Gold Editorials & Commentary

For the first time in 2022, the FOMC is on track to drain $40 billion from their balance sheet for the month of August.  In the table below, dates are Barron’s issue dates.  So, the week of August 1st was actually the last week of July.  But for the first two weeks...

The Orwellian-named Inflation Reduction Act passed both houses of Congress and is now on its way to the White House for Joe Biden’s signature.

The best performing precious metal for the week was silver, up 4.78%. A more bullish investment scenario is surrounding the white metal’s industrial uses, such as for solar. Franco Nevada reported second quarter 2022 results this week that were slightly ahead of...

Is the stock market on its way to new record highs? The thought would have seemed preposterous just a week ago, when the Dow’s still-presumptive bear rally had yet to exceed even a single peak on the daily chart.

Last week's trading saw Gold forming its bottom in Monday's session, here doing so at the 1786.90 figure. From there, a sharp rally was seen into mid-week, with the metal running up to a Wednesday high of 1824.60 - before backing slightly off the same into the...

Regular readers by now are familiar with Gold’s fundamental drivers and the influence of the stock market. Falling and or negative real interest rates are the fundamental driver for Gold and are usually a byproduct of a weak stock market and economic recession.

One of the great cash management challenges in this business of engaging in the world's most important financial markets, (our BEGOS bunch being the Bond, Euro, Gold, Oil and S&P 500), is the immediacy of their being affected by fundamental surprises, whether...

In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire exposes the race major world banks are in to discreetly exit decades of accrued, loaned-out short bets against gold and silver, as Basel III reforms bring the precious metals market closer to an inflection point.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is UP. Gold sector is on long term SELL signal.

Precious metals markets continued rallying early this week. They gave back some of their gains on Thursday. As of this Friday recording, gold prices are up 1.0% for the week to trade at $1,803 an ounce. The silver market shows a weekly gain of 3.1% to bring spot...

Over 10 million ounces (!) of physical gold have left the Comex vaults since SilverSqueeze began. At today's gold to silver ratio, 10M OZ gold is about 874M OZ equivalent silver. Combine that with the 280M of actual silver drained already, and we have already broken...

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Recession has already occurred or is on its way.. Somebody should tell gold about it! Is a recession really coming? We already know that the yield curve inverted last month for the second time this year, but what are other indicators of looming economic troubles?

The fundamentals of the gigantic American companies dominating the major indices are more important than ever.  The US stock markets plunged into a bear market last quarter, hammered lower by the Fed’s extreme tightening.  That along with raging inflation also...

Following a severe selloff in the gold and silver markets over the past few months, the prices of both metals have rebounded over the past 2 weeks.

A positive economic surprise! The US labor market added 528,000 jobs last month. As the chart below shows, the number is above June’s figure (+398,000) and much above the market expectations (MarketWatch’s analysts forecasted only 258,000 added jobs).

Gold is… A pretty rock that is dug out of the ground. This heavy rock has been assigned value by humans since time immemorial. That value has been its stability as an asset, a refuge from the excesses of rampant speculation, the likes of which often visit stocks (e....

In June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) had risen by 8.6 percent in the year to May. This was “the largest 12-month increase since the period ending December 1981.” What is causing this?

The 2021-2025 war cycle is poised to intensify in the coming years… and perhaps in the coming months. Did Nancy Pelosi visit Taiwan to deliberately create a war with China?

The best performing precious metal for the week was platinum, up 4.47% as Impala Platinum reported weaker production for the quarter. Rough diamond prices have continued their ascent, unphased by the deteriorating consumer sentiment, with Anglo American reporting...

Gold has a unique appearance. It is also astonishingly heavy—much heavier than it has any right to be. It’s just an inch and a quarter in diameter yet weighs 0.075 pounds. Everyone should hold one in his hand (and own a few).

While the mainstream media in the US seems to rarely talk about the gold and silver markets, it was interesting to see a report by CNBC's Jim Cramer address how now could be the time to buy gold.

The Bear Market is not over. In this article we will first take a look at the big picture, then focus on the recent rally, when and where it is likely to top, and the nature of the next decline, which we believe will be significant.

The market this week was a bit on the boring side, but that is how things on Wall Street usually go.  Following the market is much like following a daily soap opera on television.  Not every episode is exciting, but you have to see most episodes to follow the story...

Rising geopolitical tensions helped push gold prices up this week. The monetary metal ran to $1,800 an ounce on Thursday. As of this Friday recording, gold is pulling back some and comes in at $1,781 now – up 0.4% for the week.

Today, Gary Wagner joined us to discuss Gold & Silver price targets. We also discuss the U.S. dollar and how it hasn't been this strong against the euro in 20 years, the potential Fed pivoting soon & more.

Following early-week strength, Gold formed its low for last week in Wednesday's session, here doing so with the spike down to the 1770.00 figure. From there, a firm push higher was seen into Thursday, with the metal running up to a peak of 1812.00 - before backing...

After 18 rather ingloriously agonizing weeks of Gold's "parabolic trend" being Short, it has at long last finally flipped to, well, Long. "A little drum-roll please, have a cigar, and nice to see you again sometime!"

Gold sector is on long term SELL signal as the recent buy signal has failed. The correction since 2020 drags on.

Have you ever wondered what the yield curve’s favorite song is? Neither have I, but I bet that in July it was Britney Spears’ hit, Oops, I Did It Again! Indeed, the yield curve inverted again last month, for the second time in 2022. It means that long-term rates...