Junior Mining News

By Dwaine van Vuuren By Dwaine Van Vuuren – There is a lot of focus on the U.S. yield curve at the moment given its relentless move toward inversion (when short-term rates are higher than long-term rates). Can the history of the yield curve provide for useful forecasting… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Geopolitical Futures By GPF – Oil production in Russia is back with a vengeance. Whether Moscow ever really adhered to its agreements to cut production is a matter of debate, but the government’s most recent production data should put that debate to rest. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff FS Staff – What if we told you there are specific places around the globe where certain populations have found the secret of not only living longer, but living better? Tony Buettner, Senior Vice president of the Blue Zones Project, tells the fascinating discovery… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff FS Staff – China is slowing down, and tariff troubles are only making this fear worse. We spoke with Shehzad Qazi, managing director at China Beige Book International, about his thoughts on China’s weakening economic conditions… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Michael Shedlock By Michael Shedlock –Electric cars are coming. Electric may not make any practical sense, but so what? Global warming advocates will win. The two things I have battled most with my readers both pertain to cars. The first is self-driving, the second is electric. …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices clung to the $1200 level yet again on Friday, heading for a $10 weekly gain as world stock markets fell and long-term U.S. interest rates rose to new seven-year highs. Ten-year U.S. Treasury bond yields held at 3.20% after data from …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Adrian Ash By Adrian Ash – Gold prices failed to hold a rally above $1190 per ounce for the second day in a row in London trade Wednesday; dropping back as the US dollar rose and world stock markets fell again amid fresh worries over Italy’s government… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Kurt Kallaus By Kurt Kallaus – Trump’s claim of bringing back American manufacturing jobs is boastful but does have some truth. Since the manufacturing halcyon days of the 1970s, the US dollar was allowed to depreciate and cheap labor abroad sent US… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By Josh Nunn Joshn Nunn – One of the biggest challenges that we face as financial planners is the expectation that we can predict the future. We’re not talking about predicting the winning numbers for tonight’s Powerball, but about the expectation… …read more From:: Financial Sense

By FS Staff FS Staff – We’ve seen several flash crashes and bursting bubbles this year, accompanied by frothy activity popping up in various sectors and asset classes. This time on the Big Picture, we look at what’s fueling these bubbles and subsequent flash crashes… …read more From:: Financial Sense