Gold Editorials & Commentary

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Nowadays, it seems that anyone who owns anything fancies themselves to be an investor. However, does buying a fractional unit of bitcoin in an online trading account qualify someone as an investor?

The mainstream press is comfortable with moderate inflation because it raises financial asset prices and allows the government to spend more money. But when inflation hits a rate that threatens the stock market, even the Wall Street Journal starts to fret:

Instant gratification is what drives the world and especially investment markets. I often hear complaints that gold is a useless investment since it doesn’t go up fast enough. We have invested heavily into gold for ourselves and our investors since 2002 when the...

Congress and the White House seem intent upon spending a lot more of our money. In the past 12 months ending in February 2021, the federal government has spent $2 for every $1 it took in. That has boosted the deficit up to an amount never seen before, neither in...

The mining ETFs (the GDX and GDXJ) have hit resistance and look tired. After their corrective rally, a slide looks promising. The miners are done correcting…and if they were at a water amusement park, would they head for the lazy river? How about the wave pool? Nah...

For the past ten years, we've railed against the Bullion Bank fractional reserve and digital derivative pricing scheme. The solution has always been the removal of physical metal from the hands of the Banks and the Mints. Are we finally making some progress?

"Man, Powell is such a hitter. He is relentless in his desire to help the underclass of this country. More than anyone. It's truly incredible. . .and joyous!" —March 17 tweet from CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer

There’s a big, but largely unnoticed factor, that’s foretelling where gold and miners are headed next. What happens when support turns into resistance?

In the last edition of the Fundamental Gold Report, I analyzed the latest FOMC statement on monetary policy and economic projections. Today, I would like to focus more on Powell’s press conference. My reading is that the Fed Chair sounded like a dove.

US stocks, bonds, and real estate are in the late stages of a financial market inflation cycle.A new cycle is beginning, and it is the inflation of Main Street America.

The Fed’s Open Markets Committee met last week and left policy unchanged – at least for the moment. No one expected central banking officials to make rate adjustments last week with equity prices rubbing up against all-time highs and the economic recovery narrative...

In a recent interview, I referred to the Fed as a disgusting institution. I want to explain why I believe that to be the case, as I do not like to disparage anyone or any entity indiscriminately or capriciously—only when absolutely necessary. To be clear, central...

Despite everyone saying the bottom is in, and that gold and miners are set for takeoff, the signs still point south. The real question: how low can they go? Let’s take a look at some price targets for where the GDX and GDXJ mining ETFs might land up.

The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 11.14%. South African platinum stocks jumped as much as 4.4% on Tuesday after Norilsk Nickel, a top producer, reduced its forecast production from its Arctic mines due to flooding, reports Bloomberg....

Twin deficits could negatively affect the U.S. economy, thereby supporting the yellow metal. Twins. Many parents will tell you that they double the blessing. But economists would disagree, claiming that twins – i.e., twin deficits – could be negative for the economy...

Every time I branch out to read articles being presented throughout the internet each week, it simply makes me shake or scratch my head. Moreover, I stand in amazement at anyone who attempts to base their investment portfolio upon such information.

I have received numerous emails and questions regarding the market's set up and what to expect after the Triple-Witching event (FOMC, Futures/Options expiration) last week. It appears many traders/investors are seeking some clarity related to price trends and the...

SPX may have completed a phase of its intermediate uptrend and is consolidating. Analysis of the short-term trend is done daily with the help of hourly charts. They are important adjuncts to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which determine longer market...

When a stage magician draws a rabbit out of a top hat, you KNOW that it had been there all the time. When he closes his pretty assistant in a large box sitting on a table and then, when he pulls the sides down she is no longer there, you KNOW that somehow she was...

The Dow Jones made a BEV Zero on Wednesday last week, then closed the week down 1.17% from Wednesday’s all-time high. The Dow Jones has been in scoring position (within 5% of its last all-time high) since November 4th, scoring 22 new all-time highs, advancing the...

A rather special one, this edition of The Gold Update, for in addition to our usual unrivaled read on the price of Gold, at the foot we review a "must read" new book.

“Man, Powell is such a hitter. He is relentless in his desire to help the underclass of this country. More than anyone. It’s truly incredible…and joyous!” (March 17th tweet from CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer)

We live in interesting times. Be you bear or bull, left or right, optimist, cynic or pessimist, you would be hard-pressed to pretend that anything is, well, normal.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is down, but bottoming. Gold sector remains on long-term BUY at the end of February.

Here are today's videos and charts. The videos are viewable on mobile phones as well as computers.

Hard assets quietly strengthen as attention focuses on block-chain and other crazes. Gold and silver markets gyrated up and down following the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting on Wednesday.

The gold miners’ stocks have suffered an extended correction in recent months, leaving them deeply out of favor. Yet their underlying fundamentals remain incredibly strong, thanks to continuing high prevailing gold prices. These companies’ recently-released Q4’20...

In our own recent reports (and frankly any report) addressing the topic of precious metals, we confronted inflation topics, including, its many tailwinds. One critical tailwind for rising inflation is rising commodity prices, which are doing precisely that: Rising...

Chairman Powell of the People’s Bank of the USSA would have you believe inflation is no concern because the Federals are in control. The bond vigilantes, with their pistols shoved into his back, would have you believe Powell is their prisoner and is being hauled off...