With each day of the Russian invasion, gold confirms its status as the safe-haven asset. Its long-term outlook has become more bullish than before the war. Two weeks have passed since the Russian attack on Ukraine. Two weeks of the first full-scale war in Europe in the 21th century, something I still can’t believe is happening.
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The term inflation is used by many people to mean rising consumer prices, regardless of the cause. Though most are aware of non-monetary causes, there is a tendency to scrutinize the quantity of dollars whenever prices are rising.
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Every once in a while, one regrets not acting sooner, or not acting soon enough. In our case, we did not publish this Tuesday evening. We should have. Today the price is down, and others may also call for lower silver prices.
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After rallying over the $2,000/oz milestone this morning, the gold market may now be poised to run to new record highs. A major technical breakout out of last year’s consolidation pattern had already been established in February. A trend change of this significance can be expected to last not days or weeks, but months… perhaps years.
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Russian forces have made minimal progress against Ukraine in recent days. Unlike the invader, gold rallied very quickly and achieved its long-awaited target – $2000! Russian troops continued their offensive and – although the pace slowed down considerably – they managed to make some progress
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After a steady week of gains, gold has had a volatile Friday, of the kind that is very much to the gold bug’s liking. Bullish forecasts for $2,000 gold this year were expedited with force by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We’re now thinking $2,000 will be the price that could define the long-term trajectory of gold’s price.
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These are uncertain times for long-term savers. That statement is accurate even if all you think about is the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As you likely know, global financial markets have demonstrated significant volatility during this time of Ukranian strife…
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Goldco, a leading precious metals provider, today announced its partnership with Sean Hannity, one of the Nation’s top talk show hosts and conservative political commentator. Mr. Hannity’s endorsement of Goldco’s product offerings comes at a time when the U.S. is suffering…
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What does the ongoing war in Ukraine mean for the precious metals market? Well, the continuous heroic stance of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian defenders is not only heating up the hearts of all freedom-lovers, but also gold prices.
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Last week has been a volatility showcase that is rarely seen in the gold market. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gold flying past its 2011 high and up to $1,976, the highest level in a year and a half. The next day gold posted considerable losses and ended Friday’s trading session around $1,890
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What does the war between Russia and Ukraine imply for the gold market? Initially, the conflict was supportive of gold prices and the price of gold soared on Thursday. However, the rally was very short-lived, as the very next day, gold prices fell and gold’s performance looked like “buy the rumor, sell the news.”
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, it is worth being better prepared for a possible crisis. Does that mean it pays to have some gold up your sleeve? I have to confess something. I always laughed at preppers. C’mon, who would take these freaks seriously?
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I’m not encouraging you to believe U.S. inflation this time around could lead to the collapse of America. But I think it is good to take the words of Charlie Munger to heart and recognize the potential of inflation to have a significant impact on economies and personal savings.
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Fuel costs have already been soaring due to oil and gas supply constraints and inflationary pressures. The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.55 – some parts of the country are paying closer to $5.00 per gallon. Now the threat of full-scale war in Ukraine is sending risk premiums in futures markets even higher.
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The war has begun: after a few weeks of tense situation, Russia has taken a radical step and started an invasion of Ukraine. How will this affect gold? Well, risk aversion has soared amid the conflict. Equities are plunging while safe-haven assets are soaring.
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One good thing that can be said about this is that rate hikes get priced in far ahead and in succession. As far as the markets are concerned, three rate hikes have already happened. But that’s where speculators stop doing gold any favors.
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It’s a funny bull market, this gold thing. Unloved by the mainstream commentariat, who desperately cry “barbarous relic”, and by the bitcoin bettors, who call it an “ugly yellow rock”, its price is now with a hair’s width of the all-time high. $1,905, as this Report is being written…
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The current military tensions and the Fed’s sluggishness favor gold bulls, but not all events are positive for the yellow metal. What should we be aware of? It may be quiet on the Western Front, but quite the opposite on the Eastern Front. Russia has accumulated well over 100,000 soldiers on the border with Ukraine
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In an unprecedented move sidestepping normal due process guarantees, Trudeau ordered banks, insurance companies, and even cryptocurrency exchanges to close the accounts of anyone deemed to be involved in the Freedom Convoy.
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A funny thing is happening on the way to higher interest rates: The price of gold and silver also is moving higher. Since the beginning of the month, the spot gold price has increased by 4% and silver has jumped by about 4.5%. And this is amid all the talk of rate increases coming faster and in larger quantities…
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There are many who believe that when interest rates go up, gold gets weaker. The truth is, that gold can rise with interest rates and can also rise with the markets. What’s important to remember is that beyond all the economic fundamentals, asset prices go up or down based on the inflows and outflows of money.
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If only you weren’t in a coma last year, you would have probably noticed that prices had been surging recently. For instance, America finished the year with a shocking CPI annual rate of 7.1%, the highest since June 1982
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Gold is an excellent portfolio diversifier, as it is negatively correlated with risk assets, and – importantly – this negative correlation increases as these assets sell off. Hence, adding gold to a portfolio could diversify it, improving its risk-adjusted return, and also provide liquidity to meet liabilities in times of market stress.
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In his new research paper, Wharton finance and economics professor Urban Jermann proposed that investors and market participants have been misinterpreting the true value of gold as an investment asset. In particular, more attention should be paid to…
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Americans get fed a lot of BS when it comes to price inflation. Prices in the U.S. are rising faster than they were in the late 1970s when gasoline shortages triggered an economic crisis. Today, supply chain disruptions and exploding prices are also nearing crisis levels.
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Both China and Russia play hugely important roles in the global economy. Both face economic sanctions from the United States. And both are eyeing long-term strategies for shifting the locus of global trade away from the Federal Reserve Note “dollar.”
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The ECB has awoken from its ultra-dovish lethargy. Lagarde opened the door to an interest rate hike, which gave the European Central Bank a hawkish demeanor. Does it also imply more bullish gold?
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What started as a small website run and managed by a few gold-obsessed friends has grown to a scale none of us could ever have imagined – and we’re SO pleased it’s been such a useful tool to so many investors – but we need to make some changes to cope with this growth…
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