Thursday, May 16, 2024

Halftime 2023

by Craig Hemke, Sprott Money:

We’re not quite through the first half of 2023, but just for fun, let’s take a stab at what we might expect to occur in the second half, at least as it pertains to gold and silver prices.

It’s early June, and the next FOMC meeting is one week away. Will the Fed hike the fed funds rate another 25 basis points or will they pause and take time to assess the economic damage that has already been done? We can’t know the answer to that question, but whether they do or whether they don’t, the forecast for the remainder of 2023 will remain the same.

BANK OF CANADA NO LONGER PAUSES AS IT RAISES INTEREST RATES BY .25%

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD CLOSED DOWN $22.15 TO $1943.15//SILVER CLOSED DOWN $.17 TO $23.44/PLATINUM CLOSED DOWN $13.60 TO $1022,90 WHILE PALLADIUM CLOSED DOWN $19.05 TO $1396.30/ANOTHER T.A.S.ORCHESTRATED RAID ON OUR PRECIOUS METALS//IMPORTANT READ FOR TODAY; TED BUTLER//BANK OF CANADA NO LONGER PAUSES AS IT RAISES INTEREST RATES BY .25%//UPDATES ON THE RUSSIAN DAM BLOW UP

Mission Accomplished?

by Ted Butler, Silver Seek:

A set of readily-verifiable facts have combined to point to a stunning conclusion, namely, that thanks largely to enough people doing the right thing, that the federal commodities regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, may have also finally done the right thing when it comes to the decades-old COMEX silver price manipulation. If my assessment is correct, the most logical conclusion is that we may be at the end of the long-running manipulation and set to rocket higher in silver prices. Let me present the facts and leave it to you to decide for yourself.

BIS REPORT SHOWS THE USA RAISES THE AMOUNT OF GOLD BORROWED (136 TONNES) TO SUPPRESS THE PRICE

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD FINISHED THE DAY UP $5.00 TO $1958.40//SILVER WAS DOWN 13 CENTS TO $23.54//PLATINUM HAD A GOOD DAY UP $31.35 WHILE PALLADIUM WAS UP ONLY $5.80 TO $1414.95//GOOD READING MATERIAL TODAY FROM MATHEW PIEPENBURG AND MIKE MAHARREY OF SCHIFFGOLD/BIS REPORT SHOWS THE USA RAISES THE AMOUNT OF GOLD BORROWED (136 TONNES) TO SUPPRESS THE PRICE//SEC SUES BINANCE AS CRYPTOS CRUMBLE//UKRAINE VS RUSSIAN UPDATES/COVID UPDATES/DR PAUL ALEXANDER//SLAY NEWS/EVOL NEWS/CORE FACTORY ORDERS UNEXPECTEDLY SHRINK

RAFI FARBER: COMEX REGISTERED SILVER FALLS TO 28 MILLION OUNCES

from Arcadia Economics:

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GoldSeek Radio Nugget — Bill Murphy:

from GoldSeek Radio Nugget:

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BERLIN ORDERS MOSCOW TO CLOSE 4 OUT OF ITS 5 CONSULATES

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

TAS INDUCED RAID ON GOLD AND SILVER TODAY: GOLD CLOSED DOWN $24.40 TO $1953.40//SILVER WAS DOWN $.23 TO $23.67//PLATINUM IS UP $1.80 TO $1002.95 WHILE PALLADIUM WAS UP $38.70 TO $1409.15//IMPORANT COMMENTARIES FROM ALASDAIR MACLEOD AND RONAN MANLY//CHINA MAY PROVIDE ANOTHER STIMULUS TO HELP ITS BELEAGURED REAL ESTATE MARKET//BERLIN ORDERS MOSCOW TO CLOSE 4 OUT OF ITS 5 CONSULATES//PEPE ESCOBAR DESCRIBES IN DETAIL WHAT IS HAPPENING INSIDE TURKEY WITH RESPECT TO ERDOGAN//COVID UPDATES/DR PAUL ALEXANDER

Singapore – The World’s largest central bank gold buyer in Q1 2023

by Ronan Manly, BullionStar:

Last year, a major theme in the global gold market was the record gold buying by central banks across the world, with the World Gold Council and its data gatherers (Metals Focus) calculating that central banks had cumulatively purchased a net 1136 tonnes of monetary gold during 2022.

