Gold and Silver Rebound as the Dollar and Treasury Yields Take a Pause
Gold and silver bounced Friday as a pause in the dollar and Treasury-yield rally eased pressure on both metals, even as they remain on track for a net weekly loss.Read More
India’s Gold Imports Fell 58%. Silver Imports Rose 127%.
The same 15% duty hit gold and silver in India this August, but only gold imports collapsed. Kotak Institutional Equities lays out three explanations, and the real story is what official trade data can’t measure.Read More
Municipal Bonds Just Broke a 15-Year Record. Gold Doesn’t Have This Problem.
Cities and states are borrowing at yields most haven’t planned for in fifteen years. A municipal bond record is really a story about every layer of government debt getting more expensive at once, and why gold answers to none of it.Read More
How to Read a Gold Spot Price Chart: The 4 Things That Actually Matter
A gold spot price chart looks like noise until you know four things to check: the trend, the nearest support and resistance, recent volume, and which trading session is active.Read More
Central Banks Hold 80% of Reserves in Gold. Sovereign Wealth Funds Hold Under 1%.
Central banks hold more than 80% of reserves in gold. Sovereign wealth funds hold under 1%. Here’s how every major institution actually allocates, and where you fit.Read More
Washington Sold $70 Billion in Debt. Wall Street Only Wanted Part of It.
A weak $70 billion Treasury auction, not the Fed, sent yields to their highest level since 2007 this week. Here’s the mechanism connecting Wall Street’s bond demand shortfall to gold and silver’s pullback, and why it’s a fiscal problem wearing a monetary costume.Read More
Gold’s Price Barely Moved. Five Institutions Repositioned Anyway.
Russia tightened its own gold export rules, Britain’s regulator opened the door to tokenized bullion, Rio Tinto built a bigger trading desk, China’s top gold miner went shopping for mines, and Wall Street quietly repositioned, all in one week.Read More
You Don’t Need to Take Delivery to Sell Your Gold. Here’s What Actually Happens.
Most investors assume selling vaulted gold means shipping it back first. If it’s allocated, that’s not how it works — here’s the mechanism, the fees, and when delivery is still the right call.Read More
Jim Rickards Read the Exchange Rule Books. One Rule Decides Whether You Get the Gold.
Jim Rickards spent decades as a derivatives lawyer before turning to markets, and it shows. He explains why exchange rulebooks can restrict delivery, and why unallocated gold and ETF shares are legal claims, not ownership of a specific bar.Read More
Today’s PMI Beat Cuts Gold Two Ways. Only One Side Has Been Priced In.
A record flash PMI print sold off gold and silver Wednesday. The same S&P Global data shows input costs and backlogs climbing — a signal the tape has yet to price.Read More