Gold & Silver

Welcome to Kitco News’ 2022 outlook series. The new year will be filled with uncertainty as the Federal Reserve looks to pivot and tighten its monetary policies. At the same time, the inflation threat continues to grow, which means real rates will remain in low to negative territory. Stay tuned to Kitco News to learn

This 31-year record provides ample support for the investment case for gold, in both… by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch According to recently released data by the World Gold Council (WGC), as of September 2021, the total amount of gold held in reserves by central banks globally exceeded 36,000 tons for the first time since 1990.

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – January 21, 2022 – Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses Barrick Gold Corp. GOLD, Gold Fields Ltd. GFI, AngloGold Ashanti AU, Royal Gold Inc. RGLD and Yamana Gold Inc. AUY. Industry: Mining – Gold Link:https://www.zacks.com/commentary/1854725/5-gold-stocks-worth-a-look-from-a-prospering-industry The prospects for the Zacks Mining – Gold industry look bright at the moment on

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By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold prices edged higher on Friday and were set for a second weekly gain, as safe-haven demand and lower U.S. bond yields lifted the metal’s appeal, while investors look forward to a Federal Reserve meeting for clues to its tightening timeline. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,840.59 per ounce,

Las Vegas was built by money from suckers. We can now add… by Doug French via Mises The crown jewel of Las Vegas trade shows, the Consumer Electronics Show, just left town having attracted only a quarter of the show’s typical attendance. At the same time, the Consumer Electronics Show was the first big test for Elon

[embedded content] Gold is still the on track to becoming the best-performing asset of 2022, outpacing the broad equity index and Bitcoin, said Gareth Soloway, chief market strategist of InTheMoneyStocks.com. “[Gold] hasn’t broken out of its short-term wedge just yet, but it is certainly getting close,” Soloway told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News. Soloway

The US is planning an assault on the liberty of truck drivers and the supply chain…  by Mac Slavo of SHTFplan The mainstream media is finally warning that the trucker mandate will likely increase the costs of fruit and vegetables. The CEO of Canadawide Fruits told Bloomberg that the cost of transporting produce climbed 25% last week. There

billnoll/E+ via Getty Images The new year has started with generally lackluster performance across financial markets. Historically, there has been a significant decline in the bond market, pushing many rate-sensitive stocks lower. The most important trend is the spike in short-term interest rates, which implies the Federal Reserve will likely need to pursue even more

They can’t seem to understand why companies are having such a hard time producing and shipping their products… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man On the evening of March 16th in the year 37 AD, one of the most controversial emperors in Roman history appeared to be dying in his bed. Friends and family gathered

Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – According to Metals Focus, a growing global automotive sector has driven combined autocatalyst demand for platinum, palladium and rhodium (PGM),

Imagine the reaction of a whole generation of traders who have never heard a firm “no” from the monetary authorities, suddenly confronted with… by John Rubino of Dollar Collapse It’s happening again. The Fed is threatening the financial markets with tighter money, and the markets are reacting like addicts being shoved through the front door

Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS) reported Wednesday that its consolidated silver production of 19.2 million ounces in 2021 was 11%

No, you’re not imagining it. Some grocery store shelves are bare again, conjuring bad memories of… by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse Blog The term “return to normal” is being thrown around a lot these days, but will things ever truly return to the way that they were before the pandemic came along?  I don’t think

MarketWatch Oil prices have surged, but here’s why one fund manager warns they’ve gone too far If there’s one place to hide in the current market turmoil, it’s been in the energy sector, as oil prices (CL) have surged to eight-year highs. RBC Capital Markets, for instance, just threw in the towel on its underperform

Have we discovered a new gold price manipulation technique?  by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News Back in November, we noticed a surge in COMEX gold “Trade at Settlement” volume. This occurred at a time when total contract open interest and price were also rising, and it all preceded a sharp reversal in price two

Nordroden/iStock via Getty Images 2021 was a year to forget for investors in the Silver Miners Index (SIL), with the index giving up all of its year-to-date gains and finishing the year deep in negative territory. While SilverCrest Metals (SILV) was a massive outperformer in 2019 and 2020 vs. SIL, SILV underperformed in 2021, leading

The plan will not result in just food shortages and famine. Markets will crash, and a… by Financial Argument via Financial Argument With the engineered food shortage approaching in 2022, many are now facing impoverishment and, even worse, starvation. What would you think if I told you that despite the increasing prices and empty shelves

Gold production of 207,192 ounces; 274 percent increase over 2020 Silver production of 7,498,701 ounces; 5 percent increase over 2020 Lead production of 32,989,973 pounds; 11 percent increase over 2020 Zinc production of 47,549,301 pounds; 4 percent increase over 2020 2022 Consolidated Production Guidance Highlights Gold production of between 244 to 280 thousand ounces; a

The best thing Biden could do is nothing and let consumers pay higher prices… by Doug French via Mises Back to 2020, the federal government’s covid-mandated shutdown of meat production plants hobbled the nation’s meat production capabilities, leaving farmers with nowhere to send their beef. This resulted in them having to cull cattle and other livestock. The uncertainty caused farmers

Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – The gold market has bounced higher after the New Yorker Federal Reserve reported a contraction in its regional manufacturing activity.

A series of events will need to occur before… By Matt from Silver Fortune via Silver Fortune Yeah, yeah. Inflation is good for metals. I get it. But, has it been good for the last year? It would appear that hasn’t been the case. There’s more to this. As a rule of thumb, yes, I

Editor’s Note: With so much market volatility, stay on top of daily news! Get caught up in minutes with our speedy summary of today’s must-read news and expert opinions. Sign up here! (Kitco News) – Kirkland Lake Gold’s Detour Lake mine was the largest gold operation in Canada in Q3 2021 by production. The top

Serious inflation initially fuels record-high stock markets, which stunt gold investment demand.  But festering inflation increasingly… by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC Gold is lagging the raging inflation unleashed by the Fed’s epic money printing.  Despite leading inflation benchmarks skyrocketing to multi-decade highs, gold prices have barely budged.  Serious inflation initially fuels record-high stock markets,

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Systemically, the US is undergoing socio-economic collapse, which means that individually, we all have to… Charles Hugh Smith from Of Two Minds with Paul “Half Dollar” Eberhart (by Half Dollar) Systemically, the US is undergoing socio-economic collapse, which means that individually, we all have to understand the place we are living, and, more importantly, if

By Gina Lee Investing.com – Gold was up on Monday morning in Asia, while U.S. Treasury yields rose thanks to hawkish signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Markets are also beginning to price in a sooner-than-anticipated reduction in the Fed’s balance sheet. Gold futures edged up 0.16% to $1,819.40 by 11:36 PM ET (4:36 AM

For the win! A guaranteed win? (by Half Dollar) I’m not sure why I feel like writing about this in mid-January? Perhaps it is because of the myriad forecasts and predictions for 2022 that I’ve had the displeasure of reading over the last two weeks that have me all worked me up in some weird

Shortly after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, governments everywhere unveiled massive monetary and fiscal stimuli (over $15T globally) in a bid to forestall an economic fallout. The U.S. federal government stepped in with a broad array of measures, including a $2.3 trillion package designed to support financial markets, state and

A ground breaking event in the gold market could be just two weeks away… by Arkadiusz Sieron of Sunshine Profits Powell testified before the Senate. He didn’t say anything new, but gold rallied a bit. “We have totally screwed up inflation and now we are in deep trouble,” admitted Jerome Powell during his appearance before the Senate.