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Why gold disappoints when certainty is expected
I had a birthday earlier this week, a reminder that while we are remarkably good at marking time, we are far less adept at predicting what will happen within it. For many of us we find there to be something deeply comforting about a date, particularly one that appears to bring order to events that […]
The System That Replaced the Dollar Is Already Running. And It Runs on Gold
The gold price is currently going through one of its most turbulent periods in recent history. This has unfolded against a backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East, disruption to critical energy routes and renewed uncertainty around inflation and interest rates. The Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supply […]
The Blow-Off Top Is Coming: Gold $6,800, S&P 9,500 | David Hunter
Today we’re bringing you our latest interview with macro strategist David Hunter, who shares his latest outlook for global markets, including some striking forecasts for gold, silver, equities and the US dollar. In this conversation, Hunter explains why he believes markets may be entering a final “blow-off” phase before a much larger global downturn. He […]
The Curious Case of Gold and Utility
This week the World Gold Council addressed a question that occasionally surfaces: will the world eventually run out of gold? Given how often we hear how scarce gold is, it is probably a reasonable question. Mining production reached another record recently, yet the industry faces rising costs, increasingly complex permitting processes and the growing difficulty […]
Middle East War: Why Money Is Rushing to the Dollar, Not Gold
Gold prices are slightly weaker today, weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar and rising Treasury yields. Despite escalating tensions in the Middle East and ongoing strikes involving Iran, safe-haven demand has not translated into a sustained rally in precious metals. Instead, investors have moved rapidly into the dollar and U.S. government bonds. Markets are […]
The War Distraction: What The Media Is Hiding About Gold
Gold and silver have moved sharply higher again today as the war in the Middle East continues to unfold. Markets are reacting to the uncertainty. Traders are trying to price what happens next in a conflict that remains extremely fluid and worrying. Even while some officials suggest the war could end soon, military leaders are […]
When a Country Considers Selling Its Gold
Gold has long been described as the ultimate safe haven, the asset investors turn to when political tensions rise and confidence in financial systems begins to weaken. Yet whenever geopolitical instability intensifies and the gold price fails to surge immediately to new highs, some observers begin to question whether the metal still performs the role […]
The Real Reason Gold Isn’t Surging Right Now
Unsurprisingly, ongoing events in the Middle East have revived a familiar assumption within financial markets. When conflict escalates and uncertainty spreads, the mainstream media and investors almost instinctively expect gold to surge as capital seeks refuge from instability. The idea that gold serves as the ultimate safe haven has become so deeply embedded in the […]
Seven Silver Investing Mistakes
Like you, we have been watching in real time as a new and deeply unsettling chapter of instability unfolds in the Middle East. Over the past several days, a major conflict has erupted between the United States, Israel and Iran, broadening into strikes across the region that have closed strategic waterways, hit diplomatic posts, and […]
