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Will Silver’s (SLV) Recent Price Rise Be Short-Lived?
There’s no doubt silver (SLV) has been on a tear lately, rising 5.6% in the last 5 days. This has led some followers to salivate while others wonder if the end is near. Yes, silver could climb
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Gold Prices Break Out to 5-Year Highs [Details]
Yesterday gold snapped any thoughts of consolidation doldrums and broke out. Big time. As in, new 5-year highs. But while multi-year highs are nice, we trade in the here-and-now, and shorter-term charts are more
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The Effect of Russia’s ‘Deep Discounts’ on the Gold Market
It must be nice to be the government, getting to set the rules and all. New reports indicate that Russia is continuing it’s years-long habit of adding gold to its central reserves and doing it at
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Why Gold Could Outperform the S&P 500 in 2020
Gold will outperform the S&P 500 Index in 2020. That’s one of several projections made by CLSA in its just-released “Global Surprises 2020” report. The Hong Kong investment firm has an impressive track record
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Should Investors Be Concerned About UK Gold?
A few days ago we gave you a heads-up about a change in the way the UK reports gold in their official numbers – GDP, money flows, and such. It really doesn’t seem like much of an
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Is Now the Opportune Time to Buy Silver?
Just 9 short days ago your friendly Gold Enthusiast advised that he’s waiting for signs of an uptrend before buying into silver. Just exactly what that means might be up for debate; usually, an uptrend requires
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The Coronavirus’ Latest Victim: Chinese Jewelry
Coronavirus claimed another victim last month: Chinese jewelry demand. With the virus outbreak coinciding with Chinese New Year – a traditional gift-giving season – jewelry demand dropped approximately 6% according to sources cited in today’s featured
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How gold helps us understand the UK’s trade flows
Everyone knows gold is more than just a metal, it’s also a store of value. Has been since ancient times. But this raises an interesting problem for reporting trade figures: Do transactions of monetary gold count
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Consumer Credit Jumped in December
US consumers really went on a holiday spending spree in November and December. Consumers increased their debt load in November by $14 billion – which itself came as a bit of a surprise – and then
Read More »How Africa is Fighting To Clean Up the Gold Business
Africa was the world’s largest gold mining region until 2007. Today the industry is mired in a mix of troubles spanning the spectrum from human rights to environmental to outright theft and violence. Recent estimates of illegal mining were in the
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