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$2,100 Gold and $30 Silver. Now What?

$2,100 Gold and $30 Silver. Now What?

Yes, maybe you’ll have another six weeks to get your metals’ shopping done before we see gold above $2,000 again and silver above $30. But then again, maybe not…

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Silver Might Be Overextended – But It’s STILL Cheap

Silver Might Be Overextended – But It’s STILL Cheap

Investors who are eying a multi-year silver bull run ahead should view any decent pullback from here as a buying opportunity.

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Good Delivery U-Turn Poses Serious Protectionism Questions

Good Delivery U-Turn Poses Serious Protectionism Questions

In what must be the fastest volte-face in listing history, CME Group de-lists Al Etihad Gold a matter of days after approving the company for Good Delivery status.

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Silver Shorts Get Squeezed Hard… What’s Next?

Silver Shorts Get Squeezed Hard… What’s Next?

The opportunity is that silver’s major bull market likely has much further to go. The possibility of a major top shouldn’t even be considered until after silver has joined gold in hitting all-time highs.

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Gold’s New Kid on the Block(chain) Comes Clean

Gold's New Kid on the Block(chain) Comes Clean

With so many different gold backed digital assets on the market we wanted to understand what made this product stand out from the rest and were pleasantly surprised.

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Has Fed Popped Poison Cork Too Soon?

Has Fed Popped Poison Cork Too Soon?

The dramatic ascent of precious metals markets this summer reflects what could be just the start of a longer-term decline and fall in the Federal Reserve Note’s value and status.

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Gold Hits New ATH Four Days in a Row

Gold Hits New ATH Four Days in a Row

GOLD PRICES have now hit fresh highs four days in a row while Thursday saw European stocks fall as traders focus on US stimulus talks and US job data.

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Roundup: Gold On Way to $3500 (or Higher)

Roundup: Gold On Way to $3500 (or Higher)

$3,500 could be the next long-term target for gold, the dollar’s status as the global reserve currency could be slipping, and gold’s jump looks to have come from unexpected sources.

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Gold Hits New High as US-China Tensions Grow

Gold Hits New High as US-China Tensions Grow

GOLD surged to fresh all-time high early Monday morning, as rising Covid-19 cases and simmering US-China tensions dented hopes for swift economic recovery. Price dislocation between London and New York “diminished” gold futures market impacting movement of physical gold.

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Profit from Rigged Markets and Cynicism

Profit from Rigged Markets and Cynicism

Opportunists know that artificially suppressed markets represent hidden value – and that under our inflationary monetary system, prices of precious metals will inevitably rise over time in terms of depreciating Federal Reserve Note dollars.

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Introducing Nu Fortune: Gold’s Ethical Miners

Introducing Nu Fortune: Gold's Ethical Miners

As a follow on to my recent blog post on Clean Earth Technology and as part of a short series in this sector I had some questions for Paul Hanna Chairman and Co-Founder of Nu Fortune Gold Ltd – the company that’s helping clean up gold mining

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Silver’s Surge Leaves Naysayers in the Dust

Silver’s Surge Leaves Naysayers in the Dust

With silver breaking out decisively to the upside, endangered bears are running for cover. Fundamentally, the character of both the silver and gold markets has changed this year’s rally. Retail bullion buying is not only back; it’s going through the roof!

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The Gold & Silver Markets Have Changed… Have You?

The Gold & Silver Markets Have Changed… Have You?

In spite of some very powerful evidence to the contrary, the general investing public still questions both the validity and upside potential of physical precious metals and the share prices of producing miners.

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Roundup: Spiking Inflation Pushing Americans Towards Gold and Silver

Roundup: Spiking Inflation Pushing Americans Towards Gold and Silver

Stories include: The Fed is in no position to respond to the spike in inflation, Swiss hedge fund is offering clients a precious metals shield against inflation, and Michigan jeweler launches his own Treasure Quest.

