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Breaking Gold News: Central Banks Want More Gold In Next Six Months
The World Gold Council has just released its latest Central Bank Gold Reserve Survey, and we thought it was the perfect moment to jump in with a quick update on what’s inside and why it matters for all of us. For the third year in a row, central banks around the world have purchased over […]
Gold and the Quiet War Already Underway
At the time of writing, world leaders are making public calls for peace, while privately preparing for escalation. President Trump has left the G7 early, speaking in unambiguous terms about the deepening conflict between Israel and Iran. The rhetoric is increasingly hawkish, the military posturing more visible, and the potential for direct US involvement growing […]
The Golden Compass
In the 15th century, when European explorers began venturing into unknown oceans, maps were often filled with guesswork. The edges of the known world might feature a dragon or a warning: Here be monsters. But the most valuable tool wasn’t the map. It was the compass. Maps could be wrong. The compass told the truth. […]
Gold is now the reserve currency. The West just hasn’t admitted it.
You’d be forgiven for missing it, but gold has overtaken the euro as the world’s second-most held reserve asset. It now makes up 20% of global central bank reserves. The euro lags behind at 16%. The dollar still sits at the top, for now, but its share is steadily eroding. In 2024 alone, central banks […]
Silver Resets: How High Can It Go?
For years, silver has been the forgotten metal. It sat quietly while gold took center stage. Traders dismissed it. Central banks ignored it. Most of the financial world barely gave it a second glance. But something has changed. Silver has surged past $36 an ounce, not with a gentle climb, but with the kind of […]
Silver Linings, Split Alliances, and What They Teach Us
Every now and then, the week’s headlines offer more than just drama. They offer us a chance to pause and reflect on the deeper themes playing out beneath the noise. This past week was no exception. We watched the spectacular public unraveling of the relationship between Elon Musk and Donald Trump play out in the […]
The ECB is cutting rates again. But this is no return to stability.
This week, the European Central Bank lowered its benchmark rate to 2 percent. It was the eighth cut in the past year. Since last June, borrowing costs across the Eurozone have been halved. It is not a sign of strength. It is a sign of concern. Inflation pressures have eased, but the real driver is […]
Is China about to reset the gold price?
There’s something happening in the gold market. It isn’t loud or headline-grabbing, but it could reshape everything we take for granted about global finance. The Shanghai Futures Exchange has announced major reforms. On paper, it’s about futures contracts and foreign investor access. But in reality, it’s China laying the foundation for something far more ambitious. […]
On Tariffs, Chaos, and the Quiet Power of Resilience
Every so often, a legal ruling reverberates beyond the walls of the courtroom, not because of its immediate consequence, but because of what it reveals about where we are and perhaps, where we’re headed. This week, the U.S. Court of International Trade handed down one such judgment. It ruled that the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, […]
