Gold Editorials & Commentary

The progressive movement (restoration of gold as the money of the world) has been hijacked, and pretenders to the gold money throne now claim that fiat credits, massive debt, rampant destruction of free speech, and vicious war mongering are “progressive.”

Despite the ongoing summer slump in precious metals markets, gold prices are still up close to 5% for the year. While not much to boast about in itself, a modest gain is infinitely better than a loss – which is what holders of gold mining stocks are taking

The best performing precious metal for the week was silver, up just 0.19%. Lab-grown diamond trade data indicates that it continues to gain market share. The value of rough lab grown diamond imports and polished exports increased month-over-month and came in above...

“La commedia è finita!” summarizes where the United States and Europe now stand in the Great Phony Postpandemic Disinflation. Why phony? Reported consumer price index (CPI) inflation has been falling in the US and Europe; but this has little to do with the...

I've just completed my periodic update of business price expectations, including selling prices (the wavy solid line in the following chart) and buying prices (dashed line). I’ve juxtaposed these against actual inflation (the jagged solid line).

The much talked about meeting of the BRICS is finally taking place this week. And with speculation abounding about what they may or may not do in regards to some sort of #gold-backed currency, Vince Lanci checks in to share his preview of this week's meeting.

It is one thing to complain that the economy is not growing, or, that economic activity is slowing; but the charts below indicate something more serious. Economic activity is in decline and the decline might be accelerating.

Before I got the invite to a swank prep-school out East, I used to spend my Spring afternoons on a baseball diamond not too far from the home field of Derek Jeter, who was still playing local ball in Kalamazoo while I was harboring high-school fantasies of playing...

The dollar is the most important unit of account for international trade, the main medium of exchange for settling international transactions, and the store of value for central banks.

Since the Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944, the dollar has been the world’s preferred reserve currency—the major trading nations of the world were willing to hold dollars in vast amounts to satisfy their need for a readily accepted worldwide payment medium. Even when...

Seamless money transfers? State of the art security and tracking features? A hassle-free payment service backed by the Fed? No annoying third-party systems? What’s not to love about the Federal Reserve’s new FedNow Service?

While the world waits to see what the BRICS nations may or may not announce regarding a new currency block at their meeting next week, what seems less in question is the overall trend of countries setting up trade facilities that don't involve dollar dependence.

On July 12, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the 12 months ending in June came in at 3% inflation. This annualized inflation rate represents a drop from 9.1% in June of last year, which was the peak in this cycle.

Significant technical damage has been inflicted upon Gold, Silver and the miners, leaving them vulnerable to further selling over the coming weeks.

Gold just completed its 10th down week of the last 15, “spot” settling yesterday (Friday) at 1890 and the far more actively-traded December contract at 1918.  Regardless, where is the bottom?

Last week with a BEV of -4.13%, the Dow Jones closed in scoring position. This week it gapped down to a BEV of -6.32%, which isn’t in scoring position. Is this just a correction, a pause that refreshes before the Dow Jones once again makes another assault on market...

Precious metals markets are extending their losing streak as the U.S. dollar pushes higher. The Dollar Index rose for a fifth straight week through Thursday's close.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is DOWN. Current data favors lower gold prices overall. Our ratio is on a sell signal. Trend is UP for USD. Trend is DOWN for gold stocks. Trend is DOWN for gold.

As many of you that follow my public articles likely know, I am an avid reader. And, from time to time, I will choose to read other public articles on various markets. What truly burns my buns are articles that present market fallacies as the basis for their "...

The gold miners’ stocks have had a tough month, disproportionally pummeled lower on a relatively-minor gold pullback.  So naturally bearishness spiked, leaving this small sector really out of favor again.  Smart contrarians are still paying attention, as major gold...

With all markets under pressure, investors who have maintained good cash positions have little to fear. Here are today's videos and charts.

The move higher in bond yields and real interest rates on the back of a stable economy (for now) is causing heavy selling in Gold & Silver. 

We begin this article, which updates the gold stock correction, as a platform for providing information requested by two NFTRH subscribers. Below are the recent seasonal tendencies for GDX. I’ve elected to use only the years from 2018 to current in order to keep the...

With the BRICS meeting in South Africa now only a week away, today we check in with Dr. Jim Willie to get a preview of what he's hearing and expecting in terms of some sort of currency or payment mechanism that has a link to gold.

I warned people that this was setting up for a crash and we're in the early phases of the crash now.

In a sense, gold’s price in fiat is irrelevant, because it has intrinsic value that is timeless. With fiat money trending ever more rapidly towards becoming utterly worthless, really the only reason that we track gold’s price against various currencies is to try and...

Anticipation for explosive new highs in gold has risen sharply since last fall. After rising above $2000 earlier this year for the fourth year in a row, the gold price has dropped back to the mid-$1900s and continues to tease investors with somewhat lackluster...

Despite the Federal Reserve adding another $2 billion in assets to its balance sheet since August of 2020 (even including their quantitative tightening over the past year), the gold price is still about $150 lower than the peak it reached back then. Which has left...

The BRICS bloc is remaining coy about whether a global currency will be on the agenda of its 15th summit, which is set to take place August 22 to 24 in South Africa. Experts from Joseph W. Sullivan to Jim O’Neill to the Council on Foreign Relations warn that a BRICS...

In this latest conversation with Tom Bodrovics of Palisades Gold Radio, Matterhorn Asset Management partner, Matthew Piepenburg, offers his latest assessments on the American economic and political decline.