Something’s brewing and it doesn’t take a genius to see the signals and read between the lines… The three major stock indices, S+P 500, Dow Jones, and NASDAQ composite have had late afternoon declines five out of the last six trading days. The Dow Jones made a new all-time high on January 2, 2024 but the S+P 500 and NASDAQ Composite did not follow
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Some rallies – being breathers within declines – are not bullish. And that’s what we see in gold and silver today. Before moving to the precious metals sector, let’s take a look at the currency markets as what’s happening there is one of the key building blocks for the situation in the gold, silver and miners.
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Here in the United States, the annual inflation rate – as measured by the headline consumer price index (CPI) – reached above 9% in June 2022. At the time, it was the fastest annual inflation rate in nearly 41 years. Since then, the inflation rate has steadily subsided, coming in slightly north of 3% in November. Significantly better, to be sure… but still an issue
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There is an untold story in American monetary history. Some are reluctant even to discuss it. I’m referring to the U.S. Secret Service’s very own role in the destruction of sound money in America. As federal government central planners began circulating unbacked paper proxies, they formed a Gestapo-like police agency to enforce the scheme.
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Every time gold moves back up, the same question emerges – was that THE bottom? The key thing for gold is the massive weekly reversal that formed over two weeks ago, and we saw another weekly reversal last week. The implications are very bearish for the weeks to come…
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving precious metals and the economy. Stories include: A decade of gold in review, forecasters call for $2,200 gold in 2024 and physical gold bullion is coming to a retail store near you. With a decade of Your News to Know), we felt like doing an overview of the stories that stood out the most.
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The gold market is poised to make history in 2024. It enters the New Year within striking distance of new all-time highs. How high will gold go? Much depends on how low interest rates and the U.S. dollar go. The Federal Reserve ended its rate hiking campaign last fall. It is expected to pivot toward monetary easing later this year…
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Question: I want to jump on the Gold IRA bandwagon but am struggling with how much I’d need in gold to properly hedge my other investments. What would you say is a minimum or maximum? What other factors will eat into my investment?
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Amelia in Minnesota is wondering what the differences are between numismatic, collectible and ancient coins – and if there are any risks to look out for as a new investor. In the world of gold and silver investment, precious metal coins aren’t always simply coins. They can be gateways to history, art – and sometimes – a tidy profit.
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Marc in New Jersey asked several questions related to difficulty in finding options for setting up an offshore gold IRA. And he’s right – things have changed over the past few years. Offshore gold IRAs were a huge boom a few years ago, thanks to aggressive marketing by one particular company and an inevitable rush of copycat competitors
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Back when inflation was heating up to historic levels in July 2022, President Biden tried to downplay inflation as “unacceptably high” but “not as bad as it looks.” The truth was actually pretty dire back then, as an increasing percentage of Americans were struggling to afford putting food on their tables. In fact, they still are right now.
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Mark in the UK asks the best ways to determine the authenticity of a precious metals investment. There are a lot of fake bullion bars and coins out there and they are becoming increasingly hard to spot as the price of precious metals reach new all-time highs and criminals up their games to keep the profits flowing.
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Against the backdrop of high inflation rates and geopolitical uncertainty, states are increasingly enacting measures that encourage saving in precious metals and even using gold and silver as money. With five bills signed into law in 2023, sound money reforms are gaining momentum across the United States.
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Remember when I told you that junior miners are likely to decline significantly when stocks decline? That just happened. To a small extent, but still. This means that when the stock market moves much lower, junior miners are likely to slide in a major way, too, creating great profits for us. Let’s take a look at what happened.
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There is a phrase you will hear a lot over the coming decade: Artificial Intelligence (AI). Not that you haven’t heard it already. But thanks to multiple major breakthroughs in 2017, like how language is used across different AI development efforts, innovation has accelerated at a breakneck pace. And there’s no sign of it slowing down.
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Reflecting on recent gold price changes, China’s obsession with safe-haven gold and could central banks break last year’s gold buying record?
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Demand for copper has been rising at bullion dealers. The number of products available has also risen dramatically in recent years. Mints and refiners are responding to increased demand with a wide variety of new copper rounds and bars with some interesting designs. The number of questions we get from clients has been rising, along with the interest.
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The pace at which the world’s central banks have been accumulating gold has been nothing short of relentless. Central banks bought more gold in 2022 than in any other year up to that point: 1,078 metric tons. And given the pace at which central banks are continuing to buy gold this year, it’s very possible 2023 will see a new record total
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Back in July, we reported on the Bidenomic “pay cut” of $5,600 per year that every American has suffered during Biden’s term. Unfortunately, the failures of Biden’s economic policies are starting to pile up. They’re almost impossible to ignore already. The media won’t be able to put a positive spin on it for much longer…
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“I’m researching Cayman Islands gold storage options and want to know if this is a recommended location for holding investment precious metals” George in North Dakota has a sizeable inheritance and is looking to secure a portion of this in gold. He is worried about local storage in the US and is looking into options in the near-offshore market.
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We know it’s been an unfortunate year for fiscal management in the United States. The year has seen a contentious debt-ceiling standoff resolved in just the nick of time; a reduction in the nation’s credit rating for only the second time ever; and a budget stalemate leading to the removal of a House speaker from his job for the first time in history.
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Andy in Texas asked me how I got started working in the gold industry and what I would recommend someone starting out. I’m not sure my exact route into working with gold could be replicated (or would even WANT to be replicated) by anyone – but the underlying path could definitely work for you, as it has done for hundreds of others.
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Some say that war never changes, and in some aspects, that’s true. But markets’ reactions to war are also remarkably similar. What I’m going to start today’s analysis with is not something you’ll read in many places. Usually, analysts are either following just the technicals or just the fundamental aspects of a given market. But the true edge comes from…
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After testing new highs, gold is likely to move far, up or down. Previously, I wrote that the price of gold was about to decline after its massive reversal and that’s exactly what happened. The decline is now likely to continue, but there’s a good chance that we’ll see at least a small rebound from $2,000 or slightly higher levels.
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Susan in Connecticut asks “Where do I buy gold for investment?” and I don’t think she’s being ironic. My first thought was you do realize you’re asking this on a platform listing over 1,600 gold dealers – no? But I rapidly packed away my incredulity when I saw our directory only lists 12 precious metals dealers listed in Connecticut.
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“The overwhelming interest in the 2023 Sound Money Scholarship was deeply heartening. At a time not only of high inflation and bank instability but also when states are advancing dozens of sound money bills, this fundamentally important issue is reaching an inflection point”
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The huge rally in gold and the monstrous decline that followed provided a sign of epic proportions. Gold price’s huge-volume reversal is the last thing that anyone even remotely interested in the precious metals market should ignore. The Gold price was just soaring to new highs like there was no tomorrow, and then it happened.
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This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Gold passes $2,100 to post a new all-time high, the only two solutions to the global debt crisis aren’t applicable, and a recent government study returns some very rough inflation data.
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