Gold demand set a third-quarter record, driving the price to a series of record highs. Including over-the-counter (OTC) sales, gold demand came in at 1,313 tons in Q3, a 5 percent year-on-year increase. Gold averaged a record $2,474 an ounce in the third quarter. That represented a 28 percent year-on-year increase.
Full Article →The Universe Seems to Know the Dollar is in Trouble.
Eerily Symbolic: Treasury Seal Falls Off Podium as Yellen Is Asked About Dollar’s Status! The universe seems to know the dollar is in trouble. During a recent news conference, a reporter asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, “How concerned are you about the potential impact of the dollar’s status as the world reserve currency?” And the seal fell off…
Full Article →Major International Bank Joins Chinese Payment Global System
HSBC Hong Kong announced it will formally join China’s Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (Cips). The move is yet another body blow to dollar dominance. According to the Financial Times, it will give “the world’s biggest player in trade finance a key role in Beijing’s push to expand use of the renminbi.”
Full Article →Why Governments Have No Incentive to Help You
Many people around the world have the idea that their governments are there for their benefit, to help them, especially when times get tough. But the fact of the matter is that governments actually have no incentive to help you, not today and not tomorrow…
Full Article →JP Morgan: “Debasement Trade” Increasing the Gold Price
Gold’s price is rising so quickly that analysts, forecasts and headlines are scrambling to keep up. JP Morgan has identified this new trend as the “debasement trade,” and explains why we’re still in the early days of record gold prices…
Full Article →Gold Long-Term Returns Better Than You Thought!
Gold is typically seen as a store of value. Over time, investors expect its price to keep pace with inflation. We find gold’s returns are tightly correlated with the general price level as measured by the consumer price index. Using this assumption, the long-term expected return for gold generally ranges between zero and 1 percent. However…
Full Article →Today’s Housing Bubble Could Sink Your Retirement
You may be surprised to learn that housing is now “the civil rights issue of our time” according to some activists. The problem with activists like this is how they want the problem solved. They want more government involvement and control – which could wreck more than just the housing market…
Full Article →“Doom Spending” Trend Casting Shadows Across Economy
You’ve probably never heard of “doom spending,” but it’s important. Doom spending is clearly a warning of an economic nosedive. Learn what it means and how to prepare now, so the consequences don’t take you by surprise…
Full Article →Poland Now Holds More Gold Than Great Britain
According to National Bank of Poland Governor Adam Glapiński, the county holds 420 tons of gold “on behalf of all Poles,” noting that Poland “has thus entered the exclusive club of the world’s largest gold reserve holders.” Only 10 countries hold more gold than Poland – Poland now holds more gold than Great Britain.
Full Article →How the Election Could Impact Precious Metals
Donald Trump is picking up steam in recent polling. Bullion investors are tuned into presidential politics, this year perhaps more than ever. They wonder what the November election might mean for markets. Absent some radical development, either Trump or Harris will be president come January. And Gold investors better be ready!
Full Article →Credit Card Spending Tanked in August; Are We Tapped Out?
How close are Americans to hitting their credit card limits? Based on the latest consumer credit data from the Federal Reserve, they may be getting closer. American consumers have been yo-yo-ing between slowing credit card spending and going on spending sprees. But in August, credit card balances contracted significantly.
Full Article →The spreading Middle East conflict is now one of the dominant forces driving gold and silver higher – alongside thriving central bank demand and the growing deficit of silver production. The path to $50 silver seems clear – here’s what’s next…
Full Article →Fake News on Economy Driven by Fake Money
The mainstream financial media is hailing Friday’s surprise “blowout” jobs report. According to the Labor Department, employers added 254,000 jobs in September, much more than had been forecast. President Joe Biden joined Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in taking a victory lap for the supposedly strong economy.
Full Article →Gold Shines as Middle East Tension Surges
Markets fell and gold jumped during recent Middle East hostilities. Strategist says “instinctive safe-haven buying” drove the price of gold. Some analysts expect geopolitical risk to stay “elevated for years.” Multiple strategists forecast $3,000 gold in 2025 in part on geopolitical outlook.
