Wealth Creation Through Natural Resources
The Federal Reserve did not hike interest rates today – here are 5 key takeaways from the announcement: The following excerpt from the first paragraph of the Fed statement is a clear signal that China is very much on the … Continued
The yield on the 30-year Treasury Bond has rallied more than 35 basis points since late-August: However, there is good reason to believe there isn’t much risk of more upside in bond yields regardless of what the Federal Reserve … Continued
Shares of copper & gold mining behemoth Freeport-McMoran (FCX) have seen impressive insider buying in the last month: 3 different board members have purchased a total of more than $32 million worth of FCX stock since August 18th. All … Continued
If we could only look at one chart it would have to be the following one: US Dollar Index (Weekly) After peaking in March the US Dollar Index has spent the last 6 months consolidating between roughly 93 … Continued
The GDX made a fresh all-time low this morning and the HUI (Gold Bugs Index) reached levels it hasn’t seen since 2002: However, there were a couple of small glimmers of hope: GDX printed a hammer reversal candlestick after … Continued
Two charts that excellently illustrate the commodities bear market which has accelerated to record depths during the last few years: Love them or hate them, precious metals exchange-traded products (ETFs, ETNs, etc.) soared to record levels in late 2012 following the … Continued
A new piece of research from Morgan Stanley makes the case for a virtually endless cycle of global central bank easing. As one central bank engages in QE and weakens its currency, this country’s trade partners import deflationary pressures and in … Continued
During August gold rallied nearly $100/oz before pulling back late in the month and retracing roughly 50% of the rally. Gold now finds itself in an interesting situation oscillating in the $1130s/$1140s as global equity markets experience a bout of … Continued
This is an insightful graph of the 90th percentile gold production cash cost curve dating back to 1990: A few takeaways from this graphic: Cash costs nearly quintupled during the bull market years 2002-2012 – this was mainly due to … Continued
“At a market bottom, falling prices eventually force out large numbers of traders, resulting in volatility and increased volume.” ~ Cory Mitchell (Investopedia) This quote on market bottoms perfectly sums up the gold miners (GDX) during the last couple of years: … Continued