Thanksgiving holiday.
Some analysts look at all the action in the world of cryptocurrency and predict the demise of gold. But there are plenty of reasons to believe gold will be just fine.

2017 may well go down in history as the year of the bubble.
We've talked a lot about the stock market bubble in recent months, but there are a whole slew of bubbles floating around out there - most of them created by loose monetary policy that has dumped billions of dollars of easy money into the world's financial systems over the last eight years.

No wonder the Fed chair can't wait to get the hell out...

US, Canada, China, Eurozone, Japan? Canadians, fasten your seat-belt. Here are the charts.

Clif then says that unless you can figure out some sort of digital transmission for gold, but then it becomes an issue of trust, and Clif's just not so sure...

The end result will be much higher prices.

This year, (2017) was the year that the financial system moved from fearing deflation to expecting inflation. You can see this in the breakout in inflation expectations. From 2013 until mid-2016, the financial system’s expectations of future inflation were in a downtrend. Mid-2016 this changed as expectations began to rise, breaking this downtrend in early

Mike Maloney takes a look at a very important Bitcoin issue that could prove to be a market-mover in the new year: The IRS has realized that Bitcoin is a cash cow for them, but at the same time there is just a small percentage of Coinbase users who are filing gains or losses. What could this add up to?

My base assumption is consumer price inflation is not about to jump significantly higher, and if not, there will be downward pressure on long-term yields.

The Senate tax bill is headed for a marathon debate this week with the aim to hold a floor vote as early as Thursday.

The Yellen Put has increased the debt load in the US and globally, but left the financial markets even more fragile than in 2007.

The chance of a stock market correction is now 70%, according to Vanguard, which is 30% higher than normal.

Keith responds to recent criticism, and he says to take last week's gold & silver trading with a grain of salt. Here's more...

CEO Brad Cooke: This is a classic set up for the next silver bull market