Gold Editorials & Commentary

Fragility has probably never been greater in history. Just three encapsulate the destiny of the world. The THREE words are: WAR, DEBT, ENERGY

While the Fed continues to raise interest rates in the US as it hopes for a soft landing in the economy, the larger risks to the dollar system continue to emerge.

In all likelihood – yes. Then it’s likely to slide more – much more. With this pace (chart courtesy of GoldPriceForecast.com), gold could move below $1,800 in no time.

In my last public article on gold, I outlined my expectations for a rally to the $2,428 level.  And, as I write this article now, gold is finally giving us the pullback I wanted to see to set up the rally towards that target.

If you listen to financial pundits talking about the Federal Reserve and the current state of the markets you might hear this term mentioned: “Demand destruction.” What is it? And what does it mean for you and me?

In this latest conversation with Elijah Johnson of Liberty & Finance, Matterhorn Asset Management principal, Matthew Piepenburg, ties together the evolving themes of debt, credit market distress, currency failures and gold pricing.

Today is Valentine’s Day. It’s also CPI report day. On this interesting day, will there be love for gold?

Last week I wrote that the stock market had veered away from the course of a mega-bear market. The rebound in the stock market has triggered several breadth thrusts, which (usually after a correction or bear market) signal more upside in the immediate future. It is...

Over the last 5 months since the October 13 low, the market has reacted in surprising fashion to many of the CPI and PPI reports. For example, while the October 13 CPI published report was expected to cause a 5% decline in the market, the market actually struck a...

Regal Assets, a somewhat prominent gold and silver dealer in southern California, is in serious trouble based on news released last week. Tyler Gallagher, the firm's high-flying owner, has reportedly vanished... perhaps to avoid arrest and prosecution.

Michael Pento shares his outlook on the state of the economy and why he's bullish on precious metals. Find out why he believes the bond market is already broken and why corporate debt levels are becoming concerning. Discover why he thinks investing in gold mining...

Last weekend we looked at the US dollar which was beginning to show some strength as it is trying to find a bottom after a pretty hard selloff which can affect many different sectors in the markets. Today I would like to focus on the TNX, 10 year bond yield, as it...

The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, but still off 0.06%. The merger of Newmont and Newcrest will be the largest gold company in the world, with a market cap of $57 billion, total gold reserves of 155 million ounces, total resources of 333...

In this engaging conversation with Darryl and Brian Panes of As Good As Gold Australia, Matterhorn Asset Management Principal, Matthew Piepenburg, discusses the manifold needles pointing at the global debt bubble with refreshing common sense and complimentary facts...

There is a possibility that we've started the move down into an intermediate cycle low which is your buying opportunity...

Wave the Gold Flag as vigorously as we might, that ol' phrase "the market is never wrong" remains Gold's plight, (arguably with scheming manipulators a-sleight). And with Gold now in stall, price looks further to fall, (which if you've been keeping abreast of these...

Treat the stock market as you would a sleazy carnival game and you hold the key to accurately predicting its behavior. Take AAPL, for instance. We should have known that permabears were being set up for a fleecing when an always-complicit news media worked slavishly...

In the BEV chart below, the Dow Jones continues having difficulty breaking above its BEV -5% line. Since last August (six months now) it’s tried on several occasions, but so far has failed to make happen, what must happen if the Dow Jones really is in a bull market...

As official narratives about a strong economy convince some traders to turn bullish on the U.S. dollar, gold and silver markets are struggling to find solid near-term support levels.

A large bipartisan contingent of Wisconsin legislators seek to end Wisconsin’s controversial practice of levying sales tax on purchases of gold and silver.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is now DOWN. Gold sector cycle is down. Trend is up. A correction is in progress.

Inflation is supposedly on its way to falling gently back to 2% like a fluffy snowflake while the US economy roars ahead. Or at least that is what the deep state of Wall Street needs you to think.

Gold was just slammed hard in a sharp selloff, plunging over 4% in only two trading days!  That really freaked out traders, gutting bullish sentiment and leaving them worried about more serious downside.  It didn’t have to though, as gold’s powerful young upleg was...

My technical work suggests the “max downside” for gold could be $1840 on this pullback, and the action in the CDNX juniors suggests it could be over for them already!

After last week's employment report, markets are now pricing in 0.25% rate hikes in March, May, and potentially June. Stocks and risk assets continue to fight the Fed, refusing to believe Powell will get rates to 5.00%+ and keep them there all year.

Let’s take a look at a rarity for me; a public article discussing a nominal technical situation rather than bopping you over the head with macro fundamentals and macro indicators.

There are a lot of theories out there about what will happen with interest rates, inflation and a recession in 2023. If we look at the strongly inverted yield curve for Treasury securities, with the 10 year Treasury currently yielding about 1.4% less than the 6...

Below we look at the interplay of embarrassing debt, dying currencies and failed monetary fantasies masquerading as policies to confirm that no matter how one turns or spins the inflation/deflation, QT/QE or recession/no-recession narratives, the global financial...

Almost five years ago I wrote a blog post titled, “BANG: Why The Gold Miners Could Soon Make FANG Look Tame.” A reader recently reached out to ask if I would post an update so here it is.

Peter Boockvar returns to the show, and we discuss the Fed raising rate hikes a quarter point and why this is very concerning to the markets. He also explains why he believes there is a good chance there is only one more rate hike coming, then a pause from the Fed...