Gold Editorials & Commentary

Of course we all know that the benevolent and altruistic organization called The Federal Reserve is on a rate hike regimen because the US economy is "booming" and "robust". Oh, really? After just +1.6% "growth" for 2016, Mr. Donut in Atlanta today lowered his Q1 GDP...

I want to warn you to be very VERY careful with stocks right now. The common narrative is that the US is entering a golden age in its economy…and that this growth will drive stocks ever higher. The reality is that GDP growth has collapsed. The third quarter of last...

Last year gold demand reached a three-year high and the gold price finished up 8% in dollars, 13% in euros and 31% in British pounds. 2017 has picked up where 2016 left off. Uncertainty with regard to both the political and financial outlook and a growing demand to...

In 1978, one year after taking control of impoverished China, Deng Xiaoping declared “to get rich is glorious.” Since Deng’s declaration, China’s per-capita GDP has grown by over 5,000%.

One of the biggest questions investors have is what type of environment are stocks and the economy in, deflation or inflation? Knowing the answer to that question can give you a heads up on what different sectors to invest in and what sectors to stay away from. 

Inflation is the most pernicious of taxes levied by our government. Officials systematically devalue the Federal Reserve Note “dollar,” then levy capital gains taxes on assets when their dollar price rises.

Tom Beck of Portfolio Wealth Global believes the "Trump Trade" is overblown and recommends investors bulletproof their holdings.

Each of the last five major U.S. recessions were preceded by a shrinking global trade as a percentage of GDP. Peak globalization might go down in history as May 7, with the French elections, and it could signal the first major crash since 2008.

It is my privilege now to welcome in Michael Pento president and founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies and author of the book The Coming Bond Market Collapse: How to Survive the Demise of the U.S. Debt Market. Michael is a money manager and who ascribes to the...

The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium up 0.39 percent.  Friday’s Commitments of Traders Report showed money managers increased their bullish positions over the past week. On Thursday the European Union reported consumer prices were 2 percent...

If the future were 100% certain then there would be no reason to have any monetary savings. You could be fully invested all of the time and only raise cash immediately prior to cash being needed. By the same token, if the future were very uncertain then you would...

The dollar has been one of the biggest contrarian trades I have seen in years.  Every time the market is so certain about the direction it will run, it does the exact opposite and often in extreme fashion.  In my last weekend update, I noted how we called the multi-...

David McWilliams interviewed Lara Marlowe and Cormac Lucey about the elections in France (April 23 and May 7) for TV3’s Agenda and the short interview about the French elections, Le Pen and the risks posed to the euro is a must watch.

SPX has reached its primary objective of 2400 and pulled back.  There is a 2410 adjunct which could still be reached if the index can regain its upside momentum starting Monday.  The daily indicators have still not given a sell signal, and the hourly appear to have...

The U.S. dollar is back in a bull market. After a long consolidation in the last 24 months, the dollar broke out in November only to come back and test its breakout level in February of this year. InvestingHaven’s research team wrote in December: 5 Reasons Why The...

Another great week for stock markets as this bull market continues to act great. Moreover, we should have another couple years before a major top is in place…but perhaps even longer if infrastructure, regional jobs and Made In America really gets rolling.

The Dow Jones Bear’s Eye View (BEV) chart below is so weird.  Immediately after the November 8th Presidential elections, the Dow Jones Index leaped up to a new all-time high (0.00% / BEV Zero line) and has stayed within 1.21% of being a new all-time high for the...

Professional investors are selling stocks and buying gold. Small investors are buying stocks and neglecting gold. While the bulk of attention has gone to the stock market thus far this year, gold is up 7.2% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 6.2%. What is...

We have already observed how oil and precious metals are looking set to turn lower, especially oil. Moreover, the medium-term bearish outlook for these commodities is confirmed by the negative setup that we will now examine on the latest charts for copper. ...

We interrupt our regular update with this special report. COT data has been instrumental in guiding us and helping us navigate market conditions during a bull and bear market. The latest COT data is quite alarming, and has our full attention going forward.

Since all of the Fed Goon jawboning this week has now raised the odds of a March FOMC rate hike to 147%, we thought it best to write today with some perspective on the past...perhaps unearthing some clues as to why Comex Digital Gold seems to rally every time The...

As everyone knows, the aftermath of the US presidential election was a disastrous time for the yellow metal. However, gold rebounded at the beginning of 2017, gaining almost 6 percent in January and rising further in February, as one can see in the chart below.

The gold stocks enjoyed a strong surge early this year, fully reversing their sharp post-election losses.  While they spent much of February consolidating before sliding, this sector’s seasonals will soon turn very favorable again in mid-March.  The gold miners have...

https://goldswitzerland.com/To own gold is not climbing a wall of worry. For anyone who understands the problems that the world is now facing, physical gold ownership gives peace of mind and the best insurance that money can buy. So why is less than 0.5% of world...

Using the most representative or notable index/ETF for each segment, let’s update the general status for a range of items (US and global stocks, T-bonds, commodities and gold) with a few informal thoughts.

It can be difficult, even for dyed-in-the-wool perma-bulls to hold onto precious metals, let alone buy more. We see the Dow trading above 20,000 (placing this into perspective, is that since 2000, the Dow is up around 65% versus gold's 300%), gold and silver...

The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually lead to a new policy direction...

The biggest trade in the world is staring everyone in the face. According to a Bank of America/Merrill Lynch fund manager survey, the US Dollar is the single most crowded trade on the planet.

With seemingly everyone from the blogosphere to the Tweeter-in-chief chiming in on fake news, have investors considered their risk/return profile may also be “fake”? When it comes to investing, who or what can we trust, is the market rigged, and why does it matter...

If we experience a debt crisis, as many economists believe is inevitable, many people believe that their holdings of gold and silver bullion will be confiscated, just as in 1933. This article reviews the probability of confiscation and compares it to other more...