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The Risks Gold Investors Ignore in Volatile Markets
In recent weeks, markets have reminded us that volatility is never far away. Even gold, which so many investors associate with stability and long-term resilience, is not immune to sharp moves in either direction. When prices swing, it is entirely natural to feel unsettled. We begin to question our timing, our allocation and sometimes even […]
COMEX Silver Delivery Shock: What Happens in March?
At the time of writing gold and silver had pulled back slightly, even as wider risk appetite has improved late in the week. Gold has eased back toward the $5,080 area, while March silver has slipped under $83, with traders watching a familiar cocktail of trade headlines and rate-cut speculation. We have also seen fresh […]
Gold, Power, and the Market’s Search for an Anchor
Unless you have been under a rock for the past 24 hours you will have seen the dramatic take down of both gold and silver. With gold sliding towards sub $5,000 and silver breaking back below $100 an ounce. The speed and decisiveness of the move both yesterday and this morning suggested less a slow […]
When Gold Gets To $5,000 What Should I Do?
This week has given investors plenty to think about. Gold pushed toward new highs, briefly eased as tariff threats softened, while bond markets and currencies reminded everyone how quickly confidence can return and then fade again. Political tensions appeared to cool, yet the underlying uncertainty did not disappear. Against that backdrop, one question keeps coming […]
The Discipline Volatility Demands
Yesterday morning, I woke up to a news notification that came through at 1:59am, one of those alerts that feels designed to intrude rather than inform, and it read, with characteristic economy and implied urgency, “Precious metals tumble”. It transpired, shortly afterwards, that silver had fallen by around six dollars on the news that there […]
Seven Risks For Silver Investors To Pay Attention To
The recent move in silver has unsettled a lot of people. It has unsettled people not because of the price itself, but because it no longer behaves the way many expected it to. Silver is no longer trading simply as gold’s understudy. Industrial demand has exceeded mine supply for five consecutive years, liquidity has thinned, […]
How Central Bank Independence Is Being Undermined in Plain Sight
You will have been aware of the news over the past few days regarding the Department of Justice investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Gold has moved decisively higher, setting new all-time highs above $4,600 per ounce. According to the World Gold Council, this move is not yet technically extreme, and importantly, it reflects […]
Real Assets in an Age of Resource Anxiety
In such an environment, ownership of real assets represents an adjustment to changing conditions rather than an expression of alarm. It acknowledges a world in which material constraints once again exert influence over economic and political outcomes. Resource politics has returned to the centre of economic life. The period that followed the collapse of the […]
Friday Read: The Price of Trust Is Rising
In the 18th Century, Britain discovered a modern miracle: a financial scheme that promised safety, yield, and national prosperity all at once. The South Sea Company would refinance government debt, enrich the public, and, by the logic of the day, turn paper into something close to certainty. Share prices rose, confidence rose faster, and for […]
