If you listen to the mainstream financial media, you might think gold has fallen out of favor. Most people remain fixated on the surging stock market or the next move by the Federal Reserve. But perception doesn’t always line up with reality – especially mainstream perception.
While the trendy kids are ignoring the yellow metal, there are plenty of people buying gold. In fact, gold demand hit an 11-year high in 2022.
So, what do these folks know that the mainstream might be missing? Are there good reasons to buy gold now?
When you buy physical gold, the price you pay will start with the “spot price.”
As defined by Investopedia, the “spot price” is “the current price in the marketplace at which a given asset—such as a security, commodity, or currency—can be bought or sold for immediate delivery.”
So, how is the spot price for gold determined?
June is wrapping up strong for gold at the COMEX with 20,101 contracts being delivered. There are still 583 contracts open that have not been delivered, but the majority of the contracts have been completed. Meanwhile, were seeing more and more stress on silver and platinum.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell went to Capitol Hill this week and talked. His open-mouth operations dominated the financial news and drove gold lower. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey digs into Powell’s comments, reads between the lines, and points out a couple of things Powell got completely wrong. He also talks about some actual economic news that most people just ignored.
The average person doesn’t understand gold. Or even money for that matter.
The global precious metals market is on pace to top $400 billion within the next five years.
According to Fortune Business Insights, an India-based consultancy company, the precious metals market is on pace to hit $403.1 billion by 2028, driven primarily by the gold market. This is up from $275 billion in 2021.
There is the mainstream and market perception of what going on in the economy and financial system. And then there’s the underlying economic reality. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap podcast, host Mike Maharrey talks about the growing divergence between the two in the context of the June Federal Reserve meeting and the latest CPI data.
Given the current macroeconomic environment and the supply and demand dynamics, silver is significantly undervalued at $24 to $25 an ounce.
In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host Mike Maharrey engages in a little “I told you so!” discussing a couple of things he got right, including his assertion that the real problems would start after the debt ceiling deal and that it was important to keep your eye on the commercial real estate market. He also talks about the yo-yoing gold price this week.
Gold-backed funds reported an inflow of gold for the third straight month in May, flipping global ETF demand positive on the year.