On Tuesday I previewed Newmont’s (NEM) 3Q earnings report saying that any selloff would be a buying opportunity. Well that selloff has arrived in a big way with NEM down more than 13%, dragging the Van Eck Gold Miners ETF…
It’s been an incredible year for precious metals investors. Gold bugs – much maligned – are finally seeing the moves they’ve long hoped for and expected with gold up nearly 40% over the last year. Obviously the gold miners –…
For most of my professional investment career beginning in 2007, I’ve been a gold bull. Having studied the work of the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises in college, I early understood the fundamental role monetary policy plays in the…
The precious metals have been on fire the last four months and The Wall Street Journal took notice this morning in an article on the front of their “Business & Finance” section. The most popular gold and silver miners ETFs…
ANOTHER BEAR MARKET RALLY: The stock market has rallied nicely the last couple of months and once again the bulls are saying the bottom is in. It isn’t. Like March and August this is another bear market rally – though…
Leading gold miner Newmont (NEM) reported 3Q22 earnings Tuesday morning. NEM continues to execute with 1.49 million ounces in attributable gold production putting it on pace for 6 million ounces of production in 2022. Adjusted EBITDA of $850 million and…
When I go out I like a burger with fries or a margarita with salt. But that’s not what the market is serving. We’ve got a Fed pivot with weak earnings. What should we do? Obviously a Fed pivot –…
Stocks rallied Friday as The Fed Whisperer Nick Timiraos penned a column suggesting that the Fed may be close to pivoting to a less hawkish stance. Timiraos suggested that – while the Fed will raise another 75 points on November…
We’re hitting peak inflation and yet the dollar remains as strong as it is. That doesn’t point to a meaningful recovery for gold prices – Shannon Saccocia, Chief Investment Officer SVB Private (quoted in WSJ) It’s been a long, miserable…
An interesting meme has taken hold of the crowd mind that is financial markets in recent weeks: The Peak Inflation Narrative. It started when Powell signaled a 50 basis point hike on Thursday April 21 and has gained momentum since….