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Fed Doing Cruise Control; Gold Doing Donuts; S&P Doing Wheelies!

Obviously the yellow metal is doing donuts. ‘Round and ’round goes Gold without going anywhere.  For a fourth consecutive week, the 1986-1955 range (by the current August contract) was therein traded. 

New Copper Supply Offset by Multiple Hits to Existing Operations

There will be a minimum 6.5 million-ton copper shortfall at the start of the next decade, a substantial output gap that the mining industry has to address with new copper mines.

Fed Claims it Can Resume Rate Hikes While Doubts Grow

The fundamentals for the U.S. currency are steadily deteriorating. The world is moving toward alternatives, including gold. And that move threatens the dollar's status as world reserve currency.

The 3 Best Historical Comparisons for Gold

Gold is on the cusp of a major breakout today, although it does not appear imminent. The last time Gold was on the cusp of a major breakout from a multi-decade base to...

A Skip, Not a Stop

Simply keeping rates steady at this higher level is itself further tightening. The effects spread more widely as time passes.

Why Do Gold Bashers Have a Stage?

As gold continues to hold its own this week in the midst of the Fed's so-called “hawkish pause,” it's a good time to reflect on the things the naysayers have been saying for years and how they have been wrong.

US Treasury Secretary Announces Dollar Will Decline as Global Reserve Currency

Yellen is now the one saying that the US dollar will slowly decline as the global reserve currency. That’s worth noting because I’ve never heard any treasurer admit that before.

A Skip, a Pause, a Shift? What’s Next for the Fed?

The Fed did not increase interest rates further this week, but updated projections show the committee has increased how high they expect rates will go this year.

Gold-Backed Scholarship Offers Deserving Students Opportunity to Save on College

Money Metals Exchange has again joined the Sound Money Defense League in offering the Sound Money Scholarship -- the only known gold-backed scholarship of the modern era.

BIS Gold Swaps Rose 39% In May Amid U.S. Debt Turmoil

Gold swaps by the Bank for International Settlements rose markedly in May, according to the bank's monthly account statement.

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