Junior Mining News

By FS Staff By FS Staff – This has been a difficult year to call markets. We spoke with Dave Nicoski of Vermilion Research, one of the only groups to call the market correctly so far this year, about what he sees going forward and… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Marc Chandler from Brown Brothers Harriman discusses the US dollar’s recent breakout, why he expects it to consolidate and then move higher into next year, and his concerns regarding how low the Fed funds rate is upon entering the next recession… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Michael Pettis By Michael Pettis – Economist Joseph Stiglitz recently published an interesting piece in Project Syndicate called “The US is at Risk of Losing a Trade War with China.” I am always surprised by claims that deficit countries like the United… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – All focus is on Turkey right now as their currency goes into freefall and 5-year credit default swaps (insurance against default) have now spiked to levels last seen during the 2008-2009 financial crisis. Russell Napier warned that Turkey… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Global Risk Insights By Global Risk Insights – Argentina’s contemporary problems are a typical currency crisis. Those who hold Argentine pesos or peso-denominated assets are selling, partly to buy US dollars and dollar-denominated assets because the US Federal Reserve… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff By FS Staff – Richard Duncan, writer and publisher at Macro Watch, warned on FS Insider that a full-blown trade war between the US and China would lead to a spike in inflation, interest rates, and, if pushed too far, a cratering of the global economy… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Global Risk Insights By Global Risk Insights – Although China has backpedaled on proposed tariffs on US crude imports, the move is indicative of its need to diversify sources and steps may now be taken to enable China to play the oil card in the future – including imports from Iran despite sanctions and

By FS Staff By FS Staff – “If you were a state or a municipal worker in a troubled state, you should be made aware of it,” Puplava said. “In the next decade, you’re going to see many of these states begin to reduce benefits to retirees. It’s already happening right now… …read more From::

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices hit 2-week highs against a falling US Dollar on Tuesday as world stock markets extended their rally towards or above January’s all-time record highs. Political tensions worsened in Europe over both government… …read more From:: Financial Sense