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Measured in gold, the dollar’s decline is accelerating as foreigners bail out and gold is the go-to refuge. It is a panic on a global scale which looks like only just starting. After last week’s dramatic selloff, gold…
Read the articleTrump’s tariffs are imploding the global credit bubble destroying everyone’s wealth. But the wise will see this as an opportunity to stack the ultimate refuge cheaply — gold and silver. Due to indiscriminate asset…
Read the articleOil prices have dropped to three-year lows amid macro concerns. However, crude and product inventories remain at dangerously low levels while recession driven demand destruction has yet to show itself Brent oil prices…
Read the articleIn generally lacklustre financial markets, the standout winners have been gold and silver. This report looks at the consequences for portfolio reallocations in Q2 2025 and beyond. Gold and silver rose strongly this week…
Read the articleThere is a Comex options contract expiry next week and 240,000 April contracts are yet to be sold, rolled, or stood for delivery. But after this disruption powerful bullish factors will return. Gold rose this week, but…
Read the articleIn this report, we examine technical and market positions for gold and silver, concluding that $3,000 is not a hurdle for gold and that silver has significant catching up yet to do. Gold and silver rose strongly this…
Read the articleEU defence spending plans are driving German, French, and Italian bond yields higher. Japan’s are soaring too. The dollar is sinking: what does it all mean for gold and silver? This week, the end-February decline in…
Read the articleA technical correction in gold and silver is shaking out weak holders, providing a stronger base for the next bull move. There are strong signs that the credit bubble is beginning to deflate. A dramatic collapse in…
Read the articleEquities are pricing in a goldilocks scenario where global economic activity reaccelerates while inflation declines further, allowing the Fed and other central banks to continue to cut rates. However, we think there is…
Read the articleIt will prove difficult for the US Treasury to deflect Trump from opening its gold book, since Elon Musk and Ron Paul appear to be driving the move to come clean over national gold reserves. Gold and silver continued to…
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