2021-07-12 07:11
The Biden years are here. And as much deficit spending as we’ve seen over the last 12-plus months and as low as interest rates have been for so long now, there seems an excellent chanc… Read More
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2021-06-11 05:19
It may be too soon to tell if the Biden years will prove to be a boon to precious metals. That said, it appears much of what the president is planning for the nation in the way of economic p… Read More
2021-05-26 05:18
It’s no secret that precious metals have enjoyed a relatively robust past couple of years… The latest run began in earnest toward the end of 2018, when concerns the contentious… Read More
2021-04-23 00:06
For a long time now, precious metals have been considered alternative assets – assets that exist outside the realm of those bought and sold through traditional financial institutions s… Read More
2021-04-08 04:40
In the face of both general economic uncertainty and specific fiscal and monetary policy initiatives that potentially threaten the stability of the dollar, interest in physical precious meta… Read More
2021-03-22 07:00
There’s no disputing that both gold and silver posted impressive performances in 2020. As financial markets spent the balance of the year working to recover from the springtime pandemi… Read More
2020-10-29 06:19
Despite nearly three months of trading sideways, gold’s prospects continue to look excellent. The overall upward trend in gold began in March 2019 when the Federal Reserve announced in… Read More
2020-10-17 06:13
Periods of pullback in surging asset classes can present renewed buying opportunities. Once an asset takes off, those still on the sidelines understandably become reluctant to follow through… Read More
2020-08-28 16:13
There’s no disputing that gold has been on quite a run for some time now. The broad uptrend in gold began in the last quarter of 2018, when intensifying trade war fears rattled the eco… Read More
2020-06-16 07:12
Not so long ago, experts were telling us the economic recovery from COVID-19 would be quick. That has changed. Those voices are still out there, to be sure. But with increasing frequency and… Read More
2020-05-15 05:25
In some parts of the country, state government leaders are displaying great optimism about the near-term outlook for the COVID-19 pandemic. On the heels of President Trump’s issuance o… Read More
2020-03-25 07:21
Ask any football coach and they will tell you one of the most sought-after physical qualities in a player is the combination of great size with lightning-fast speed. Those who possess an ide… Read More
2019-11-19 06:37
The automotive industry is more than the proverbial “canary in the coalmine” when it comes to the health of the global economy – it is, in fact, its center of gravity. And… Read More
2019-06-06 08:12
According to the folks at Gallup, it seems that Americans have a decidedly more favorable opinion of socialism than they did in the first half of the 20th century. Comparing their results wi… Read More
2018-07-09 16:19
The initial tariffs have gone “live,” and it’s possible, according to President Trump, they’ll eventually touch more than $500 billion of goods. So the move toward pr… Read More
2018-06-20 16:32
An article currently appearing over at IRIS, an online industry newsletter for financial professionals, is asking its audience if they’re ready for inflation, particularly in light of… Read More
2018-06-08 16:37
Although quite a ways down from its peak highs at end-January, the stock market appears to be rallying again. While the market reached its lowest ‘post-Trump surge’ period in ear… Read More
2018-05-24 16:12
The 1970s are coming back. So says financial analyst John Rubino in an article that appears over at ZeroHedge. Rubino makes a case suggesting there are “eerie and scary” similari… Read More
2018-05-17 16:19
It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about the war on cash. But make no mistake, it has continued unabated. This is a war waged by big governments all around the world, no matter… Read More
2018-05-16 15:55
Can you really prepare for a market crash? This is the question posed by a recent article at the website of The Globe and Mail newspaper. And the answer delivered by the piece? If you approa… Read More
2018-05-05 22:18
If you read our last article, “Gold – The Trust Factor,” you will know that we ran through the idea of having an overview of the general investment climate before you even… Read More
2018-05-02 22:18
If you read our last article, “Gold – The Trust Factor,” you will know that we ran through the idea of having an overview of the general investment climate before you even… Read More
2018-05-01 16:11
So much for the so-called ‘Trump spike’ in the market. The markets have now fallen back to about pre-Trump levels, and the bullishness that retail investors had has also dissipat… Read More
2018-04-30 15:49
An exotic and dangerous financial animal – one assumed to have gone extinct in the flames of the 2008 recession – has returned, and many of those for whom that financial crisis r… Read More
2018-04-23 16:13
Higher rates, the possibility of a trade war, and even the possibility of a REAL war are just some of the threats waiting to break the hearts of stock market investors. And in order t… Read More
2018-04-19 06:53
It would be nice if for once, we could deliver some good news on the US national debt outlook. Talking about this topic again almost feels like beating a dead horse, except that the carcass… Read More
2018-04-17 15:43
A recent estimate, put the number of people, in the United States, holding precious metals at between 3% and 9% of the population. The major reason given for the low take-up, is simply a lac… Read More
2018-04-17 07:53
An article over at Bloomberg is suggesting that the economy has changed in such a way that perhaps nowhere in the realm of traditional assets might there be any relief for investors from mar… Read More
2018-04-11 06:35
Noble Making News Charles Thorngren, CEO and Collin Plume, President of Noble Gold have been making the rounds at national-level financial publications such as Forbes, Kiplinger, NPR Marketp… Read More
