Gold Editorials & Commentary

The Fed continued its extreme tightening this week with another monster 75-basis-point rate hike.  While that was universally expected, the Fed chair surprised waxing uber-hawkish at his post-FOMC-meeting press conference.  That yet again shocked the US dollar and...

The Fed delivered another 75-basis points hike. Gold didn’t like the FOMC meeting and declined further. November’s FOMC gathering is behind us. It was quite boring. You know, another meeting, another 75-basis points hike…

The Federal Reserve had its latest meeting on Wednesday, and as expected, raised interest rates by 75 basis points. Which was followed by a brief spike up in gold and silver, before an even bigger plunge lower.

Despite all the worries over the possibility of a recession in the quarters ahead, the stock market seems to have priced in a “soft landing” for the economy.

Last week I wrote about the numerous positive divergences building in precious metals. On a near-term basis, Gold looks the worst of the group. But that can be a good thing.

Diego Parrilla joins the show to discuss what would be the next catalyst for Gold and Silver to take off. We also talk about Gold and Silver, Credit Suisse, and more.

The S&P 500 is blooming, while gold cannot hide its weakness. Both have an impact on junior miners, but which lead will gold stocks follow? It’s Fed decision day! Will the rally in stocks continue? Will miners follow stocks higher or gold lower? Charts provide...

John Feneck from Feneck Consulting Group joins us today to discuss the possibility for the Fed to rate hike two more times before the end of the year and what this will mean for the silver and Gold markets. Furthermore, we discuss the stock market outlook for 2023,...

Matterhorn Asset Management’s founding partner, Egon von Greyerz, joins Darryl and Brian Panes of As Good as Gold Australia for an in-depth discussion on the state of global financial markets and the inevitable demise of paper currency and rise of physical gold.

November begins on a positive note, with gold and silver on the move. The right shoulder of the inverse H&S bottom pattern was severely tested yesterday, but it survived! Having said that, it’s still a coin toss as to how tomorrow’s Fed decision plays out, and...

The gold market enters trading for the month of November on a losing streak. Can bulls finally turn things around? Their first test will be to defend the line of support established from the September and October lows. Although the gold market registered a seventh...

Americans will vote in the midterm elections next Tuesday. The latest polling suggests that a “red wave” is building, and Republicans may win the majority both in the House and the Senate. The election results will have implications for all markets – and that...

It really is entertaining watching people. Whether I am sitting outside in a public area and "people-watching" with my wife, whether I watch how people react to the market in the articles on Seeking Alpha (and that includes the writers and commenters), or whether I...

Dave Kranzler and Jorge Ganoza, CEO of Fortuna Silver, return to the show to discuss the recent decline in every sector of the economy. Furthermore, we talk about a deeper session approaching, rate hikes, politicians, and more.

The best performing precious metal for the week was platinum, up 1.73%, as hedge funds boosted their bullish sentiment to a seven-month high. Perseus Mining’s production of 137,000 ounces was 10% ahead of consensus with Sissingué and Edikan both much better than...

As per my articles posted back in September, the mid-term cycles for Gold were seen as heading south into mid-October or later, where the next key low was expected to form. With the action seen since, Gold has continued to make lower lows for the move into that mid-...

Alasdair Macleod returns to the show to break down the UK's situation as the Bank of England intervenes to stabilize the economy as the pound crashes. Furthermore, we discuss the Housing Market, Fed's rate hikes, and the Gold and Silver outlook for the months ahead...

As investors weigh conflicting economic data and the prospects for a Fed pivot, precious metals markets are quietly basing out. This week gold made a small move to the upside before pulling back here today. As of this Friday recording the monetary metal is...

Now Secretary of the Debt Janet Yellen says she wants to buy back 20-year treasuries. Rafi Farber has a question about this. How in the name of math do you buy back $1.4 trillion in debt with only $600 billion in your bank account at the Fed? The answer: By selling...

Given so much going on within the monetary/financial chaos out there, (and it being -- save for one trading day -- our graphically-rich, month-end edition of The Gold Update), 'tis efficiently sufficient to lead with another installment of "Facts, Hercule, Facts!"...

The low of our current bear market decline was last month; September 30th with a Dow Jones’ Bear Eyes View (BEV) of -21.94%. For the Dow Jones, a BEV of -21.94%, or a 21.94% decline from a bull market’s all-time high isn’t much of a bear market decline.

On October 7, 2022, US congressman Alex Mooney (a Republican from West Virginia) introduced a bill (the Gold Standard Restoration Act, H.R. 9157) that stipulates that the US dollar must be backed by physical gold owned by the US Treasury. The initiative clearly...

Our proprietary cycle indicator is UP. Gold sector is on long term SELL signal. Current COT data supports overall higher gold prices.

With serious action in natural gas, the stock market, bitcoin, the dollar, and gold, hot trading opportunities are available in the leveraged ETFs, and we’re taking them and booking fast profits.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Sovereign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Head of the Commonwealth, died on September 8, 2022. I’m not a British or Commonwealth citizen, nor a devoted supporter (and observer) of the British...

The gold miners’ stocks have been battered over this past half-year, bludgeoned relentlessly lower with gold.  Heavy gold-futures selling fueled by the US dollar shooting parabolic in a mania has slammed the yellow metal.  Gold’s normal seasonal trends have been...

A Lehman squared moment is approaching with Swiss banks and UK pension funds under severe pressure. But let’s first look at another circus – The global travelling circus is now reaching ever more nations just as expected. This is right on cue at the end of the most...

In recent decades, every instance in which the economy contracted two quarters in a row has coincided with a recession. Nonetheless, the Biden Administration and the leadership at the Federal Reserve insist there is no recession now, nor is one even in the works. ...

A recession is looming, but unless the Fed and people really fear it, gold won’t shine. The famous House Stark’s words are “Winter is coming”. House Economists’ words are “recession is coming”.

Home price growth of the sort we’ve seen in recent years simply cannot be sustained without a continued commitment to easy money from the central bank, and it shows.