Category: Economics & Investing

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the rising price of platinum, in U.S. Dollar terms. Precious Metals: On Thursday: Platinum price hits $1,100 as it outperforms gold and silver, driven by improving fundamentals. Then, on Friday, platinum jumped to $1,147.40 USD per Troy ounce! With a jump that big, I expect to see some profit-taking today. (Monday, April …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at a power fixed-rate billing scheme. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Silver supply deficit reaches record high, could fuel price growth – Silver Institute report. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Investors flock to gold, silver bullion to protect wealth in Q1. Economy & Finance: Conference Board: Probability of US Recession Remains Elevated. …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the baby bull in precious metals. Precious Metals: Silver has been steadily climbing, in recent weeks. Despite some profit-taking on Friday (April 14), spot silver closed at $25.61 per Troy ounce!  It now costs $26,900+ to buy a $1,000 face value bag of pre-1965 US. “junk” silver from a reliable “low mark-up” …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we catch some whiffs of recession in the air. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: Gold and silver have seen another week of solid price gains versus the Dollar. As of Thursday morning: Spot Gold was at $2,058.10 per Troy ounce, up $34.10 (up 1.67% for the day) Spot Silver was at $26.10 per Troy …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, more about the developing global banking crisis. Precious Metals: We’ll start off today’s column with a video of excerpts from a presentation by Mike Maloney: “Change is Coming That Hasn’t Happened In 100 Years” – World Dumps US Dollar. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Gold price sees triple-digit gains in March, but can it set …

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover gold’s performance and the factors that affect gold prices. What Did Gold Do in March? Gold saw choppy trade all month as safe-haven demand whipsawed between easing inflation and a global banking crisis. Prices bottomed out at $1,813/oz on Wednesday, March 7th, but were $100 higher a week later on the 15th. That $1,913 mark was the low for the rest of the month. Futures hit an intraday high of $2,011 on the 20th, then …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, some post-mortem details on the Credit Suisse takeover. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: A word of caution to anyone looking for pre-1965 circulated U.S. silver coins: You should be shopping very carefully.  In today’s frantic marketplace, the premiums charged by dealers are varying much more widely than normal.  When I checked the …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, some more coverage of the ongoing banking crisis. Precious Metals: Posted back on March 16th: Gold sparkles in stormy week for markets. Some Observations by JWR: The prices for precious metals have been quite solid, and are showing signs of starting a stair-stepping pattern. There is a whiff of bull market in the air. To …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at guns as an investment and ongoing strong gun sales in the United States. (See the Tangibles Investments section.) Precious Metals: Gold and silver prices have both jumped up substantially in Dollar terms, since the banking crisis news broke on Wednesday, March 8th. Here is some analysis, posted over at Gold-Eagle.com: Bank Failures …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the Federal Government’s rising cost of interest to carry the National Debt. (See the Economy & Finance section.) Precious Metals: Biggest bank failure since 2008 drives gold sentiment higher, could hit $1,900 next week. o  o  o At Gold-Eagle.com: Gold Forecast – Spreading Bank Failures Could Send Gold Soaring. Economy & Finance: …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, some more details on the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, and the closure of Signature Bank. (See the Economy & Finance section, the Derivatives section, and the Forex & Cryptos section.) Important Note: If you have any exposure to a regional bank or one that is heavily into CDS derivatives or tied to a crypto …

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. Most of these items are from JWR’s “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective. Today, we look at some gains for precious metals in Dollar terms, and the Silicon Valley Bank crash. Precious Metals: Reported on Friday: Price gains in gold, silver on short covering, friendly outside markets. And at the opening bell in Asia this morning, both gold and silver rose even more. o  o  o Kansas Bill Would …