2018-04-10 06:38
The stock market is due for a fall. Numerous market observers and analysts tell us so, but even without their wisdom, our own abilities to discern the obvious are enough. The bull market has… Read More
2018-04-03 06:37
By itself, the simple fact the current bull market is now the second-longest on record is enough to prompt worries of a tanking in the wings. But there’s much more for investors to be… Read More
2018-04-02 15:17
(Kitco News) - After four weeks of selling, hedge funds jumped back into the gold market and pushed prices to a 5.5-week high, according to the latest trade data from the Commodity Futures T… Read More
2018-04-02 14:14
Kitco News - In delayed reaction, the gold market is pushing to session highs, after sentiment in the manufacturing sector fell in March, according to the last data from the Institute for Su… Read More
2018-04-02 14:07
The best performing metal this week silver, down 1.13 percent. Gold traders were split this week between bullish and bearish outcomes, according to the weekly Bloomberg survey. The yellow me… Read More
2018-04-02 13:30
Volatility has become the name of the game. As Lloyd Blankfein notes, just as you think everything is under control something erupts. It was always hubris and complacency to think that nothi… Read More
2018-02-26 06:02
One of the most common questions asked by prospective gold and silver investors looking to diversify their portfolio with inflation-resistant commodities is, “What form of gold and sil… Read More
2018-01-05 07:32
We’ve spoken before on this blog about how woefully underfunded public pensions are. This is because most pension funds are using unrealistically high rates of returns in their assumpt… Read More
2017-12-02 05:53
The stock market has been up all the way since the beginning of the year. Despite the economic woes of the average citizen, our stock market seems to be racing all the way to the top. We&rsq&hell…Read More
2017-11-09 05:32
Ever since the Great Financial Crisis of the 2008, the ‘fat cat banks’ have been vilified by the public and the politicians; and rightfully so. While the average citizen was left… Read More
2017-10-16 06:09
It’s no secret that the quantitative easing (aka money printing) policies of the US Federal Reserve and the European Central bank has, to put it lightly, not been very successful. We&r&hell…Read More
2017-09-30 15:40
About 10 days ago on September 20 2017, the Federal Reserve finally made the announcement that many dreaded, but ultimately knew was inevitable. The Fed is finally stopping its Quantitative… Read More
2017-08-31 16:35
In September 2017, legislators will meet to try to raise the national debt ceiling…. which currently stands at just under $20 trillion ($19.809 trillion to be exact), before the Septe… Read More
2017-08-16 16:20
Despite numerous warnings from various experts, our stock market continues to reach unprecedented highs. The Dow Jones stands at another all-time high of 21,891. And so does the S&P500 a… Read More
2017-08-05 18:42
Some good news and bad news from the war on cash. Let’s start with the good news. The EU government, one of the main government entities spearheading the global war on cash, had a… Read More
2017-07-23 21:04
The Federal Reserve recently released the minutes of their mid-June FOMC meeting, which contained this ominous warning: Corporate earnings growth had been robust; nevertheless, in the assess… Read More
2017-07-14 20:46
Do you know about the US Treasury yield curve and what it means for the economy? If you don’t, here’s a quick primer. The US Treasury yield curve is a graph with treasury yields… Read More
2017-06-25 22:17
We are already living in a country almost entirely fueled by debt, let that sink in…. With the US national debt currently standing at $19.9 trillion, according to the US Debt Clock. A… Read More
2017-06-09 19:09
All the way back in 2003, the ‘Sage of Omaha’, Warren Buffett had this to say about OTC financial derivatives in Berkshire Hathaway’s 2002 annual report: “I view deri… Read More
2017-06-05 16:18
Metals Focus predicts a rally in the silver market during the second half of 2017 – with a price above $20 an ounce looking good for the fourth quarter. Metals Focus, an independe… Read More
2017-05-05 09:34
The old saying is that money makes the world go round, but in this day and age they should say debt makes the world go round. With the world having fully moved away from the gold standard an… Read More
2017-04-29 08:04
For many years now there has been a huge gap in the market when it comes to gold IRA and silver IRA storage. Having precious metals depository facilities based only in Delaware has been a li… Read More
2017-03-27 15:51
Ever since the election, the so-called ‘Trump rally’ has been chugging ahead at full steam, with the Dow Jones Index reaching a peak of 21,116 on March 1 2017. Since then however… Read More
2017-03-13 06:40
Once the government fully abolished the gold standard in 1971, it was inevitable that a debt fueled bubble would emerge. What caught many off guard however, is just how big the bubble has gr… Read More
2017-02-27 05:18
As of 24 February 2017, the Dow Jones Index has hit 20,821, another record high in a month of record highs. Pundits are calling this the ‘Trump rally’, driven by expectation of i… Read More
2017-02-15 04:42
Do you believe that another recession is imminent? If you’re the average American, then you probably don’t, because a recent Gallup poll has shown that consumer confidence has ne… Read More
2017-01-27 06:18
This week we run through the gold/silver ratio, what it is, what it has been in the past, where it is today, and what it can tell us about future precious metal prices. Three out of two peop… Read More
2016-12-29 02:05
The US Council on Competitiveness recently asked Gallup to conduct a pro-bono comprehensive study of US growth and productivity; a request to which Gallup enthusiastically agreed. And while… Read More
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