Silver Prices are Closing in on an Important Buy Signal The outlook for silver prices looks bullish. Silver investors should be keeping a keen eye on the gray metal, and related investments. Silver could see big gains ahead and this could happen very soon.  Hint, the U.S. dollar…

A U.S. Dollar Collapse Might Send Gold Prices Sky-High If you take a look at today’s gold prices, you’re not really getting the full picture on what exactly is happening over at the U.S. Federal Reserve. The Fed’s decision not to hike up interest rates was indicative of…

London Becomes China’s Yuan Currency Trading Hub A week ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit to London, the city will become a major trading hub for Chinese currency. China’s Ministry of Finance is holding its first offshore debt sale, denominated in yuan. It’s just another sign of China’s…

Silver is one of the most underappreciated assets in recent years, but there are signs the grey metal may jump 420% again. The last time silver prices made such extraordinary gains was from 2009 to 2011 when silver nearly topped $50.00 an ounce. The indicator that foreshadowed that…

Let’s face it: the government’s skewed data about consumer prices doesn’t tell the real story when it comes to inflation. In fact, according to government statistics, prices in the U.S. economy increased by only 0.6% in the first seven months of 2015. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, last…

The Canadian dollar has plunged this year. And this might only be the beginning, according to analysts at Macquarie Capital Markets. In July, the Canadian dollar dipped to its 11-year low against the mighty greenback. Right now, one Canadian dollar would only get you 76 cents in USD.…

Soaring inflation in Venezuela has left the country’s currency virtually worthless, leaving the troubled nation on the verge of economic collapse. But while economists try to describe the nation’s turmoil with facts and statistics, the story of Venezuela's struggles was perhaps summed up best in a Reddit forum.…

The Republican frontrunner Donald Trump slammed China over the People’s Bank of China’s decision to devaluate its currency, saying “devalue means suck the blood out of the United States.”   “[China] continuously cuts their currency, they devalue their currency,” Trump addressed China devaluing its currency during a speech at…

While investors fret about China’s recent currency devaluation, they should be more concerned about a stock market crash and U.S. dollar collapse in 2015, according to noted investor Peter Schiff. “The dollar is very overvalued, and the dollar is a bubble,” CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Peter Schiff…

In a stunning move, the Chinese central bank devalued its currency to support exports and boost its struggling economy. But according to famed investor Peter Schiff, China is too late. He believes that the U.S. already has an edge when it comes to debasing currency. “America is going to win…

If you think Greece is holding back the eurozone from an economic collapse, you may be mistaken. At least, that’s according to former hedge fund manager and Goldman Sachs alumnus Raoul Pal. In an interview with CNBC’s Fast Money on July 31st, the publisher of the Global Macro Investor…

Gold prices could plunge below $1,000 an ounce. At least, that’s the latest gold price forecast from Goldman Sachs commodity research headJeffrey Currie. “The risks are clearly skewed to the downside in this environment,” he told Bloomberg in a telephone interview on Tuesday. “There is a probability that…

The NASDAQ opened slightly higher on Monday July 20th, as Greece reopened its banks and started the process of paying off billions of euros owed to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). European equities soared to six-week highs on Monday as Greece began to return to normality after a…

The NASDAQ opened higher on Friday July 17th after strong earnings results from Google Inc. (NASDAQ/GOOG, GOOGL) and positive economic data. This could eventually give clues on the timing of an interest rate increase. The U.S. dollar is heading for its biggest gain since May after economic data…

The NASDAQ opened higher on Thursday, July 16th, as investors cheered a Greek bailout approval and strong corporate earnings. European stocks climbed and bond yields fell on Thursday after the Greek’s parliament approved a proposed bailout plan. Eurozone stocks rose 1.5% to 3,676 points and Germany’s DAX rose…

Don’t look now, but $40.00 oil may soon become a reality. Crude oil prices skidded eight percent on Monday July 6th—the biggest single-day decline in more than three months—as oil oversupply fears continue to spread among investors. As investors try to sort out whether the global oil market…

Oil prices plunged to a two-month low on Monday July 6th, as traders fretted over whether the fallout from Greek turmoil and slowing Chinese economy could crimp energy demand. West Texas Intermediate (WTI), a benchmark for U.S. crude oil prices, was trading down 4.7% to $54.25 a barrel…

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), the U.S. budget deficit will grow from three percent of gross domestic product (GDP) today to six percent of GDP by 2040. (Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 16, 2015.) With the CBO expecting GDP in 2040 to be $31.4 trillion, six…

Oracle Corporation (NYSE/ORCL) shares are falling after the company posted a larger-than-expected drop in sales, signaling the company is struggling to adapt to the changing technology landscape. On Wednesday, June 17, Oracle reported its fourth-quarter earnings and revenues that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. According to consensus…

The U.S. dollar was broadly higher against a basket of other major currencies on Tuesday, June 16 as traders wait on the Federal Reserve's monthly policy meeting. As of 10:30 a.m. ET, the U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major…