Gold Editorials & Commentary

Last week, I wrote an article entitled “Reasons For A Crash.”  And, I will let you in on a little secret – I actually wrote that title as a test.  You see, I assumed that the great majority of those that clicked to read the article would do so because they expected...

Don’t be fooled when you hear “inflation is coming down.” That's not the plan and it never was. The fact is price inflation was up in July. And it will be up in August.

Can we save the dollar before central banking kills it? Our deficits are now stuck at 8% of GDP — unprecedented in peacetime. And our national debt just hit $35 trillion — unprecedented in the history of man.

In an interview this week with Mark Moss of Market Disruptors that is posted at YouTube, Luke Gromen of the Forest for the Trees financial letter notes something about the U.S. Treasury Department and Federal Reserve that has also been contemplated by other...

It was well over two years ago that we noted the tardy Fed and its “transitory inflation” shtick had finally started to take the inflation problem it was primary in creating seriously. You can click Lael Hawk-eye Brainard for that May 2, 2022 post I made noting the...

In this week's edition of the Money Metals Midweek Memo, host Mike Maharrey tackled what he described as three of the "dumbest" ideas currently floating around in the realm of economics, all while battling a cold.

This video covers these 5 charts: The 60/40 PF vs. Gold, Silver vs the 60/40 PF, Gold Stocks vs. the 60/40 PF, the 60/40 PF vs CPI and Gold vs. a 60/40 fund.

Various Russian officials have made comments alluding to a greater gold involvement in the monetary system ever since (and in some ways even before) they were kicked out of the SWIFT system in 2022.

So, you’re thinking about investing in gold and precious metals, but you’re hesitating because there’s an election coming up. You’re not alone. Many people think they should wait to see what happens at the polls before making a move. But let’s break down why that...

As the richest nation and the world’s largest economy, it is hardly a surprise that the United States holds the most gold. What is surprising is where the gold isn’t: the United States Federal Reserve, known colloquially as the central bank.

A couple of weeks ago, the national debt blew past $35 trillion. There were a few articles bemoaning the ballooning debt, but no substantive calls to rein it in. Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to spend America into oblivion.

Despite several abrupt recent selloffs, the gold price is back above $2,500 as its stunning year continues.

Keith Weiner predicts the turmoil in the economy and the ultimate direction of bank collapse. He also discusses how silver and gold prices are set to skyrocket

Gold is the world’s greatest money. All the other financial markets are best viewed as simple tools that can be used to get more gold.

Gold will trade higher three months out from now as the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, China’s economy continues to drag along, and central banks (big, medium, and small) go on stacking up bars in their vaults. According to Bloomberg, retail investors may even...

Many central banks are opting for a “stateless currency” – gold. That’s how a recent article published by Nikkei Asia put it, noting that “central banks are diversifying away from the dollar and yuan.”

Money-supply growth rose year over year in June for the second month in a row. This is the first time the money supply has grown for two months in a row since October of 2022. The current trend in money-supply growth suggests a significant turnaround from more than...

The last few weeks are pointing to clear directional markets in the coming weeks, months and probably years. Stocks have peaked. Gold and Silver have resumed a secular uptrend. (price targets later in the article). US 10-year Treasury yields are heading much higher...

This week, the brilliant journalist and financial analyst Mike Maharrey of Money Metals revisited the recent dream of inflationists......to increase the U.S. money supply by means of the U.S. government's creation of one or two platinum coins with trillion-dollar...

Gary Tanashian, editor and publisher of NFTRH thinks the fundamentals for gold mining companies are the best in 20 years.

Throughout an historic gold and silver rally in 2024, one of the standout features was that there was heavy buying by China, central banks, and investors in the east. Yet little interest in the west, where the ETFs have seen consistent outflows, while the bullion...

The macro setup for gold stocks is evolving into something that will surprise many after decades of poor fundamentals.

Gold was fractionally higher this week as Silver lost 3%. The miners lost 2%-5%. Big early week weakness was bought and Silver & silver stocks bounced at their 200-day moving averages.

Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, come on to discuss market turbulence that is affecting global equities and commodities, with a particular focus on gold. McGlone draws comparisons between today’s market conditions and the global...

The gold price traded lower this week following the stock market volatility around the unwinding of the Yen carry trade.

A “Minsky Moment” refers to a point in time when a period of bullish speculation leads to a spectacular market crash. Named after economist Hyman Minsky, the theory centers around the inherent instability of stock markets.

Monday’s rout can be seen as a trial run for what happens to gold when the Fed actually lower interest rates. The precious metal climbed as high as $2,476 an ounce last Friday, Aug. 2, before plunging over $100 to $2,367 on Monday.

Let’s start with stocks, notably citing the hilarity of the FinMedia & Herd hysteria.  Not that we need be reminded, however this past Monday’s (05 August) selling underscored the stock market’s otherwise quintessential condition of complacency since any or all...

The Dow Jones saw some excitement this week.  A week that saw it close below scoring position for its first three days, with a recovery back into scoring position (BEV -4.13%) at week’s close.  But on Monday’s close, the Dow Jones fell to a BEV of -6.06%.  Not since...

After a surge in volatility to start the week, markets have regained their composure – at least for the time being. On Monday, the VIX volatility index surged to its highest level since the 2020 pandemic panic. The red alert on this indicator of investor fear...