At the outset of 2023, this led the World Gold Council to predict that:

“Looking ahead, we see little reason to doubt that central banks will remain positive towards gold and continue to be net purchasers in 2023.”

Gold Has Record Number of Contracts Cash Settle to Start June Delivery

by Peter Schiff, Schiff Gold:

As expected, gold has turned in a fairly strong start to the month. It’s below April but is still early in the contract.

As shown below, the amount on First Position was actually the highest since last August which should lead to high delivery volumes.

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD CLOSED UP $14.10 TO $1977.80//SILVER CLOSED UP $0.49 TO $23.90//PLATINUM CLOSED UP 8.80 TO $1009.90 WHILE PALLADIUM CLOSED UP $27.25 TO $1397.70//IMPORTANT GOLD POSTS: AMBROSE EVANS PRITCHARD//CHINA’S ECONOMY IF FALTERING AND 5 COMMODITIES WHICH PROVE THIS IS HAPPENING/THE IRISH ARE FORCING THE CULLING OF THE CATTLE TO MEET CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW STUPID CAN THEY BE?//RUSSIA CLAIMS THAT THE USA IS BEHIND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN SERBIA AND KOSOVO//PROBLEMS OCCUR AT THE BORDER OF IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN (TALIBAN)///COVID UPDATES//DR PAUL ALEXANDER/EWOL NEWS//SOUTH AFRICA SIDELINES ANOTHER RAIL DUE TO MASSIVE THEFTS OF EQUIPMENT//DEBT CEILING BILL PASSED //DAVID STOCKMAN TELLS THE TRUTH ON THE BILL//USA MFG PMI’S FALTER BADLY

HOW IS THE SILVER SUPPLY GOING TO FUND THE DEFICIT?

from Arcadia Economics:

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GOLDMAN SACHS TO LAYOFF MORE SOULS IN ITS 3RD ROUND OF CUTS

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

FIRST DAY NOTICE: GOLD CLOSED UP $5.70 TO $1963.70//SILVER ROSE BY 37 CENTS TO $23.51/PLATINUM CLOSED DOWN $19.85 TO $1001.10//PALLADIUM CLOSED DOWN $34.15 TO $1370.65//STRONG AMOUNT OF GOLD STANDING FOR DELIVERY FOR THE UPCOMING JUNE DELIVERY MONTH AND 3.9 MILLION OZ OF SILVER//IMPORTANT GOLD COMMENTARIES TONIGHT: MISH SHEDLOCK AND SCHIFFGOLD//CHINA REPORTS A DISMAL FACTORY PMI AND THAT SETS OFF A HUGE DECLINE IN ALL STOCK MARKETS//HUGH STRIKES BECOMING COMMONPLACE IN THE UK//REPORT ON UKRAINE BY YVES SMITH OF NAKED CAPITALISM//COVID UPDATES/DR PAUL ALEXANDER//SLAY NEWS//STUDENT LOANS WILL NOW BECOME DUE IN AUGUST//GOLDMAN SACHS TO LAYOFF MORE SOULS IN ITS 3RD ROUND OF CUTS

FED’S FAVOURTE INDICATOR IN INFLATION , THE PCE DEFLATOR RED HOT

by Harvey Organ, Harvey Organ Blog:

GOLD CLOSED UP $0.90 TO $1944.45//SILVER CLOSED UP $0.32 TO $23.25//PLATINUM CLOSED UP $0.55 DOLLARS TO $1026.50/PALLADIUM CLOSED UP $25.35 TO $1431.85//A MUST VIEW: ANDREW MAGUIRE INTERVIEWING PETER GRANDICH//NO DEAL YET ON THE DEBT CEILING//RUSSIA VS UKRAINE UPDATES/COVID UPDATES//DR PAUL ALEXANDER/VACCINE IMPACT/SLAY NEWS/EVOL NEWS//UPDATES ON DEBT CEILING FIASCO IN THE USA//FED’S FAVOURTE INDICATOR IN INFLATION , THE PCE DEFLATOR RED HOT//ANOTHER GREAT COMMENTARY FROM VICTOR DAVIS HANSON