Gold Editorials & Commentary

With all of the factors in place to support a big move higher in the precious metals sector (raging inflation, escalating geopolitical tensions, recessionary economy, etc.), the recent market action is frustrating to say the least.

With FOMC on tap with an upcoming .5% rate hike, gold got hammered and bounced back with a vengeance on ‘CPI’ Friday. The Fed will raise the Funds Rate at least .5% next week. So says not me, but the wise guys whose job it is to correctly anticipate FOMC policy....

The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, up 1.41% after the market digested the Friday CPI print of 8.3%. India's gold imports for May jumped 677% in one year, the highest surge seen on a yearly basis.

The steady increase in interest rates coupled with references to inflation has some people scratching their heads. Not surprising. The two don’t necessarily go together. For now, let’s see if we can add some perspective to interest rates.

This week closed with the Dow Jones’s BEV at -14.69%. Which comes close to answering the question I posed last week; which BEV line does the Dow Jones break next; its BEV -5% or BEV -15%? Its BEV -15% line I’m expecting to come next. The Dow Jones should see a BEV...

Following an early-week consolidation to the downside, Gold saw both its high and low for last week registered in Friday's session, with the low made in early-day trading with the tag of 1826.50 - followed by a spike back to new highs for the swing with the late-day...

Investor and analyst Lyn Alden join us today to discuss her views on the current state of the economy, and where is she currently investing. We also talk about the potential real growth moving forward and how to prepare for what's coming next.

That title ain't sayin' that much: but 'tis better than returning to the 1700s. And 'tis based on a technical quirk at which you might smirk, but with Gold having so far survived its underlying support zone (1854-1779) here goes:

Our proprietary cycle indicator is down, but bottoming. GLD is on short term buy signal. GDX is on short term buy signal. GD.to is on short term buy signal. GDXJ is on short term buy signal.

Here are today's videos and charts. The videos are viewable on mobile phones as well as computers.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics released new Consumer Price Index data this morning, and it shows price inflation in May surged at the fastest rate since 1981. The overall CPI showed prices increased last month at a rate of 8.6 percent, year over year. That’s...

Gold investment demand should be soaring with serious inflation raging, catapulting gold way higher.  Yet recently it has greatly lagged fast-rising general price levels, confounding contrarian investors.  But history argues this anomaly won’t last, that eventually...

If history is to repeat itself to some extent, junior miners have a chance to make minor corrections. However, is it worth leaving short positions now?

The war in Ukraine brings multiple negative consequences, not only to the world economy. Russia's invasion also has a wide impact on the gold market.

Gold was tracking the average of all bull market corrections and the ensuing rebounds until the recent decline below $1900. As a result, the best historical comparison is the 2016 to 2018 correction. That correction ended a few months before the Fed’s last rate hike...

Experts from the World Bank finally admitted that the risk of stagflation is getting bigger and more real. For gold, however, that's pretty good news.

As state legislatures clear out and head home for the summer, one reality has emerged: Sound money is a winning issue in the states. At a time of record-high inflation and geopolitical uncertainty across the globe, states are wisely taking steps to better enable...

In this video update, Mike Swanson of WallStreetWindow.com spoke with Jordan Roy-Byrne of thedailygold.com to get his take on what has been happening with the

Jordan Roy-Byrne, Founder and Editor of The Daily Gold, joins the KE Report to review prior analogs in gold during bull market corrections, how the 2-year Treasuries' yield is a leading indicator of the Fed funds rate and monetary policy, and how peaks in oil ...

Will the Fed pivot? Alain Corbani joins us today to discuss this topic and whether or not the Fed will eventually go back to easy money and what all this means for precious metals.

While the Fed strives to tame inflation, short-term investors continue to ruin its efforts with bullish actions. Will their love of risk pay off?

Breakouts late in the cycle usually fail.. USDX case in point. Gold has not been successfully pushed below the 200 dma. Trouble keeping the gold price suppressed with weaker USDX:

It’s been a frustrating couple of days for many gold bugs who are not properly positioned to handle the 2021-2025 war cycle.

President Joe Biden has unveiled a three-part plan to fight inflation — or at least make people think he is fighting inflation. One part of the plan involves having government agencies “fix” the supply chain problems that have led to shortages of numerous products...

The wave of investors buying physical gold and silver over the past two years has certainly impacted the markets. Retail demand for coins, rounds, and bars is now multiples of what it was prior to the COVID outbreak and the 2020 presidential election. Mints and...

The Fed is starting to play catch-up with inflation signals from the bond market as evidenced by the Fed Funds Rate finally being pulled upward by the implications of the rising 3 month T-bill yield, among other more obvious signals like the long since rising 2yr...

Gold advanced as investors assessed developments in the Federal Reserve’s path to monetary tightening as inflation and rising volatility weigh on economic prospects. Concerns that central bank rate hikes may induce a recession are keeping investors guessing about...

There's no relief in sight for gas prices that seem headed to at least $10 per gallon. The chart above suggests July crude will likely hit $128 this week or early next, a whopping 7.5% gain over last week's high.

A price jump on a given day doesn’t necessarily mean you should give up your short position or go long. Let’s look at the context by examining what happened in the junior mining stocks.

Last week's trading saw Gold holding weaker into mid-week, here dropping down to a Wednesday low of 1830.20. From there, however, a sharp rally was seen into late-week, with the metal hitting an early-Friday high of 1878.60 - before backing off the same to end the...