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Precious Metals Analysis

Recession is Coming: Gold Will Come Out Stronger

Recession is Coming: Gold Will Come Out Stronger

An economic hurricane is coming. Brace yourselves! This is at least what Jamie Dimon suggested last month. To be precise, he said: “Right now, it’s kind of sunny. Everyone thinks the Fed can handle this. That hurricane is right out there down the road, coming our way.

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Both US & Euro Recession Dead Ahead

Both US & Euro Recession Dead Ahead

S&P Global Market Intelligence just released both their Euro and US PMI’s and at the time that both central banks are tightening monetary policy, both of two of the worlds largest economies are showing clear signs of heading into a recession.

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What the Heck Is Happening to Silver?!

What the Heck Is Happening to Silver?!

The dollar rose this week, from 17.87mg gold to 18.24mg (that’s “gold fell from $1,740 to $1,705” in DollarSpeak), a gain of 2.1%. In silver terms, it rose from 1.61g to 1.67g (in DollarSpeak, “silver dropped from $19.24 to $18.64), or 3.7%.

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World’s Top Hedge Fund Manager Issues This Alert on Gold

World’s Top Hedge Fund Manager Issues This Alert on Gold

We’re hearing an increasing number of warnings that a stagflationary event could not only materialize, but persist for an entire decade. I don’t want to believe it. Even so, it’s starting to look like a certainty. The latest 9.1% inflation reading hit the financial markets hard.

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BRICS expansion on USD Wrecking Ball

BRICS expansion on USD Wrecking Ball

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), also known as the “central bank of central banks,” recently released a survey which states that at least 81 central banks around the world have been accelerating plans to release their own cryptocurrencies.

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When Fed Takes Punch Bowl Away, Stick to Gold

When Fed Takes Punch Bowl Away, Stick to Gold

The hangover is coming. The best cure is – except for the broth – gold. 75 basis points! This is how much the FOMC raised interest rates in June. As the chart below shows, it was the biggest hike in the federal funds rate since the 1990s.

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JP Morgan Big Hitters Face Jail Time

JP Morgan Big Hitters Face Jail Time

Given that not a single banker went to jail in the aftermath of the GFC, any actual time behind bars for the JP Morgan trio of Michael Nowak, Gregg Smith and Jeffrey Ruffo would send a powerful message to major commercials with heavy paper shorts on the COMEX.

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JPMorgan Caught Rigging the Gold Price (Again)

JPMorgan Caught Rigging the Gold Price (Again)

Bloomberg recently did a fairly comprehensive report on insider trading of precious metals by traders (most notoriously) at JPMorgan, and other large banks as well. JPMorgan pled guilty in 2019 and paid over $920 million to settle charges…

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Global USD Reset or Fed Reverse?

Global USD Reset or Fed Reverse?

“When will the US Fed pause or reverse and ease rates?” is quite simply most important question in global finance. This question is not simply one of US interest rate impacts, US inflation or US financial markets plunging off the back of all that liquidity being removed.

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Is Gold About to Hit Mainstream?

Is Gold About to Hit Mainstream?

March of this year, Merryll Lynch disclosed an investment thesis called FAANG 2.0. It’s a fascinating idea and gold plays a prominent role. Why is gold considered a safe-haven asset? The answer is simple but profound.

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When the Dollar Breaks Down, Metals Will Lift Off

When the Dollar Breaks Down, Metals Will Lift Off

After going essentially straight up for more than a year, the Dollar Index chart is now looking extremely overbought. The Federal Reserve note may be due for a retracement against its foreign counterparts. That will likely spark a rally in metals markets.

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Goldman Sachs Call US$2500 Gold Soon

Goldman Sachs Call US$2500 Gold Soon

Any discussion of gold’s price action must inevitably look at what’s happening in China, easily the worlds largest buyer of the precious metal. The softness of the metals price of late has many scratching their heads amid rampant inflation and a war.

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Bears Mauled Market But Not Gold

Bears Mauled Market But Not Gold

The bears awoke from their winter sleep and took control of Wall Street. However, they haven’t conquered the gold market yet! It’s official: there is a bear market in equities! We can firmly state that bears took control of Wall Street for the first time since the pandemic crash.

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When Will the Retirement Crisis End?

When Will the Retirement Crisis End?

Households Sacrifice Retirement Contributions to meet Cost of Living Increases. As inflation has forced Americans to slash retirement plan contributions, trillions of dollars have been wiped from 401(k)s and IRAs.

