Gold Editorials & Commentary

Gold’s flat performance in 2022 has been recognized by the World Gold Council as a strength. After all, the S&P 500 fell nearly 20% last year!

Gold at this point has completed its eight year cycle low.

From the comments made in past month, the last mid-term low for Gold came from our 72 and 310-day cycles - which were forecast to bottom around mid-to-late October of 2022, with the actual low coming in early-November. From there, the cycles were forecast to push...

US inflation cooled in December, putting the US Federal Reserve on track for a possible smaller interest rate increase when the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets next at the end of the month.

The headline explains why the voracious bounders on Capitol Hill are willing to spend so much time, money and effort getting re-elected. For they are not just investment insiders, they are recidivist sponsors of legislation that directly benefits their stock...

In this refreshingly fact-focused report, Matterhorn Asset Management (MAM) advisor, Ronni Stoeferle, takes a deeper look at the false “eco war” on gold.

We start with this reprise from our missive dated 12 November, (Gold then 1774): "...as to duration and 'how far up is up' ... (drumroll please) ... 1923."

The Dow Jones is making its third attempt since last August at closing above its BEV -5% line; closing in scoring position. If it closes above its BEV -5% line (34,959), it may go on to new all-time highs. If not? Well, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. But its...

Current COT data supports overall higher gold prices. Our ratio is on buy signal. Trend is DOWN for USD. Trend is UP for gold stocks. Trend is UP for gold.

Back in October we began to plan the prospect of a relief rally that would be fueled by over-bearish sentiment (contrary bullish), ‘Fed hawk’ relief as we anticipated inflation signals to ease, and a post (mid-term) election seasonal pattern that is bullish for...

The gold market rallied this week as the U.S. dollar took another leg lower.

Gold has powered higher smartly over the past couple months, achieving big gains.  But this gold buying is only starting, implying this young upleg still has a long way to run yet.  Speculators’ gold-futures buying remains modest, while much-larger identifiable...

Advisors and marketers are ecstatic:... "Nothing will be able to stop gold when it breaks to a new all-time high" or "On the cusp of a breakout where gold can go up to $5000" are two examples of recent exclamations about prospects for higher gold prices. The...

Gold was higher in all currencies in 2022 and outperformed stocks, bonds, crypto and bitcoin in a significant way as investors fled risk assets and again sought shelter in gold and silver bullion.

Here are today's videos and charts.

In this 20-minute MAMChat, Matterhorn Asset Management principals Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg open 2023 with an informal yet blunt look at the twin nuclear risks of:  1) a rising geopolitical conflict in the backdrop of 2) an equally rising global debt...

Joseph Brown from the YouTube Channel Heresy Financial returns to the show to discuss how the reverse report has skyrocketed and how this triggers interest rates. While inflation is slowing, the question remains if it is slowing fast enough for the Fed's liking.

There's been a lot of discussion about a potential Federal Reserve pivot in its interest rate hikes and quantitative easing tightening policies, yet less talk about the mechanics of the Fed's actions and why it's almost guaranteed that there will be more QE in the...

Michael Oliver returns to the show, and this time we will discuss the current state of the gold and silver markets and examine whether we're seeing a breakout or a fakeout. We'll also explore how the actions of the Federal Reserve have been disastrous and that the...

Last year after Russia was kicked out of the SWIFT payments system, they responded by adopting a temporary #gold backing to the Ruble, and have hinted at a commodity-backed currency arrangement in the months since.

Most price forecasts aren’t worth more than an umbrella in a hurricane. There are so many factors, so many ever-changing variables, that even the experts usually miss the mark. But there is value in considering predictions. It can solidify why one has invested,...

As we enter 2023, there are widespread hopes that inflation will be vanquished, and that interest rates will fall rapidly as the Federal Reserve "pivots". If the Fed goes down this path, there are expectations that the markets will soar upwards this year as they...

A child who is a brat and a bully must be punished or be isolated so they can’t harm other children. The US government has become the world’s largest brat, using fiat and debt to relentlessly bully citizens at home and in faraway lands. What happens now?

This past week provided yet another surprise reaction to an economic report, which seemed to fool most investors yet again. It seems many simply do not learn their lesson. Nonfarm payrolls rose 223,000 in December, as strong jobs market tops expectations

Precious metals did well compared to other assets in 2023, but not as well as many goldbugs expected given the highest price inflation in decades. The anemic price action was another indication of artificial forces in the markets and broken price discovery.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is UP. Our ratio is on buy signal. Trend is DOWN for USD. Trend is UP for gold stocks. Trend is UP for gold.

The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, up 2.50%. Osisko Gold has amended the CSA stream agreement, effectively reducing the upfront payment for the silver stream to $75 million (previously $90 million). The company has also entered into a backstop...

Gold’s nasty divorce from the U.S. dollar was finalized in August 1971 when President Richard Nixon suspended any further convertibility of U.S. dollars into gold by non-U.S. citizens. That action removed any remaining links between the dollar and gold.

The leading gold holders are some of the world’s most powerful nations, such as the US, Germany, Italy and France; they are keeping 60% of their foreign reserves as gold. This is a testament to the significance of gold in the central banking system.

The US dollar has long been the dominant global currency, but is it now facing a big threat? Marc Faber joins us today to discuss the factors that could impact the value of the US dollar and explore the potential challenges it may face as the world's reserve...