Full Article →Gold Boost from “Debasement Trade”
Gold is being boosted by a “debasement trade,” and according to JPMorgan analysts, this dynamic “may have legs.” According to a team of JPMorgan strategists led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the gold price has climbed above what should be expected, given these factors.
Full Article →Gold Topples Euro…
According to Bank of America, gold has overtaken the euro to become the world’s second-largest central bank reserve asset. With the central bank gold buying spree over the last several years, along with the rapid rise in price in 2024, the yellow metal now makes up about 16 percent of total reserve assets, just ahead of the euro.
Full Article →Gold Price Forecast for October 2024
Gold price likely reached its upside target, and the top is in. Yes, you read that right. And yes – this creates a bearish forecast of gold prices for October 2024. On a short-term basis, gold invalidated the move above its rising support/resistance line, which serves as a bearish confirmation.
Full Article →Zimbabwe Already Devaluing New Gold-Backed Currency
Well, that didn’t take long. In April, Zimbabwe introduced a gold-backed currency in an effort to stabilize the country’s financial system. Less than six months later, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has already devalued the new money. I hate to say, “I told you so,” but, well, I told you so.
Full Article →Scammers Using Gold to Fleece Americans for Everything
One of the primary reasons that investors turn to physical gold and silver is to eliminate counterparty risk. Bullion.Directory precious metals analysis 30 September, 2024 By Clint Siegner Director of […]
Full Article →Did Fed just send gold over $2,600/oz?
This might be the most thrilling time in the gold market since 1971. You could argue the 2008-2011 Great Financial Crisis compares, but I beg to differ. The pandemic panic and lockdowns were the much more like the GFC for gold. Besides, if gold’s current run was similar to the GFC, we’d already be two years into a sideways market.
Full Article →Americans Have Spent Their Pandemic Savings (and Then Some)
Talking heads and politicians laud the “resilience” of American consumers. They managed to keep spending despite rapidly rising prices thanks to post-pandemic price inflation. But they rarely talk about how Americans have weathered the inflationary storm. When you look hard, it’s not a story of resilience but one of desperation.
Full Article →Why Your Social Security Is in Danger
Social Security has long been promised to be a way for the average worker to retire in comfort and maintain their standard of living even after they stop earning, but can you really depend on it, or any other government run program, to keep you and your family out of the poor house and away from soup kitchens when you retire?
Full Article →Powerful Forces Behind Gold’s Latest All-Time High
This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold hits $2,600 in another massive jump, the Bank of France’s views on gold, and why now is the time to watch what central banks are doing.
Full Article →Russians Using Gold to Skirt Sanctions
According to the Russian website Russia’s Pivot to Asia, Russian businesses are buying physical gold in Russia and then transporting it to Hong Kong via courier. There, the gold is sold, and the cash is deposited into the bank accounts of Chinese suppliers to pay for goods and services.
Full Article →Nassim Taleb: People Not Seeing Real De-Dollarization
Nassim Taleb, best known for his book The Black Swan, said on X that “people are not seeing the real de-dollarization in progress.” He pointed out that global transactions are still generally labeled in dollars “as an anchor currency. But central banks (particularly BRICS) have been storing, that is putting their reserves, in Gold.”
Full Article →Top Banker Confesses He’s Deeply Concerned
Jamie Dimon, head of one of the biggest banks in the world, expressed concerns that what many people think could be almost the worst possible scenario for the U.S. economy is, in fact, a very real possibility. Most people, when they’re trying to find reliable information, look to experts in a given field. Jamie Dimon IS that expert…
Full Article →Tech Stocks, Return to “Normalcy” and Gold Stocks
The precious metals market moved slightly higher yesterday. But the move up was too small to change anything, especially in the case of the GDXJ and FCX. The moves higher have indeed been tiny in those two – they were barely noticeable.
Full Article →ING Bank: This Gold Rally Is Just Getting Started
ING Bank has revised its short and midterm gold price forecast higher, saying the gold rally is “just getting started.” The Dutch financial group cites the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle, geopolitical risks, and uncertainty going into the presidential election as potential catalysts to drive gold to new record highs.
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