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Bank Bail-In Risk In Europe Seen In 5 Charts – Nearly €1 trillion in non-performing loans poses risks to European banks' – Greece has highest non-performing loans as a share of total credit – Italy has the biggest pile of bad debt in absolute terms – Bad debt in Italy is still “a major problem” which has to be addressed – ECB – Level of bad loans in Italy remains above that seen before the financial crisis – Deposits in banks in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic and Portugal most at risk from bank bail-in Editor: Mark O'Byrne As reported by Bloomberg this week in [...]

P.F.M. Morgan Dollar and Crow River Peace Dollar Collections Will Anchor Special “Dollar Day” as part of Legend's Regency Auction 26 in New Orleans (2/14/18 Lincroft NJ)-Today Legend Rare Coin Auctions proudly announces the consignment of the P.F.M. Collection of Morgan Dollars, the current #6 PCGS Registry Set in the Morgan Dollars Basic Set, Circulation Strikes (1878-1921) to Regency Auction 26, the official auction for the PCGS Members Only Show in New Orleans. Not only is it complete by date and mintmark, but the collector also included major varieties that are popularly collected with the regular issues and are there [...]

Today, Feb. 20, the United States Mint started taking orders for a three-coin set of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore quarters for $9.95. This product release is the first of five for 2018 and the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) (TSX:EDR) reports an update on development progress and improved operating metrics for the El Compas gold-silver project, located in Zacatecas state, Mexico. Bradford Cooke, CEO of Endeavour Silver, commented: “We look forward to commissioning El Compas as our fourth operating mine over the next two months. Following the commissioning phase, the mine should generate robust economic returns at current metal prices because the two known mineralized zones, El Compas and El Orito, are relatively shallow and high grade. The operation is very scalable if we discover new orebodies or purchase additional mineral resources in the Zacatecas district [...]

Bank Bail-In Risk In Europe Seen In 5 Charts – Nearly €1 trillion in non-performing loans poses risks to European banks' – Greece has highest non-performing loans as a share of total credit – Italy has the biggest pile of bad debt in absolute terms – Bad debt in Italy is still “a major problem” which has to be addressed – ECB – Level of bad loans in Italy remains above that seen before the financial crisis – Deposits in banks in Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Ireland, Czech Republic and Portugal most at risk from bank bail-in Editor: Mark O'Byrne As reported by Bloomberg this week in [...]

US-China Trade War Escalates As Further Measures Are Taken – Trade war between two superpowers continues to escalate – White House likely to impose steep tariffs on aluminium and steel imports on 'national security grounds' – US may impose global tariff of at least 24% on imports of steel and 7.7% on aluminium – China “will certainly take necessary measures to protect our legitimate rights.” – China is USA's largest trading partner, fastest-growing market for U.S. exports, 3rd largest market for U.S. exports in the world. – If the U.S. continues to escalate its trade actions against China, experts say [...]

US-China Trade War Escalates As Further Measures Are Taken – Trade war between two superpowers continues to escalate – White House likely to impose steep tariffs on aluminium and steel imports on 'national security grounds' – US may impose global tariff of at least 24% on imports of steel and 7.7% on aluminium – China “will certainly take necessary measures to protect our legitimate rights.” – China is USA's largest trading partner, fastest-growing market for U.S. exports, 3rd largest market for U.S. exports in the world. – If the U.S. continues to escalate its trade actions against China, experts say [...]

David Lawrence Rare Coins of Virginia Beach has purchased one of the most impressive sets of U.S. coins that has ever been assembled. The collection, pieced together by mega-collector Bruce Morelan via Legend Numismatics, was set to be auctioned through Legend Auctions in May. However, in advance of the auction announcement, the set was acquired intact by David Lawrence Rare Coins on behalf of DLRC's partner, Dell Loy Hansen. For Bruce, the thrill of the hunt had ended since there were no better coins to include. He had enjoyed the set for many years, even selling it intact to a coin [...]

Less than 30 hours remain to order any of the five 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Medals. Released in mid-January alongside WWI Silver Dollars, their sales deadline is 3:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]