The Fed reduced the proposed capital requirement increase for large US banks from 19% to 9%, apparently influenced by intense lobbying from the banking sector.

Silver's current structure suggests potential for a significant move, contingent on breaking resistance at 31.73 or facing a decline.

When I think about the metals market, I chuckle as it has obliterated just about every expectation many have had about what drives the market. We have seen metals decline during a strong inflationary period...

Last week, I wrote an article entitled “Reasons For A Crash.” And, I will let you in on a little secret – I actually wrote that title as a test. You see, I assumed that the great majority of those...

Recently, we have seen a 10% drop in the S&P500. And, there is no shortage of reasons that the financial media pundits have ascribed to that decline.

Too many rely upon fallacies as to what drives the gold market. It is not inflation, deflation, the equity market, the dollar, etc. which drives gold. Market sentiment allows us to prognosticate gold's...

I am expecting that we will likely move up to the 2700 region in gold for the next rally I expect to begin over the coming weeks. However, I see much greater potential in silver at this time.

Last week, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Fed and two other U.S. banking regulators are going to significantly reduce a planned increase in capital requirements for the country's large banks....

Many market participants follow the wrong drivers when it comes to the gold market, and have been surprised by this rally. Market sentiment had us preparing for this rally, and we have been appropriately...

The news certainly did not align with the market action. Unfortunately, too many investors believe news directs the markets. Market sentiment is the best indicator regarding how the market will react...