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TOP NEWS The Big Silver Shock: Institutions Decide to Invest
A lot of readers liked our article on how much cash could flood the gold market once institutional investors start buying. Now it’s time to look at silver. And as most readers know, the silver market is much smaller than gold, meaning it could be easily overwhelmed—much more than gold—if these investors begin to take interest.
Gold Traders’ Report - September 18, 2019
Gold was quietly steady overnight along with other financial markets trading either side of unchanged in a narrow range of $1499.60 - $1503.60, and awaiting the FOMC rate decision...
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WATCH LIVE: Fed Powell on interest rate decision – 2:30pm ET 09/18/2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announces the Fed's interest rate decision at the end of the Federal Open Market Committee's two-day meeting. The Fed is widely expected to lower its benchmark overnight lending rate by a quarter point.
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Sunken Nazi Gold and 4 Other Never-Found Treasures
From a trove of Fabergé eggs to Nazi-stolen gold dumped in a lake, these supposedly missing stashes have captured the imagination of explorers the world over.
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Mexico’s Second Largest Silver Mine Shuts Down, Opens & Shuts Down Again
In the past five months, Mexico’s second-largest silver mine was shut down, reopened and the recently shut down once again. Due to a new blockade at Newmont-Goldcorp’s Penasquito Mine, stemming from issues with a local trucking contractor, the company has temporarily ceased operations.
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Powell Confirms QE4 Is Coming, Just Not Today
"It is certainly possible that we’ll need to resume the organic growth of the balance sheet sooner than we thought."
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Trump: Powell and the Fed 'Fail Again' - 'No Guts, No Sense, No Vision!'
The decision to cut rates followed a monthslong pressure campaign by Trump, who often criticized Chairman Jerome Powell by name as he called for lower interest rates.
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Powell: It’s Possible the Fed Will Have to Resume Balance Sheet Growth
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that the Fed may have to resume regular balance sheet growth to help ease liquidity markets.
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Regulators Expand Precious Metals Manipulation Probe To Other Markets
Just two days after the DOJ took the unprecedented step of designating the JPMorgan precious metals trading desk as a "criminal enterprise" using unusually aggressive language which reminded legal experts of indictments utilizing the RICO Act...
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Divided Fed Approves Quarter-Point Rate Cut
Investors largely expected the FOMC to cut rates by a quarter point.
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Gundlach Says the Fed May Have to Start 'QE-Lite' to Boost Bank Reserves
DoubleLine CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said the Federal Reserve might need to embark on quantitative easing to increase the money supply.
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Fed Loses Control of Its Own Interest Rate on Day of Big Decision
— 'This just doesn't look good'
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3 Reasons Why There's Further Upside Potential for Gold Prices - Forbes
Frank Holmes: Gold may be off its 52-week highs, but the precious metal is still up more than 15 percent for the year through September 17. This appears to put gold on a path for its best year since 2010, when it gained just under 30 percent.
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Turkey to Issue Gold-Backed Bond and Sukuk to Corporate Investors
Turkey will issue gold-backed bond and sukuk for corporate investors, especially for retirement and investment funds, with a settlement date of Sept. 20, the treasury said on Tuesday.
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Deutsche Bank May Face ECB Probe Over Dealings in Its Own Bonds
Deutsche Bank AG faces another potential clash with regulators as the European Central Bank weighs whether to open a formal investigation into unapproved purchases of its own subordinated bonds.The ECB is looking at Deutsche Bank’s buying of the notes over several years up until 2017,
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CME FedWatch Tool: Countdown to FOMC - CME Group
Count down to the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) rate hike with the CME FedWatch Tool, based on the Fed Funds target rate. View the tool.
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The Next Recession Could Crush Many with Credit Card Debt
The next economic downturn won't have to be as bad as the Great Recession for credit card delinquencies to become a significant problem. Here's what you can do to protect yourself now, while times are relatively good.
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A Majority of CFOs Believe the US Will Be in a Recession Within a Year
Corporate executives and money managers have grown increasingly pessimistic about the economy as growth around the world slows.
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The Fed and Markets Are on a Collision Course over Interest Rates
Blackstone's Joseph Zidle predicts the Fed will cut rates but says Wall Street won't get what it wants, and stocks could fall as much as 20%.
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Housing Starts & Permits Explode Higher In August, Led My Multi-Family
Time for more rate cuts?
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Fed Funds Prints 2.30%, Breaching Target Range
With every passing day, the Fed is losing control of the world's most important funding markets.
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