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In his latest piece on Forbes, Richard Lehmann reviews the simple, intelligent, historical reasons for owning gold, and argues that a sell-off by short-term speculators has not changed gold’s fundamentals. “Not to own gold is to trust government at all levels and in all times to be able to do the right thing to maintain […]
There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about the supposed economic woes caused by the now-defunct gold standard, and the supposed economic boons created by New Deal government spending in the 1930s. Brian Domitrovic’s recent op/ed in Forbes exposes the errors of some of the highest profile gold detractors in the media. He points to the data […]
By Bud Conrad from Casey Research It is my contention that the 70-year debt supercycle has come to an end. To put the current financial situation in perspective, here’s a long-term history of the debt-to-GDP ratio, which reached a record high at the beginning of the current crisis. It was a dramatic change in 2009, […]
The Financial Times published a story on Friday featuring Peter Schiff’s new offshore investment bank, Euro Pacific Bank, which has seen a 150% increase in new customer interest since the news of deposit confiscations in Cyprus. The article examines new ways for investors to protect their wealth from irresponsible central banks. “‘Banks in Cyprus took […]
Could the Cypriot crisis be the beginning of the end for the modern fractional-reserve banking system? Joseph Salerno’s commentary at the Ludwig von Mises Institute considers to the possibility. One thing is certain: trusting your savings to a bank is no longer a wise plan for wealth preservation. “Getting back to the Cyprus deal, admittedly […]
Alena Mikhan and Jeff Clark, part of Casey Research’s Metals Team, published a commentary this week countering the bearish sentiment surrounding the recent gold ETF outflows. While investors in the paper market may be selling gold, long-term physical holders are buying record amounts of bullion from the US Mint. Since January 1, the holdings of […]
You don’t see a lot of mainstream coverage of big players who remain bullish on gold. However, Yahoo! Finance did report on Morgan Stanley’s latest forecast, which sees gold’s bull cycle entering a new stage of growth as countries around the world ramp up their easy money policies. “A notable feature of the investment landscape […]
Peter Schiff isn’t the only one surprised by all the naysayers who believe the economy is improving and gold’s heyday is over. Brett Arends – an admitted “gold agnostic” – just wrote a commentary for The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, examining the popularity of gold abroad, and the bullish fundamentals that haven’t been affected by […]
By Jeff Clark from Casey Research Bloomberg reported last week that Russia is now the world’s biggest gold buyer with its central bank having added 570 tonnes (18.3 million troy ounces) over the past decade. At $1,650/ounce, that’s $30.1 billion worth of gold. Russia isn’t alone, of course. Central banks as a group have been […]
The New York Sun published an editorial this week looking at proposed legislation in Virginia that would examine the viability of a metal-backed monetary standard. If the federal government doesn’t understand the importance of real money, maybe the states will take up the banner. “It’s starting to look like Virginia could yet emerge in a […]
