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LONDON (January 7) Gold (XAU/USD) trades on the back foot on Wednesday as selling pressure emerges near the $4,500 psychological mark,... Read More »
NEW YORK (January 6) Central bank buying, growing fiscal deficits, lower U.S. interest rates, and ongoing geopolitical risks will propel ... Read More »
NEW YORK (January 6) Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday, hovering at a one-week peak and closing in on record levels, with safe-haven... Read More »
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Gold sector cycle is now DOWN. Trend is up for gold stocks, down for USD & gold. We have taken profits and will wait for new set ups.
Gold investors: the fourth turning is upon us. Yes, that is right – a signal so rare, so powerful, and so ominous that it has appeared only three times in the last 130 years – has now shown itself.
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Fiat bugs have been desperately trying to call a top in gold and silver. They were just waylaid (again) by geopolitical events in Venezuela and…
Economic freedom should include freedom in money. It’s a freedom even, as we say these days, that advanced economies don’t have. My guiding text for this talk is Friedrich Hayek’s celebrated essay “Choice in Currency.” That is chapter 7 of this excellent book—Hayek for...
Central bank gold buying picked up in September and gained momentum in October. That momentum carried into November with gold reserves continuing to climb.
Gold may still have room to push toward the $5,200 area before a major reset unfolds. In this recent conversation with...
Recently, two Federal Reserve governors delivered speeches with interesting differences. Michael Barr warned against weakening bank supervision, citing “growing pressures to scale back examiner coverage, to dilute ratings systems” that could lead to a crisis. Stephen...
The weekend brought dramatic headlines: US forces arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise military operation, sparking immediate safe-haven flows into gold. The yellow metal surged about 2% to approximately $4,450 per ounce as I'm writing these words.
The best-performing precious metal(s) of the year were silver and platinum, up roughly 145% and 135%, respectively. Both metals led 2025’s gains, driven by their roles as monetary safe-haven assets amid expectations of U.S. rate cuts and rising geopolitical tensions....
We’ve seen some sharp price swings in the gold market over the last couple of months. Should this diminish gold’s investment appeal?
Stagnating economies, together with high government debt loads, inevitably create funding crises and debt traps. Nowhere is this problem more destructive than for the fiat dollar.
Among the many rationalizations that the Trump administration is using to initiate massive force and violence against the Venezuelan people is that the Venezuelan government nationalized American oil interests many years ago. The notion is that since “they stole our...
Repo operations at the Fed on the last day of 2025 signal growing stress in the financial system, similar to the setup we saw in 2019.
2025 was historic in that gold, silver and copper all rose significantly at the same time — the first time this has happened in 45 years.
Washington state will begin penalizing citizens for protecting their savings in precious metals, imposing a sales tax on all new purchases effective January 1.
It’s time for a report card on my 2025 predictions. No sense moving ahead with where I see 2026 going until we see how 2025 went. I try to look back each year to see if I’m getting off track or still staying on course.
5546 is our forecast Gold high for 2026. When we set upon such annual analysis for this year, we admittedly felt a bit snarky in perhaps selecting the year’s high as “the opening tick”, which yesterday (Friday) was 4340. After all, Gold is — at present — overvalued...
What were the biggest precious metals stories of 2025? There were plenty to choose from. The biggest story is the impressive yearly gain for all the precious metals.
Gold soared in 2025 achieving one of its most-phenomenal years ever, smashing countless records. Such epic performance naturally earned gold universal adoration, and fueled intense herd greed. That combined with extremely-stretched technicals leaves gold vulnerable...
A silver (and gold) lining was, of course, the precious metals sector for we who had anticipated the bull. Gold led, the rest of the precious metals complex, and eventually broader markets, followed.
It’s that time of year again to put everything somehow together. But looking back on the knowns of 2025 as we prepare for the inevitable unknowns of 2026, there is little need for the wringing of hands.
It’s New Year’s Eve! Have you made your 2026 resolutions yet? I have. It’s the same resolutions I made last year. I’m not making any resolutions. This strategy has worked well for me over the years. By refusing to make resolutions, I have avoided the self-flagellation...
