Gold closed the week above $4,300, silver surged past $60, and mining stocks are now confirming the bull market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin continues to lag as real money takes center stage. Peter breaks down:
This week’s market wrap covers the Fed’s latest rate cut and stealth QE, sharp moves in gold and silver, and an in-depth interview with WPIC’s Edward Sterck on platinum and palladium outlooks, EV impact, and future PGM demand.
The old macro was structurally in favor of those who sold, bought, traded and owned claims on… paper. The new macro is in favor of those who own real things, unleveraged by debt.
This stock is just confounding. It plunged yesterday based on company announcements related to self-driving AI. Then it ostensibly mega-rallied today for the same reason.
India has experienced an unusual surge in gold and silver imports this year, as they are traditionally known as a price-sensitive buyer, yet have seen elevated levels of purchasing even as the prices were at or near all-time highs.
Gold is consolidating high again, prolonging its remarkable monster bull. Since rocketing into extreme overboughtness in mid-October, gold has largely been drifting sideways on balance.
Cotton futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 10 to 15 points across most front months, as March was down 10 points on the week. Crude oil futures were down 9 cents per barrel at $57.51, with the US dollar index $0.061 to $98.405. A de...
Lean hog futures Posted 25 to 35 cent gains across the front months on Friday, with December down 7 cents upon expiration. February was up $2.25 this week. USDA’s national base hog price was down 41 cents in the Friday afternoon report at $71.28. The...
Corn futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 4 to 6 cents across most nearbys, as December expired. March settled the week with a 4 cent loss. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 1/2 cents at $3.96 3/4. USDA repor...
The wheat complex closed Friday with losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 to 5 cents in most contracts, as March was down 6 ½ cents on the week. KC HRW futures were 4 to 5 cents on Friday, with March losing 13 ¼ cents since last Friday. MPLS sprin...
Soybeans fell lower into the weekend, with contracts 15 to 17 cents lower on Friday. Weekly losses were 28 cents in the January contract. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 17 cents lower at $10.06 1/2. Soymeal futures were 40 cents t...
Live cattle futures closed Friday with losses of 57 cents to $1.40, as February was $2.40 higher over the week. Cash trade was stronger this week, as most of the country was $230. Feeder cattle futures closed the week with $3.35 to $4.30 losses on Fr...
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Washington D.C. – December 12, 2025 – In a move sending seismic waves through the financial markets, President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to enact a landmark reclassification of marijuana, shifting it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance under federal law. The news, which broke late on
