In Germany buying anything more than one and one-half troy ounces of gold will now activate customer ID paperwork, and for businesses – a criminal background check…
Full Article →GOLD eased back Tuesday, below yesterday’s new 7-year US Dollar highs at London’s benchmarking, as confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus spread, Hong Kong closed its borders with mainland China.
Full Article →Why Palladium is on a Tear
Physical palladium and rhodium markets are buzzing with reported prices for both metals leaping higher in recent days. The story behind palladium’s move is that a physical shortage has developed in London…
Full Article →Gold Jumps to 3-Week Highs on China’s New Year Crisis
GOLD PRICES jumped 1% at the start of Asian trading before easing back on Monday as the Chinese coronavirus death-toll rose 81 with almost 3,000 confirmed sick.
Full Article →Ultimately it will be very easy,” Trump told Fox, “because if we can’t make a deal, we’ll have to put 25% tariffs on [European-made] cars.”
Full Article →Gold Prices Firm as ECB Seeks ‘Robust Inflation’ with Negative Rates, Deadly Virus Hits Chinese New Year Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 23 January, 2020 By Adrian Ash Head of Research […]
Full Article →Hoard of American Silver Eagles Discovered at the U.S. Mint
In 2019, the United States Mint was doing their year-end audit and discovered a leftover inventory of 2016 Proof Silver Eagles that was not accounted for. 183,781 coins were found in what is now called “The West Point Mint Hoard.”
Full Article →Already killing 17 and infecting 440 people in China, the coronavirus outbreak “is threatening to wreak havoc on Lunar New Year travel plans,” says the South China Morning Post, “at a time when many Chinese people journey to their hometowns for family reunions.
Full Article →Former Fed Head Says Government Can Borrow a LOT More
Narayana Kocherlakota, the former President of the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis wants you to know the Federal Government can never borrow too much money. How? By taxing the very people it owes the money to…
Full Article →Is U.S. Mint Setting Collectors Up for Silver Eagle Rarity?
Could we be looking at modern rarities in their infancies? Why are we seeing such low mintage Silver Eagles? The answer is simple. Many coin collectors are either buying less of each type of Silver Eagle or are only choosing to buy one over the other.
Full Article →Gold is up almost 20% over the last 365 days. Silver is up about 18%, platinum over 28%, palladium almost 82% and rhodium over 245%. It is interesting that the non-traditional precious metals are outperforming gold and silver – the last year has treated investors of bullion quite well.
Full Article →Is This The Next Modern Rarity?
With a total mintage of only 110,000 coins, the Silver Eagle from the Pride of Two Nations Set became one of the lowest mintage Silver Eagles of all time. It is no wonder why this set sold out completely a day of its release. However, it would soon be overshadowed by its sister coin…
Full Article →Precious Metals Set to Keep Powering Ahead
Precious metals got off to an explosive early start to 2020 as tensions between the U.S. and Iran drove safe-haven buying. The question for investors is whether the fundamental picture now looks promising or fleeting.
Full Article →Yes, China Is a Currency Manipulator…
The U.S. Treasury announced Monday that China is no longer on a list of countries deemed to be “currency manipulators.” The timing was awfully convenient and besides, nobody actually believes China has stopped manipulating the value of its yuan versus the U.S. dollar.
Full Article →What if Gold and Silver Prices Followed Dungeons and Dragons Rules?
What are Dungeons and Dragons gold coins worth in our modern world? We answer the question literally nobody is asking and put it this way, it’s hardly worth going into the dungeon.
Full Article →Fight the Fed (and the Crooked Banks)
Market forecaster Martin Zweig famously warned investors against underestimating the power of the Federal Reserve Bank to control markets. He coined the phrase “Don’t fight the Fed” back in the 80’s. Precious metals investors are wondering if this is still good advice.
Full Article →GOLD BULLION rose to trade dead-flat for the week against the Dollar and all other major currencies lunchtime Friday in London as new US jobs data came in well below analyst forecasts.
Full Article →GOLD PRICES jumped to fresh all-time highs in a raft of major currencies early Wednesday as news broke of Iran striking US targets in Iraq with 2 dozen rockets in retaliation for last week’s assasination of special forces commander Qasem Soleimani.
Full Article →GOLD PRICES held onto yesterday’s steep rise in all major currencies on Tuesday, trading near 7-year highs in US Dollar terms as world stock markets rebounded but Washington and Tehran threatened fresh violence against each other following the assassination of a senior Iranian military chief.
Full Article →Bullion Banks Used Paper Metals to Restrain Price Advance
The bankers and government officials behind these fiat currency systems don’t like stable monetary benchmarks such as gold putting their inflation schemes on full display. They absolutely hate that gold works as a refuge.
Full Article →Gold Jumps to 7-Year High as War Threatens
GOLD PRICES jumped to near 7-year highs against the US Dollar plus a raft of new record highs in other major currencies at the start of Asian trade Monday as the bullion market opened following this weekend’s serious escalation of US-Iran tensions.
Full Article →Metals Outlook For 2020 – Key Fundamentals and Technicals
Precious metals markets enter the New Year with some impressive upside momentum. Are gold and silver poised to deliver big gains in 2020?
Full Article →GOLD PRICES ended 2019 with their 3rd highest annual finish in US Dollar terms while setting fresh New Year’s Eve records in all other major currencies except the Swiss Franc.
Full Article →Is 2020 Time for Gold and Silver to Shine?
As the Fed Reinflates Bubbles, Will Gold and Silver Shine? Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 30 December, 2019 By Clint Siegner Director of Money Metals Exchange Gold bugs are arriving at […]
Full Article →Understanding Gold Comes From The Heart
Reflect on the state of geopolitical affairs around the globe. Look at the trend in motion where banks are – or soon will – charge you for the privilege of saving some of the paper currency you’ve earned…
Full Article →GOLD PRICES held unchanged again on Thursday as world stock markets retreated from this week’s new record highs following last night’s impeachment of Donald Trump by the US House of Congress.
Full Article →Inflation Threat Looms in 2020 as Fed Ramps Up Stimulus
The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected last week. However, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made news with some of his most dovish remarks to date – stating flatly that he won’t hike rates again until inflation moves up significantly
Full Article →GOLD TRADING in London was quiet Tuesday, keeping prices in a tight $5 range as Western stock markets edged back from yesterday’s new record highs.
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