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In a report released on Friday, the Fed provided a monetary policy update to congress, highlighting its perspective on keeping rates constant and its outlook on the future of the economy. The report comes after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) kept its federal-funds-rate target locked at 4¼ %–4½ % for a sixth straight meeting […]
The CME Comex is the Exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.).
This analysis attempts to look at different metrics to understand the current momentum in the gold and silver markets. It is meant as an analysis on potential price direction in the very short-term (a few weeks to 1-2 months).
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) kept its main Bank Rate steady at 4.25 percent yesterday, resisting a growing chorus for relief even as inflation flared again and growth sputtered. Minutes published Thursday reveal a 6–3 split—the most dissent since 2020—with Swati Dhingra, Dave Ramsden, and newcomer Alan Taylor pushing for a 25-basis-point […]
As war rages on in Iran and Israel, equities are down overall while defense stocks are surging, and both gold and silver have bounced, followed by volatile corrections. You could take a lot of guesses about how to trade the war and chaos—but the surest chaos bet will always be precious metals, especially in the […]
Yesterday the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced its decision to hold the federal funds rate steady within a target range of 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 percent, signaling caution as inflation remains persistently high and economic uncertainty lingers. Fed Chair Jerome Powell maintained an optimistic stance, asserting the economy remains in a “solid position,” despite continued […]
While gold has been used to hoard wealth since the beginning of history, many mainstream experts still deride it in favor of nearly any newly invented investment opportunity. Financial advisors only suggest that gold should make up under 10% of an individual’s portfolio. Independent individual investors, dark money, and governments have recently contributed to gold’s […]
In a report released yesterday by the European Central Bank, new data revealed that gold is now second only to the dollar as the world’s preferred reserve currency. This revelation follows a year where gold prices soared to historic highs, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak of the 1979 oil crisis. This renewed enthusiasm for gold coincides […]
Trump has a long history of begging the Fed to print money, and in his second term, that hasn’t changed a bit. In fact, he needs the free money spigots to turn on to delay a collapse that, otherwise, he’d be blamed for.
On Sunday’s podcast, Peter dissects another rough stretch for American financial markets, spotlighting mounting selloffs across sectors and another breakout moment for gold. He breaks down why US treasuries are now riskier than ever, the structural problems with fiscal and monetary policy, and how tariffs are hitting American consumers harder than politicians care to admit. […]
The CME Comex is the Exchange where futures are traded for gold, silver, and other commodities. The CME also allows futures buyers to turn their contracts into physical metal through delivery. You can find more detail on the CME here (e.g., vault types, major/minor months, delivery explanation, historical data, etc.).
