September, 2016

Monetary Metals Partners with Broker-Dealer Ashton Stewart & Co., Inc. to Market and Offer its Investment Funds

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Monetary Metals announces its partnership with Ashton Stewart & Co., Inc. (Ashton Stewart). Ashton Stewart will offer the Monetary Metals Gold Exponential Fund to accredited investors. Ashton Stewart is a FINRA-licensed broker-dealer headquartered in New York. Ashton Stewart will also provide compliance for Monetary Metals’ growing sales team. […]

The Fed is Good for Gold, Report 25 September, 2016

It’s almost like magic. The Fed can say something, or in the case of this Wednesday it can say nothing, and gold and especially silver get a boost of rocket fuel. Actually, the Fed said both yes to rate hikes—in the future—and no to a rate hike now. This was good, if not for people, […]

Silver Rocket and Gold Moribund, Report 18 September, 2016

The prices of both metals were down again this week. We would guess that it has something to do with the fact that everyone knows: higher rates are coming to the dollar. The yield on the 10-year Treasury closed the previous week at 1.762% and this week at 1.701%. It may not look like much, […]

Silver Returns Earthward, Report 11 September, 2016

The prices of both metals were down this holiday-shortened (Labor Day in the US) week, especially on Friday. The decline corresponded to a spike in interest rates. Of course everyone watched the action of the stock market on Friday. Whatever the proximate cause, the root is credit. When borrowing to buy assets does not work, […]

The Federal Reserve Report, 4 September, 2016

Why is this issue of the Report entitled the Federal Reserve Report? We chose this headline because the Fed is apparently now the driver of supply and demand of gold and silver. Or at least it’s what speculators in gold and silver expect will drive the decisions of the hoarders, whom the speculators are trying […]