Federal Reserve Gold Buying May Soon Be the “Policy Option of Choice”
"... central banks around the world stunned pundits by purchasing roughly 650 tons of bullion in both 2018 and 2019."
17 June 2020 - 00:13
All of the World’s Money and Markets in One Visualization
"Derivatives top the list, estimated at $1 quadrillion or more in notional value according to a variety of unofficial sources."
28 May 2020 - 16:44
Egon von Greyerz: US Gold Confiscation Would Be Folly
"Desperate governments will take desperate actions."
28 May 2020 - 14:59
Why Are Stocks Roaring Higher? Central Banks Just Printed the GDP of Japan in Two Months
"Central banks have pumped $4 trillion into the financial system over the course of the last two months."
27 May 2020 - 20:45
How Long Until The Fed is Forced to Intervene Again?
"...the markets are addicted to Fed interventions"
21 April 2020 - 19:48
Egon von Greyerz: Don’t Wait for the Storm to Pass – Learn to Dance in the Rain!
"What the world is now encountering is the perfect storm."
1 April 2020 - 13:01
Egon von Greyerz: Swiss Gold Refiners Cease Production – End of the Paper Market
"Gold in bigger quantities is now very difficult to obtain but not impossible. There is a major silver shortage and virtually impossible to find. Smaller quantities of silver fetch a 100% markup on spot."
25 March 2020 - 13:48
Buy Gold and Silver While You Still Can, Warns Analyst
"On Thursday, the Mint said that it ran out of stock amid record purchases of the American Silver Eagle bullion coins, which rose from 650,000 ounces sold in February to 2.32 million ounces with just 12 days into March."
25 March 2020 - 07:48
The Third Bull Run for Precious Metals
"Historically, since the gold standard was removed in 1971, gold’s price has had two major “bull market” fluctuations, from 1971 to 1980 and from 1999 to 2011."
21 March 2020 - 01:48
Lance Roberts: You Were Warned of the Risk
"You can’t “buy low,” if you don’t have anything to “buy with.”"
20 March 2020 - 04:48
Egon von Greyerz: The Demise of the Financial System Is Imminent
"Europe is shutting down"
17 March 2020 - 01:48
Lance Roberts: We Don’t Know What Happens Next
"The 10 year UST yield has dropped from ~1.6% to ~0.8% in just 12 trading sessions."
9 March 2020 - 16:48
Brandon Smith: Physical Gold Will Soon Break Free from the Paper Market in Spectacular Fashion
"If you can’t find physical for sale easily, then the street price will be very high when you do find it."
7 March 2020 - 16:48
All the World’s Metals and Minerals in One Visualisation
"In 2017, it’s estimated that humans consumed 100.6B metric tons of material in total. Half of the total comprises sand, clay, gravel, and cement used for building, along with the other minerals mined to produce fertilizer. Coal, oil, and gas make up 15% of the total, while metal makes up 10%. The final quarter are plants and trees used for food and fuel."
2 March 2020 - 04:48
Coronavirus Fears Are the Catalyst for Gold’s Surge
"According to Citi’s analysts led by Aakash Doshi, this kind of outperformance is merely the beginning of a bull run for the ages. The team recently published their short- and long-term forecasts, revealing that the metal has enough momentum to breach $1,700 over the next six to 12 months. However, their expectations for gold over the 12-24 month periods are even more bullish, as the team expects gold to pass its all-time high and climb to $2,000 during that time."
25 February 2020 - 18:18
The Periodic Table of Commodity Returns
And although the broad commodity market finished up 17.6% on the year, the performances of individual commodities were all over the map. For those familiar with the sector, that’s pretty much par for the course.
14 January 2020 - 07:48
Bill Blain: Fast-Evolving News on Iran, Gold and Boeing
"Gold hit $1620 last night before sliding back a tad."
8 January 2020 - 22:48
Is This Why Central Banks Are Rushing to Buy Gold?
Once private property is gone, public survival depends on the “charity” of the state and its corporate partners. Without property, dependency metastasizes like a cancer.
8 January 2020 - 19:48
On the Edge of a Precipice: A Challenging Decade Is upon Us
While a decade is just an arbitrary measure of time, people often attribute certain emotional and cultural characteristics to it, such as the "roaring 20s" of the 20th century. The 20s of the 21st century are promising to mark a defining period in world history, particularly for the West.
2 January 2020 - 19:52
The Ultra-Wealthy Are Planning to Avoid Taxes with Gold
“De-dollarization in central banks – demand from central banks for gold is biggest since the Nixon era, eating up 20% of global supply,” said Currie during the interview.
19 December 2019 - 13:48
Four Big Banks Are at the Root of Problematic Fed Repo Operations
If these lending markets “freeze” like they did in 2008, it could create a retirement nightmare for anyone who isn’t prepared for the bumpy ride.
18 December 2019 - 10:48
Failing US Pension System May Need Federal Bailout to Survive
But the bottom three (Illinois, Kentucky, and New Jersey) are even more underfunded, dropping from ~50% funding in 2013 down to only ~38% in 2017.
17 December 2019 - 10:50
Egon von Greyerz: Sell the NASDAQ and Buy Gold
This index has gone up 112x since 1973. Once this market turns, the fall can be very rapid.
5 December 2019 - 16:48
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