Gold Editorials & Commentary

When I am asked about my view as to how markets work, I try to simplify it to the lowest common denominator.   So, while many will express their opinion on market drivers in relation to the Fed, or interest rates, or GDP, or employment, or other similar economic...

The Dow tumbled fairly hard today (-400), but the real news is the reason it fell. According to CNBC, the stock market’s most troubled day in over a month is happening because Treasury yields have been rising and competing with stocks. Treasury yields started rising...

Gold and Silver broke out again late last week. Gold closed above $2700 last Thursday, and Silver followed Gold’s breakout with one of its own. 

In the past two years, the East has been responsible for a momentous move upward in the gold price, decoupling it from the West’s pricing model. But Western investors have taken back the baton and have been driving gold higher since June 2024.

TD Bank just made headlines for pleading guilty to the crime of money laundering and a variety of other charges. Bankers there provided services to despicable people who needed a way to recycle the cash proceeds acquired by selling everything from drugs to children...

Since the Federal Reserve enacted its supersized rate cut in mid-September, the yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries have spiked. I don’t think that was the plan.

While the BRICS Summit is finally underway today, they're not the only significant group that has been increasingly looking towards gold lately.

Gold and silver are continuing their rallies today as the BRICS Summit finally begins. Although there are some discrepancies in the gold supply and demand data, that Vince Lanci says 'are not normal.' So in today's show he explains what they are, what they mean, and...

After surging about 50% from my $1810 buy zone in October of last year, gold is finally getting some mainstream media attention.

Gold hit a new record high on Friday, while silver is still significantly below its previous all-time high near $50 per ounce.

This article is inspired by a headline I saw in the media while checking out the real-time 10-2yr yield curve. It was a few weeks ago that the “pro” subscribers at CNBC were treated to that sweet nothing, but little has changed since then.

Gold’s long-term return is greater than conventional wisdom might lead you to believe. Traditional analysis of gold's returns leaves out important factors. Models considering these elements reveal much better returns over time that far outpace the inflation rate.

In a recent Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey sat down with Jan Nieuwenhuijs, a recognized expert in global gold markets, to discuss his journey into the field and the dynamics of international gold trends, particularly in China. 

Crash calls are a permanent fixture on social media which attract quite a bit of attention. None of them are even close to viable today.

The transition to a post-bubble macro continues making progress. When the bubble makers are finally banished, when their policies are shown in the light of day (and of a rebellious bond market) to have been mere macro parlor tricks played against a previously...

Many citizens want more government control of the economy to curb rising prices. It is the worst strategy imaginable. Interventionist governments never reduce consumer prices because they benefit from inflation, dissolving their political spending commitments in a...

In keeping with the analysis I did in recent Deeper Dives about how all the good news in economics these days appears to be adjusted into place, we have another clear example today that I'll share with all.

As we head into next week's BRICS Summit, gold and silver are surging again. Gold has crossed over $2,700 and the December futures are currently trading at $2,728. While silver broke through the $32 level last night and is now at $32.45.

Gold cleared $2700 on Thursday to a new all-time high and Silver and the gold stocks exploded higher to close the week. Gold is on track for $3000 and Silver now has a potential target of $38.

It's very important to understand what environment you're in because it's going to influence how you trade. So the the old saw is easy times follow difficult times, and difficult times follow easy periods.

‘Tis simple really.  Against all conventional wisdom (to the extent that any wisdom whatsoever remains as The Investing Age of Stoopid rolls merrily along), Gold is merely yet again proving — as on occasion is its wont — that it plays no currency favourites.

In its Bear’s Eye View (BEV) chart below, the Dow Jones is looking darn exciting, or as exciting as a BEV chart can display a mighty-market advance.   This chart is a record of the Dow Jones from January 2016 to this week’s close; from 15,766 to 43,275, an advance...

Gold sector cycle is now up. Trend is up for gold and gold stocks and for USD. We will buy pullbacks as long as 50ema provides support.

Well, despite “soft landing” narratives in the media, bullish fervor on Wall Street, and a rising U.S. dollar versus foreign currencies, the precious metals markets continue to rip higher.

Ghana has introduced a gold coin in an effort to boost savings and manage money-market liquidity. According to Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison, the coin will be refined to 99.99 percent purity and will come in 1-ounce, half-ounce, and quarter-ounce sizes.

Gold is climbing steadily and could hit $2,800 before the elections. Silver is on the verge of a significant breakout that may drive prices toward $38.00. Trump is ahead in key swing states, specifically Pennsylvania, which Elon Musk has greatly assisted.

The gold miners’ stocks look to be getting even closer to a crucial psychological tipping point.  After years of being mired in apathy, this small contrarian sector appears poised to finally return to popularity.  When traders flock to gold stocks to chase their...

It's all sectors upside blast! Junior uranium stocks, junior crypto mining stocks, and junior gold and silver stocks are all ripping up the charts! Here are today's videos and charts.

As investors continue to gobble up stocks and the dollar prices of most assets continue to climb, it would appear that all is well. Concerns about weakening economic activity and recession have been moved to the back burner. Now, the focus is squarely on inflation...

After many years of writing articles on the Federal Reserve and central banking, there is one thing I can always expect in the hours following the publication of an article about the Fed: a reader will send me an indignant email insisting that the Federal Reserve is...