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How High Will Silver Go?

How High Will Silver Go?

The torrid rally in the silver market reached a major milestone this morning as prices hit $21/oz, closing above $20 for the first time since 2016. Even bigger moves are likely still to come…

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How You Pay for Precious Metals Matters

How You Pay for Precious Metals Matters

Even basics, such as how to make payment, need a bit of explaining. Buying precious metal isn’t complicated, but there are some differences compared with other types of purchases. One of the biggest differences is that paying with your credit card will cost you.

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Mortgage Delinquencies Skyrocket to Highest Level in 21 Years

Mortgage Delinquencies Skyrocket to Highest Level in 21 Years

If people aren’t paying the bill that puts a roof over their head, that doesn’t paint a pretty picture for the state of the U.S. economy. Sadly, it looks like that picture could be taking shape right now.

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Don’t Ignore this Critical Consideration for Retirement Saving

Don’t Ignore this Critical Consideration for Retirement Saving

According to a study by the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), almost half of Americans do not have enough savings to maintain original spending levels past the first five years of their retirement.

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Gold Set to Sizzle this Summer

Gold Set to Sizzle this Summer

Summer doldrums? Not for precious metals markets! In early July, gold and silver each broke out to fresh multi-year highs. The yellow metal is within striking distance of new all-time highs and the headline-worthy figure of $2,000/oz.

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Gold Regains $1800, Silver $19 on Covid Recovery Spook

Gold Regains $1800, Silver $19 on Covid Recovery Spook

GOLD and SILVER bounced after overnight sell-off from multi-year highs against USD in London, rallying as commodity prices fell with global stock markets against backdrop of fading ‘V-shaped’ economic hopes

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Coin Shortage Ramps Up War on Cash

Coin Shortage Ramps Up War on Cash

Many retail businesses including grocery stores and fast food restaurants have been wrangling with a national coin shortage. Some say we need to pay in exact change or use alternative payment methods such as credit cards.

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Our New High-Value Listings Launch 1st August

Our New High-Value Listings Launch 1st August

After 1,500 bullion dealer listings added we’re delighted to announce our new high quality basic listing – available at an incredibly low one-off fee: $10

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Clean Gold: A Game Changer for Mining

Clean Gold: A Game Changer for Mining

Meet the Technologies that are Cleaning up the Gold Industry. Kevin Fell co-founder & Group CEO of Clean Earth Technologies discusses some of the ground-breaking solutions they are bringing to the mining world.

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New Gold Price Record Likely

New Gold Price Record Likely

GOLD PRICES tried but failed to match yesterday’s new 9-year US Dollar peak on Thursday while silver peeped above $19 per ounce for the first time since September as confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the United States rose above 3 million and Tokyo reported a record daily rise in new infections.

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Top Question for New Precious Metals Investors

Top Question for New Precious Metals Investors

Physical gold and silver are useful as investment and crisis insurance, but it takes a bit of explaining.

Some wonder how they go about actually realizing profits – it’s different than logging into a brokerage account and hitting the “sell” button…

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More Fed Help For The Big Boys – Nothing For You

More Fed Help For The Big Boys - Nothing For You

The fact the Fed is buying corporate bonds at all signals favoritism toward big existing players — indebted lumbering behemoths that can’t innovate. It’s not as if the Fed is going to take the largesse it creates from thin air and spread it around to a plucky but capital-starved startup, right?

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Gold Drops On US Jobs Data

Gold Drops On US Jobs Data

Gold Prices Erase Post-ISM Rally as US Jobs Data Beat Forecasts, Both for Gains and New Benefit Claims Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 02 July, 2020 By Adrian Ash Head of […]

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Big Banks Win, You Lose (Again)

Big Banks Win, You Lose (Again)

Part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, the “Volcker Rule” was intended to prevent big banks from taking irresponsible risks. But in spite of an already-uncertain economy, regulators are now proposing to ease these rules…

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