Via Energy and Gold.com: There has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about when the Fed will begin to raise interest rates. We have remained of the opinion that while the Fed may initiate a one-off symbolic rate hike at some point in the next year, a rate hiking cycle is still at… Continue Reading

Continental Gold (CNL.TO)’s Buritica project in Colombia is one of the richest development stage gold assets. The gold at Buritica, more than 7 million ounces in all categories and growing, will be mined underground from rich veins. The deposit has a combination of attributes that are rare for a gold miner: size, grade, exploration potential… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: Gold managed to close above its 50-day simple moving average for the first time since February, however, the shooting star candlestick outside the upper Bollinger Band should serve to give bulls some pause: The rally stopped just short of the 50% retracement level of the entire January-March decline. $1200-$1205 now becomes… Continue Reading

Management at the TSX Venture Exchange would probably appreciate it if Tony Simon just shut his mouth for a while. Can the once-mighty TSX Venture Exchange be saved? Canada’s junior stock market is in crisis. Hundreds and hundreds of companies can’t raise money, do anything productive to create shareholder value, or get anyone to trade… Continue Reading

The week before last I was in Melbourne, Australia, attending a conference for chief executives from all over the world. While there, I spoke with many of my peers about the airline industry, which is currently in a­ three-year bull run as measured by the S&P 500 Airlines Index. I was surprised to learn that… Continue Reading

Headlines via: CHAT.CEO.CA Good morning, I hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend. Lets take a walk around the web, shall we? Gold is higher Monday slightly (spot price to my right).  ‘Gold has been the worst investment of my career, but I am still buying’ – Newton Real Return (Telegraph). Premier Gold Enters Into Agreement… Continue Reading

I lost my keys and was locked out my apartment. It was the middle of the night and I had nowhere to go. I left a message for the landlady. I tried to climb up the fire escape to see if I could sneak in but I’m afraid of heights. About two stories up, I… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: The Dow Transports led the equity market breakout in January 2013 and this sector has undoubtedly been one of the primary leaders of the rally since; nearly doubling in the 2 years between November 2012 and November 2014. However, since posting an all-time high at 9310 on November 28th, 2014 the Transports… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: With the release of the March non-farm payrolls report it has become plainly evident that the US economy has not reached ‘escape velocity’ regardless of what the perma-bulls might lead us to believe. Equity futures responded by spilling nearly 1% in the minutes following the release setting up a ‘Manic Monday’… Continue Reading

Via Energy and Gold.com: For most of my adult life I have been a social drinker who has experienced infrequent occasions of binge drinking. Some of the binge drink occasions ended quite disastrously as they usually do, however, still it was not enough to cause me to permanently put down a drink. That was until… Continue Reading

The continued implosion of iron ore prices gained momentum this week as steel prices continue to sink on weak demand/supply fundamentals. Iron ore supply from the ‘Big 4’ producers has ramped up significantly over the past 3-years in response to an explosive rally in prices that peaked in February 2011, when the Platts IODEX price… Continue Reading

Choosing yourself means taking risk, means not being afraid what people think, or your chances of success or failure. It means doing what you want and hopefully helping the world along the way. Because when you help others, that’s how you get paid in a choose yourself world. Elon Musk is inspirational to many people,… Continue Reading

One of Canada’s most accomplished executives died tragically this week. Canaccord Genuity CEO Paul Reynolds was competing in the Lavaman triathlon in Hawaii with friends on Sunday. During the swimming leg of the race, Reynolds lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital, according to media sources. Canaccord announced the untimely passing of its President and CEO Thursday morning. The firm has appointed David… Continue Reading

Doug Casey: Signs of a Resource Sector Bottom By Doug Casey Interviewed by Louis James, Editor, International Speculator L: Well, Doug, we’ve seen another quarter of high volatility and significant world events. What strikes you as most important at present? Doug: Everything is still held together with chewing gum and baling wire, for which I’m grateful, considering what’s… Continue Reading

Pretivm Resources – (PVG:TSXV) – A very important step in the moving the high grade Brucejack project forward to production was announced this morning with a signed agreement between Pretium and the Nisha’a Nation. The deal will be a win/win for both parties under the agreement with the Nisga’a Nation providing support for the development… Continue Reading