Greg Weldon’s Macro Market Update Audio. Weldon Financial Greg’s update focuses solely on Gold and Silver, with perspective on … … Gold’s med-term technical breakout … Gold’s longer-term technical position … the decline in the US Dollar Index … Gold ‘priced-in’ Eurocurrency … Gold ‘priced-in’ Yen … the new RECORD HIGH in Gold ‘priced-in’ Brazilian Real… Continue Reading

Here’s what I took away from the headlines this morning: Barrick in talks to sell Africa stake to China Gold. See also – why? and Gold expected to pull out of slump. Globe and Mail 5 Founders Who Came Back to Rescue Their Companies. Fiscal Times

Rory McIlroy Wins the PGA Championship. WSJ Egypt president sweeps out army rulers in hopefully a peaceful end to 60 years of military leadership there. Reuters Five years on, the Great Recession is turning into a life sentence. Telegraph

Why Death of Commodities Is ‘Greatly Exaggerated’. CNBC (Geologists at Voisey’s Bay, the nickel rich ore mine Robert Friedland sold to Inco Ltd. (now Vale) for $4.3 billion in 1995 – Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Ben Bernanke Doesn’t Care About the Price of Your Hamburger. Atlantic U.S. senator urges Washington to block China’s bid for Nexen. Globe and Mail… Continue Reading

Facebook Earnings Hit Target but Worries Persist. CNBC Good article by Rosenberg …interesting facts on # of food stamp recipients as well as % of non income tax payers now @ 41%. David Rosenberg On A Modern Day Depression Vs Dow 20,000. JH The People’s Mining Analyst Peter Koven’s outlook on Goldcorp and Barrick. Financial Post… Continue Reading

Gross v. Fuss Bond heavyweights take opposing Treasury views. Investment News 1) Cultivate the Golden Contact List. The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Bankers. Vanity Fair Disproves conventional wisdom that the dollar never lost any purchasing power until it went off the gold standard in 1971. Why the U.S. Dollar Is Not Going to Zero Anytime Soon.… Continue Reading

Gross Says U.S. Nearing Recession as BlackRock Sees Fed Step. Bloomberg Bernanke Ready to “Throw in the Towel on Inflation”: Jim Rickards. Yahoo Finance Europe Is Over. Now It’s All About The US. Business Insider Stock Buybacks that Wasted Investor Money. CNBC Questioning Peter Munk’s influence at Barrick Gold. (Journalist to expect beehive via Fedex… Continue Reading

And it’s Friday the 13th… QE, or not QE? An assessment of the most controversial weapon in the central banker’s armoury. Economist “Economic history is a never-ending series of episodes based on falsehoods and lies, not truths.  It represents the path to big money.  The object is to recognize the trend whose premise is false,… Continue Reading