Silver is the most managed commodity on the planet because its relationship to gold – because if its held down this will help control the price of gold. The status quo needs to have the multitudes remain complacent and distracted
March 28, 2016
There was a ‘flash crash’ in the very quiet overnight, but gold managed to gain it back and then come, closing positive on the day. Silver was quiet, holding its ground. The Bucket Shop was delivery quiet last Friday, and
In the long list of nightmares that market risk managers have to wrestle with on a daily basis, some have gradually receded. For competently-run banks and large trading institutions, the possibility of a rogue trader making undiscovered trades or mis-marking
The U.S. stock market is in a bull-bear tug of war and naturally, analysts and market watchers are, at this point, divided over speculations as to where the market is headed. Though the middle stance seems most plausible, the markets
The Nikkei was the bright spot in Asian equity markets today closing up 0.8% whilst the JPY decline would have cost 0.3% of that gain. It was far better than the declines we saw in mainland China which closed -1.7%.
Ira Epstein leads us through the day’s precious metal highlights. Video Length: 00:06:37
Music streaming service Pandora (P) announced Monday that founder Tim Westergren will return as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Pandora also introduced a new management structure, giving Chief Financial Officer Mike Herring the additional title of president and appointing
Fed officials jawbone the markets and spread disinformation. They figure it’s part of their job as central planners. It’s not enough to pull the levers and twist the knobs on interest rates, the money supply, and asset prices. They also
The US market reopened today after its three-day Easter weekend, but the equity trade spent the session in the doldrums. Our benchmark S&P 500 logged its smallest intraday trading range of the year from its -0.20% morning low to its
Markets snapped a chain of five consecutive weekly gains last Thursday to close in the red for the Good Friday holiday. More significantly, the S&P 500 gave up its gains for the year on Wednesday, lending a somber note to