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Rare Gold-Silver Crystal Sighting

Rare Gold-Silver Crystal Sighting

Something has happened which has not occurred since 2009. The silver basis—our measure of abundance of the metal to the market—has gone way under the gold basis. This means silver is less abundant to the market than gold.

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Billions Worth of Gold Found in Shipwreck

Billions Worth of Gold Found in Shipwreck

New technology has shown billions of dollars worth of gold perfectly preserved on the floor of the Caribbean Sea. Some experts believe there to be at least 200 tonnes of gold, silver and emeralds in the legendary San Jose galleon shipwreck

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Fed Afraid of Inflation and Tightens Hawkish Stance

Fed Afraid of Inflation and Tightens Hawkish Stance

Yesterday the FOMC published the minutes from its last meeting, held in mid-June. Although the publication reveals no major surprises about US monetary policy, it shows rising worries within the Fed and also strengthens its hawkish rhetoric.

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Goldman Sachs Predicts a Heart-Racing Gold Price Spike

Goldman Sachs Predicts a Heart-Racing Gold Price Spike

Goldman Sachs raises year-end gold forecast to $2,500; why gold shines bright even after a losing Q2; and Zimbabwe rediscovers gold as a cornerstone of economic stability. Interestingly enough, Goldman’s lofty forecast for gold excludes possibility of hyperinflation…

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Bitcoin Volatility is a Feature, Not a Bug

Bitcoin Volatility is a Feature, Not a Bug

First off, bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme. A Ponzi is a fraud, in which the sponsor promises a yield. Bitcoin is closer to a pyramid scheme. A pyramid is not necessarily a fraud, and not necessarily illegal. Like a Ponzi, the gains come from new investors…

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Australia’s Gold Rush 2.0

Australia's Gold Rush 2.0

It may come as a major relief to Australians that we still have a lot of gold in the ground, because neither the RBA nor, the Australian government, nor many Australian citizens for that matter, hold very much gold. Australia’s gold reserves sit at 80 tonnes, unchanged since 1997…

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Stagflation: Biden Fails Economics 101

Stagflation: Biden Fails Economics 101

All presidents make mistakes, whether it’s failing to limit the growth of the federal budget or being unable to anticipate turns in the economic cycle. But the Biden administration has been unique in consistently getting just about everything wrong while stubbornly refusing to change course.

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Retirement Crisis: Is Current Climate Making it Worse?

Retirement Crisis: Is Current Climate Making it Worse?

For years, we’ve been told there’s a retirement crisis in America. Survey after survey reveals that Americans don’t have enough money to get by in what is supposed to be their golden years.

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Powell Stagflation Could Make Gold Investors Happy

Powell Stagflation Could Make Gold Investors Happy

There are many terrifying statements you can hear from another person. One example is: “Honey, we need to talk!” Another is: “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” However, the scariest English word, especially nowadays, is “stagflation.” Brrr!

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Fed Says Economy in for a Hard Landing

Fed Says Economy in for a Hard Landing

Fed Projections Say Economy in for a Hard Landing In this video, director of education Devlyn Steele shares data from the Fed’s own economic models that points to a rough landing ahead.

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Why THIS Recession is Different (and Worse)

Why THIS Recession is Different (and Worse)

By the time you read this, the U.S. economy will likely be officially mired in what could be a long and deep recession. Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood said Tuesday we’re already there: ‘We think we are in a recession. We were wrong on one thing and that was inflation being as sustained as it has been.’

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Unlike Gold, The Fed Doesn’t Want a Recession…

Unlike Gold, The Fed Doesn't Want a Recession...

Last week, Powell testified before Congress. He reiterated many things he said during his recent press conference, but I believe that a few issues deserve our attention. First, Powell repeated that the Fed is strongly committed to additional rate hikes coming.

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FY22 in Review

FY22 in Review

Headlines abound overnight as H1 of 2022 closed at the worst in 60 years for the world’s biggest share index, the S&P500, down 21.2% so far this year. The NASDAQ had its worst H1 ever, down 30% and eclipsing the dot.com bubble’s 25% for the same period.

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Record-Low Consumer Sentiment Index Goes Even Lower

Record-Low Consumer Sentiment Index Goes Even Lower

Two weeks ago, the heavily-watched Michigan consumer sentiment index dropped to its lowest level ever. But in spite of “achieving” that remarkable record, it turns out the index had still more room to fall.

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