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Gold vs. Dollar: The Fight of the Century
What looks like a simple quarter-point cut by the Fed is part of something much larger: the slow erosion of dollar dominance and the rise of gold as the neutral reserve of choice. In this video, filmed from the National Ploughing Championships in Ireland, we explore: Why the Fed’s latest move signals more than “data […]
Gold Exempt. Silver Exposed. The Policy Gap That Could Break the Silver Market.
Silver has moved to multi-year highs at the same time Washington has confirmed an exemption from tariffs for gold bars, while offering no equivalent clarity for silver. The result is less about headlines and more about market plumbing: where metal is held, how it is financed, and how closely paper hedges track physical costs. In […]
Silver’s Strategic Upgrade – Why Washington’s Decision Matters
When the U.S. Department of the Interior added silver to its Draft List of Critical Minerals for 2025, it was more than an act of bureaucratic listing. It was a formal acknowledgement that modern economies cannot function without a metal long dismissed as secondary to gold. A new methodology, a new category The reclassification rests […]
Gold Confiscation Risk: The Real Truth
Gold prices edged higher this morning, with December futures trading around $3,384 per ounce and silver near $38. Investor attention is fixed on Jackson Hole, where Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is expected to signal whether U.S. rates could be cut in September. Global markets remain cautious, with equities subdued and bond markets stabilised following […]
Gold Price Slips as Markets Digest Strong US Jobs Data – But Is Something Bigger at Play?
At the time of writing, gold prices are hovering near their session lows, trading at around $3,347 per ounce. The catalyst was a set of stronger-than-expected US labour market figures: new applications for unemployment benefits fell to 224,000 last week, undercutting forecasts of 228,000. The four-week moving average also surprised on the downside, pointing to […]
Political Shocks and the Fault Lines in Gold’s Paper Market
When a bureaucratic letter from US Customs and a four-word social media post from President Trump can shake one of the deepest commodity markets in the world, the real lesson is not in the headlines. It is in the plumbing. Late last week, the global gold market experienced a momentary rupture that should trouble anyone […]
The Gold Revaluation Debate Is Not About Gold. It’s About Credibility
We’ve been asked recently to give our thoughts on the growing chatter around gold revaluation, especially following a new publication by the U.S. Federal Reserve that explores how other nations have used reserve revaluation to shore up public finances. We explore this topic in greater detail in our latest GoldCoreTV video, where we unpack the […]
Avoiding Mistakes in a Complicated World
We know what you might be thinking. A video called “5 Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Gold” sounds a bit… basic. Especially when it’s coming from us, i.e. the same people who write about central banks, trade wars, and economic crises every week. But here’s why we made it: Many of our long-term clients keep […]
Speculative Frenzy and Stagflation: The Flight to Gold
If you believed the bond market was the only casualty of monetary excess, look at equity markets. The S&P 500 is flirting with record highs, yet the advance is precariously narrow. Valuations on megacap technology firms evoke memories of the dot‑com bubble, while underlying economic indicators flash amber. Margin debt, where money investors borrow against […]
