Gold Editorials & Commentary

Look folks, who can make this stuff up? We've endured months of FinMedia doting upon so-called "dollar strength", which in true context begets a snicker. Oh but wait, for now 'tis great: "Dollar Exceptionalism Reinforced", they say; "The dollar's exceptionalism is...

Uncle Sam likes spending money; whether from taxes or sales of Treasury debt, it’s all the same to him. By December of 1952 the US Treasury had accumulated $262 billion dollars in debt, a shocking sum at the time. Now, seven decades later Uncle Sam has borrowed...

A very quiet week for many stocks and markets until Friday when we saw a violent break. Believe it or not, we’re quite oversold here now already so I’m not really expecting much more than another day or two of weakness before we bounce.

With currencies being rapidly devalued by their respective governments, the global economy in a slow-down, and tensions over resources heating up around the world, it’s time to start considering the endgame.

Two weeks ago, we wrote on Banker’s Grip On PMs Not Over, leading off about the Syriza party likely to fold and sell its Greek citizens into more debt servitude, calling the efforts of Tsipras and Varoufakis Kabuki theater, while still a Greek Tragedy for Greek...

Long term – on major sell signal since Mar 2012 when $HUI was at 550. Short term – on sell signals. Gold sector cycle – down as of 2/07, ending the up cycle since November.

As you know I am primarily a chart analyst, so when I come across fundamental analysis that really gets to the bottom of what is going on I like to share it with you. It is of the utmost importance that such analysis and the info therein is either not known to the...

“Money in the Bank” and “Cash is King” used to mean that cash was risk-free. This is no longer true - after successfully bailing-in Cyprus’ depositors in 2013, the G-20 have adopted bail-ins as the new bank resolution policy. To make sure derivatives will never...

Gold had held up well in recent months considering the upside explosion in the US$ index. That is because Gold surged nearly 21% against foreign currencies in three months. Yet, this is not enough to carry Gold. Its rebound petered out (in nominal and real terms)...

The Bundesbank has released a short film about Germany's gold reserves. The 8-minute film answers the most frequently asked questions about gold. Moreover, the film gives an overview of the main facts, covering topics such as the origin of Germany's gold reserves,...

The latest record highs in the US stock markets have unleashed astounding complacency. Traders are utterly convinced that the past couple years’ massive Fed-fueled rally will continue indefinitely. But with today’s lofty stock markets extremely overvalued, wildly...

There is a major new buyer in the gold market - Apple. New Apple watch could use up to one third of total annual gold supply. Apple expects to sell one million gold watches per month.

Professional commodities trader Dan Norcini joins us to analyze the fundamental and technical factors driving precious metals and currencies. Topics discussed include the US$ breakout, Euro weakness, interest rate differentials, Gold’s technical picture, the...

This month the physical gold market will undergo radical change when the four London fixing banks hand over the twice-daily fix to the International Commodity Exchange's trading platform on 20th March.

Both the Gold and Silver markets keep traders on their toes by producing fake or false moves occasionally. They present enough evidence that price will move a certain direction only to reverse after several investors were committed to a definite direction. It is...

It’s Wednesday morning; and again, I’m having difficulty focusing on a single “horrible headline” – or if you will, a single “horrible topic.” I could start by following up with yesterday’s “PDAC, the Epitome of Mining Ineptitude” with this article from Brent Cook...

The latest news out of Greece is truly a head scratcher. After agreeing with the Eurozone to a four month extension, the new plan to get from here to there can only be described as insane. In order to roll over current debt, Greece plans to borrow from public...

Let’s start with the craziest coincidence of my lifetime; which say what you will, I consider a positive omen for things to come. Not for the dying global economy and monetary system, of course, but beleaguered “gold bugs” that have spent the past four years being...

While doing an interview a few months back with Turd Ferguson at www.tfmetalsreport.com , he made the comment “gold has never been more valuable than it is today”. This is so true and correct, I’d like to break it down into small pieces because from a historical...

Bank accounts at majority of banks in Britain and Ireland are vulnerable to hacking says Financial Times. Two-step authentication process used by most banks is inadequate. Vulnerabilities identified similar to those that were used by hackers to steal up to $1...

The world needs gold, says AlphaStox's Etienne Moshevich. And while it has been out of favor for the last few years, a series of macro factors point to its uptrend. In this interview with The Gold Report, Moshevich discusses 11 gold, manganese and graphite companies...

Target of opportunity, QWK PDAC Show Review for you in 4 lines: NEM rep confirms ABX was close to making offer, & still possible in 2015. Sentiment = wary, not depressed like last year. Manipulation acknowledgment widespread. Projects in progress will be...

In the January BIG GOLD, I interviewed a plethora of experts on their views about gold for this year. The issue was so popular that we decided to republish a portion of the edition here.

It is very difficult to find a foreign policy deployed by the United States Govt that has been successful in recent years. In fact, almost all aggressive foreign policy initiatives have resulted in profound losses either in financial strategic position or in...

Friday will see the release of the much anticipated monthly US Non-Farm Payrolls figures. Even more so than in previous months this data will be influential in setting the direction of the gold market between its release on Friday and the next Federal Reserve policy...

The FDIC is getting serious with banks across the nation to insure that all suspicious activity is reported insuring that no money laundering is being handled at their federally funded, insured facilities. You can be sure that these new requirements in customer...

One interpretation is that we are living in the best of all possible worlds. Another is that we are being led to financial slaughter.

In our opinion speculative short positions (full) in gold, silver and mining stocks are justified from the risk/reward perspective. We are keeping the stop-loss levels at their current levels, which means that we are effectively keeping some gains locked and at the...

From a seasonal perspective, gold tends to be a bit weak from late February until the end of the first or second week in March. I see nothing out of the ordinary with gold’s current price action.

Gold prices pared earlier gains on Monday after hitting the highest in almost two weeks as gains for equities cut demand for safe haven assets. In a surprise move, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) lowered the benchmark one-year loan rate by 0.25% to 5.35%. The one-...