Beyond Competition: Gold and Bitcoin as Complementary Assets
As both gold and bitcoin achieved record highs in 2024, investment experts are making the case for including both assets in 2025 portfolios, emphasizing their distinct characteristics and near-zero correlation. Gold, with its 5,000-year history, maintains a 0.03% correlation with the S&P 500 since 1971, providing proven protection against inflation and currency depreciation. Bitcoin, despite […]
US Debt Concerns Push Yields to Dangerous Territory
Apollo Global Management’s chief economist Torsten Slok is drawing alarming parallels between current market conditions and the 2022 UK crisis that forced Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation. With Treasury yields reaching 4.6%, the markets face a complex challenge: mounting US debt concerns intersecting with potential Trump-era tax cuts. The situation is particularly concerning as the […]
The Age Of Debt And Monetary Destruction
The Age Of Debt And Monetary Destruction Authored by Daniel Lacalle, If you want to really understand the current monetary system and the risks and opportunities it creates, you must read “The Age of Debt Bubbles.” This is a comprehensive, informed, and thorough analysis of the current global monetary system. Debt bloats the global economy. […]
High Interest Rates Are Healthy, Low Rates Are Poison
High Interest Rates Are Healthy, Low Rates Are Poison Authored by Charles Hugh Smith via OfTwoMinds blog, The status quo has it backwards: low rates are now essential to prop up the wreckage left from previous doses of default and cascading losses. The economy depends on two related drivers: low interest rates and asset bubbles. These […]
“Debasement Trade” Into Bitcoin & Gold Is Here To Stay; JPMorgan
“Debasement Trade” Into Bitcoin & Gold Is Here To Stay; JPMorgan Authored by Alex O’Donnell via CoinTelegraph.com, The so-called “debasement trade” into gold and Bitcoin is “here to stay” as investors brace for persistent geopolitical uncertainty, according to a Jan. 3 research note by JPMorgan shared with Cointelegraph. Gold and BTC “appear to have become […]
JPMorgan: Currency Fears Drive Gold, Bitcoin Demand
JPMorgan’s analysis, led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, indicates a fundamental shift in investment strategies as both gold and bitcoin gain structural importance in portfolios. The bank notes that gold’s recent price movements have surpassed levels typically explained by dollar movements and real bond yields, suggesting a deeper adoption of the ‘debasement trade’ – where investors seek […]
Central Banks Add 53 Tons to Gold Reserves in November
November 2024 saw continued robust central bank gold demand, with a net addition of 53 tons to global official holdings. The National Bank of Poland emerged as the dominant buyer, adding 21 tons to reach 448 tons total, approaching its 20% reserves target. Other significant purchasers included Uzbekistan (9t), India (8t), and China, which resumed […]
Dollar’s Share Of Global Reserves Hits 30-Year-Low As Central Banks Pile Into Gold, Alternates
Dollar’s Share Of Global Reserves Hits 30-Year-Low As Central Banks Pile Into Gold, Alternates Authored by Wolf Richter via WolfStreet.com, The US dollar lost further ground as global reserve currency among many reserve currencies held by central banks. Its share has been zigzagging lower for many years as central banks have been diversifying their holdings […]
Israel Holds Rates at 4.5% as War Fuels Inflation
The Bank of Israel kept its key interest rate steady at 4.5%, reflecting persistent inflationary pressures from the ongoing military conflict. Military mobilization has created labor shortages while reduced airline service has disrupted economic activity, pushing inflation to 3.4%, above the government’s 1-3% target range. The central bank has revised its 2025 growth forecast upward […]
“On Average, Germans Are Poorer” – Shocking Report For The EU’s Largest Economy
“On Average, Germans Are Poorer” – Shocking Report For The EU’s Largest Economy Authored by Liz Heflin via Remix News, Germany could enter its third year of economic recession in 2025, according to a report out of the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI), cited by the Mandiner news portal, meaning it will face the longest economic crisis […]