Bitcoin sinks as China tightens restrictions on trade

This week's Gong Show in the global financial markets reminds me of the early 1980s before the advent of the Internet or online trading or blogs says Michael Ballanger.

It may be almost impossible to underestimate the gullibility of professional Fed watchers.

March survey by McKinsey sees China trumping geopolitical instability, leadership change, terrorism, refugees and euro break-up as risks to global economy.

Randgold Resources’ annual resource and reserve declaration, shows attributable measured and indicated resources steady at 21.1 million ounces while inferred resources are marginally up to 6.7 million ounces.

The large gold royalty companies remain among our top holdings, notwithstanding the high valuations and our comments on the overall gold market and short-term concern on the gold stocks.

Proceeds of the offering, which is scheduled to close around April 7, will be used to repay debt.

According to the industry body, negative interest-rate policies (or NIRP) for some of the world’s key central banks could change the way investors think about risk, benefitting the yellow metal.

Project is expected to dramatically increase production and slash costs at the troubled mine.

The more than 2,000 people who gathered in Ulaanbaatar's Freedom Square claimed foreign companies have exploited Mongolia's mineral wealth, which accounts for 94% of the nation's exports.