The banks have been significantly short both gold and silver as the prices have rallied this year, with historic peaks for the positions in both metals towards the end of the summer.

As rhetoric regarding trade tariffs increased prior to the election and, with that same rhetoric continuing post-election, the danger to free trade and a strong economy is heightened.

I was recently honored to be a featured speaker, as well as a gold market panelist, at the 50th anniversary of the New Orleans Investment Conference. So, what follows is a slightly modified version of the presentation I gave during my featured speech. 

Let’s hope Musk and Ramaswamy have been paying close attention to David Stockman’s ten-part series on how to cut the U.S. budget before America spends its way into bankruptcy.

Let’s look at some pictures of the developing risk situation in the US stock market, in light of Inauguration day upcoming on January 20, 2025, when the new president will be sworn in and his “Make America Great Again” jingle reconstituted. This group of indicators...

Gold & Silver remain in correction mode and it is accompanied by falling or low volatility.

Gold settled the abbreviated trading week (Friday) at 2674, -128 points below its All-Time High of 2802 (30 October).  But price’s points volatility is well above normal:  the average high-low weekly trading range across these past four is 132 points, such like...

Gold has mostly recovered from its post-election correction, but it's only been trading sideways in recent days. The yellow metal looks to end the week -- and the month -- around $2,670 per ounce.

How can we End the Fed... Without a government-licensed counterfeiter, would we be eating cat food? There's an entire industry dedicated to pumping out Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt of the post-apocalyptic dystopia that would descend upon the fair republic if we...

In the latest episode of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey blends historical insights with economic commentary to explore Thanksgiving's roots, the current state of the gold and silver markets, and the enduring principles of sound money.

Gold has sure had a wild ride in the several weeks since the US elections!  It first plunged then surged after Trump’s decisive victory, which surprised legions of traders.  Gold’s earlier big down days helped fuel fears another Trump administration is bearish for...

Why did the United States abandon the gold standard? In an article published recently by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Maria Hasenstab cites the international gold shortage during the Great Depression. “Countries around the world basically ran out of supply...

Here are today's videos and charts.

As Eastern and Southern Central Banks substantially increase their gold holdings, Western Central Banks will most probably have little physical gold in their coffers. Total global gold reserves allegedly held by central banks (37,000 tonnes) are valued at $3.1...

Globalization is a polarizing issue. Some see it as America’s strength, drawing on the country’s history of free trade. US living standards have risen, and the United States has been economically dominant for decades.

After 18 months of consecutive additions to China's gold holdings, they have now gone several months without reporting any additional purchases.

The trends in Debt to GDP, Net Interest on the Debt and the budget deficit necessitate yield curve control and debt monetization in the next few years. This is the major game changing catalyst for Gold.

Today we finally see it – the USDX moved lower at last. USD’s breather here is nothing surprising, and it’s not bearish either. It’s simply normal for a market to correct after launching a rally as strong as what we saw in October and November.

Have you heard the news? America is going to be great again! The people have spoken and the man with the simple but catchy buzz phrase is back in office.

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is covertly buying very large amounts of gold, adding upward pressure to a tense gold market.