Buy Silver, Not Gold: Jim Rogers’ Contrarian View on Precious Metals
Veteran commodity investor Jim Rogers has stated he prefers silver to gold in the current market environment, specifically highlighting silver’s more affordable price as his main rationale. This perspective comes as precious metals continue to attract attention from investors seeking safe havens amid global economic uncertainties. Beyond his metals strategy,…
Banks’ Gold Short Squeeze: A Financial Shockwave Bigger Than 2008?
Gold Short Squeeze: Banks are rushing to cover massive gold shorts—could this trigger a financial crisis bigger than 2008? Mike Maloney & Alan Hibbard explain.
Central Banks Fuel Gold’s Surge to $3,000 as Geopolitical Hedging Trumps Yields
Gold’s impressive performance continues with a 12% gain year-to-date, pushing prices near $3,000 per troy ounce following last year’s 25.3% surge that edged past the S&P 500’s total return. According to JP Morgan, central banks have emerged as the key players in the gold market, increasing their purchases by 11.5%…
Gold Retreats Slightly From Record as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Build
Gold eased slightly from Monday’s all-time high of $2,956.19 as investors took profits, though prices remain supported by changing Federal Reserve rate cut expectations and rising haven demand. Increasing concerns about the US economy have dramatically shifted rate cut expectations, with markets now pricing in a quarter-point Fed cut in…
Gold Nears Historic $3,000 Mark as Eight-Week Rally Continues
Gold has maintained its bullish momentum throughout early 2025, marking eight straight weeks of gains—the strongest streak since 2020’s nine-week rally. After reaching a new all-time high near $2,956, the metal faced selling pressure but remains firmly in bull territory. Market analysts believe the $3,000 psychological barrier will likely be…
Gold Smashes $2,940 Mark as Precious Metals Index Jumps 7.36%
The Global Precious Metals Index surged 7.36% last month as metals reacted differently to changing economic conditions. Gold stole the spotlight by reaching a record high of $2,942.70 per ounce before pulling back in mid-February. Analysts attribute this historic performance to economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and aggressive central bank purchases,…
BofA’s Blanch Unpacks Gold’s Hidden World: Fort Knox, Bank of England, and Potential US Revaluation
Bank of America Securities’ head of commodities research Francisco Blanch joins Bloomberg TV to examine several behind-the-scenes aspects of the gold market. He discusses the accounting practices of US gold holdings at Fort Knox, recent reports of gold movements from Bank of England vaults, and analyzes what a potential US…
Macron Interrupts, Contradicts Trump On ‘Getting Our Money Back’ From Ukraine: “No!”
Macron Interrupts, Contradicts Trump On ‘Getting Our Money Back’ From Ukraine: “No!” Update(1415ET): President Trump said Monday while hosting French President Emmanuel Macron at the The White house Ukrainian President Zelensky could be coming to the Oval Office as soon as “this week” to sign a “final deal” on rare earth minerals access. “It looks like […]
“Keep Lowering Rates, Please!” – Tariff Scare Slams Texas Manufacturing Survey Down Most Since COVID Lockdowns
“Keep Lowering Rates, Please!” – Tariff Scare Slams Texas Manufacturing Survey Down Most Since COVID Lockdowns Admittedly second-tier data, but this morning has seen two disappointing signals for US growth as The Chicago Fed’s National Activity Index dropped to 0.03 (thanks to a plunge in Personal Consumption & Housing… Source: Bloomberg …and The Dallas Fed […]
Gold Revaluation: Solution Or Desperation?
Gold Revaluation: Solution Or Desperation? Authored by Matthew Piepenburg via VonGreyerz.gold, Topics like bond yields, dollar debates, or yield curves can be admittedly, well, boring. And things like politics can be, well… emotional at best or divisive at worst. Shared Concern Among So Much Division? In the current Zeitgeist, it’s hard to get through the fog […]