Gold Editorials & Commentary

Our proprietary cycle indicator is DOWN. Current data favors overall lower gold prices. Trend is DOWN for gold stocks.

The U.S. Dollar Index is at a critical inflection point, and how it behaves from here will have a major impact on the direction of gold, silver, and commodities.

The Federal Reserve is on autopilot. Minutes from the May 6-7 meeting said FOMC members noted that “economic activity had continued to expand at a solid pace and labor market conditions continued to be solid.”

On family vacations to the beach, my dad loved to tinker with a metal detector. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t motivated by the potential for riches because he never found anything more than some change and the occasional metal can. My mom used to tease him for wasting...

Gold and its miners’ stocks are entering their weakest season of the year, early summers.  Vacations and summer fun divert traders’ attention, leaving waning interest in markets.  That usually weighs on demand for gold and gold stocks, so they tend to drift sideways...

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Trade policy and tariff news are driving the markets daily, but economist Thorsten Polliet says there are deeper economic risks in play that investors should consider.

In this episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey delivers a sharp rebuke of the financial media's obsession with tariffs and trade wars. 

Bank of America is eyeballing $4,000 gold and $40 silver by the end of the year or early 2026. Last October, the big bank projected $3,000 in 2025.

For the second time in recent years, new sound money legislation has become law in Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis signed H 999 this week, paving the way for the elimination of the Sunshine State’s remaining sales taxes on purchases of gold and silver coins, bars,...

In a remarkable feat of modern physics, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have managed to recreate one of humanity’s oldest fantasies: turning lead into gold.

I’m glad to hear a number of significant conservative voices fully agreeing with my own position on Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Apparently, there is still a little life left in the true conservative minority that remains within the Republican Party. Let’s start with...

It's been a quieter period of news out of the BRICS regarding their de-dollarization efforts. But that doesn't mean that plenty isn't happening ahead of this year's BRICS Summit.

Even though China is traditionally known as a price sensitive buyer in the gold market, their imports in April spiked 73% month over month to the highest level in nearly a year.

Gold and silver are currently consolidating in a healthy manner, which is likely laying the groundwork for their next leg higher.

Gold is showing renewed strength, climbing for a fourth straight day as investors react to rising U.S. fiscal concerns and long-term deficit risks tied to President Trump’s tax-cut plans. With Treasury yields hitting multi-decade highs and global appetite for U.S....

Every April Gallup surveys Americans to find out what they believe is the best long-term investment. The choices span traditional financial assets like stocks and bonds to alternatives such as real estate, gold, and cryptocurrencies.

The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, recently announced he will be stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. He built a reputation as one of the sharpest minds in investing.

Despite high prices pressuring demand, Indian gold imports remained resilient in April. India ranks as the world's second-largest gold market behind China. 

In the Wednesday Report we looked at a few charts which were showing a possible short term low that could be forming. There still needs to be a little more confirmation, but so far the possible short term low is still holding. We’ll know this coming week if the low...

In the short-term gold is consolidating, after a huge rally against US government fiat. It has surged from about $1800 in October 2023 to $3500… with no significant pullback in the price.

Silver is within a long-term rising pattern. However, its shorter-term pattern has been violated following Trump’s tariffs, thus indicating that silver may not be ready for its next advance until the second half of 2025 or beyond. In this article, we will detail the...

It seems that, for President Donald Trump, the key for economic growth is demand for goods and services. In this view, the greater the demand, the greater the supply is via production and consumer spending, and thus the greater the economic growth. Now, part of the...

The short-term dip in rates indicated by our wave counts is likely related to a stock market tumble.  Both the projected tumble and the following inflationary rise in rates to follow are good for gold!

Big news out in the gold market, as the EU has just announced that they're delaying the rollout of the Basel 3 for another year.

The “sell America” trade is getting a lot of attention these days, but it seems that enough is enough. The about-to-be-hiked tariffs for the EU were delayed by a month (precisely: to at least July 9), and it looks like we’re getting the same kind of story as we’ve...

Of all the nutty ideas in investors’ heads these days, none is crazier or more pernicious than the mass delusion that grotesquely inflated asset prices have made tens of millions of us rich.

Assuming one is a Gold Bull, this past week was as good as it gets after having commenced a new parabolic Short trend:  instead of declining, Gold posted a weekly gain of +4.8% (+152 points) in settling yesterday (Friday) at 3358, an All-Time Weekly Closing High. ...

You've probably already seen the news about Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. government’s credit rating.  But the biggest takeaway for us here at Money Metals is that so many people seemed surprised. The reaction should have been, “Tell us something we didn’t already...

Last week, the Dow Jones closed at its BEV -5% line, in its Bear’s Eye View (BEV) chart below.  At the time, I said if the Dow Jones is in a bull market, it will advance into scoring position, above its BEV -5% line, if not, it would back down.  This week the Dow...