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Gold and silver prices moved lower this week, while bond yields around the world rose sharply. There can be little doubt now that the bond bubble is deflating, inflicting enormous strains on portfolios, banks and even…
Read the articleGoldmoney Wealth clients have been net buying all precious metals with silver being the favoured buy this week, as they have taken advantage of the dip in its price. Clients have preferred vaults in Switzerland, Canada,…
Read the articleHayek’s The Road to Serfdom described how personal freedoms are progressively eroded by the state in the name of the common good. His warning is more associated with totalitarianism and dictatorships, than modern…
Read the articleThis week saw the surprise nomination of Donald Trump as President-elect in the early hours of Wednesday morning. So far as markets were concerned, Wednesday’s trading was a repeat of Brexit: spike in bond yields;…
Read the articleGoldmoney Wealth clients have been net buying all precious metals with gold being the favourite this week. Clients have favoured the Switzerland and Hong Kong vaults followed by vaults in Singapore, and have shown less…
Read the articleIndian gold jewelry demand reacts to prices, not vice versa Introduction For the past weeks the media and gold analysts have pointed to an apparent collapse in Indian gold demand, implying that gold prices are at risk.…
Read the articleMacroeconomic realities trump Trump fear Introduction The outcome of the 2016 US presidential election has sent shockwaves through global financial markets. Gold largely reversed its 4% overnight rally and is now back…
Read the articlePresident-elect Trump stated in his victory speech that he intends to make America great again by infrastructure spending. Unfortunately, he is unlikely to have the room for manoeuvre to achieve this ambition as well as…
Read the articleGoldmoney Wealth clients have been net buying across all precious metals with silver being the favourite this week. There was an improvement in precious metal prices on Wednesday as they extended gains ahead of the FOMC…
Read the articleIt has been a better week for gold and silver, with gold rising from $1284 to $1302 by Friday mid-morning London time, and silver from $17.76 to $18.34. Gold in particularly found its support at the 200-day moving…
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