Gold & Silver

(Kitco News) Even the Federal Reserve admits it can’t lower food or gas prices just by hiking rates. And if it fails, a rate hike reversal could be not that far off, according to Ledn co-founder and CSO Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, who sees Bitcoin’s bear market reversing if that happens. Inflation is soaring, and the

Ponzi schemes and stock market bubbles aren’t pretty, but they eventually end, tragically… by Doug French via Mises It seems a short leap from Robinhood or Coinbase to a Ponzi scheme. “Investing is simple here,” Robinhood’s website leads. “Start building your portfolio with just $1.” Scroll down a bit on coinbase.com, and it says, “Take control

(Kitco News) Signs of peak inflation and slower growth are reviving risk-on sentiment in the marketplace. And that comes with hopes that the Federal Reserve might not need to tighten as much as previously thought. But for gold, that has translated into more sideways trading as it nears a key $1,800 an ounce level. Investors

Shocking… via Kinesis In this week’s Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire is joined by none other than Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) director, Bill ‘Midas’ Murphy, to go public about the shocking scale of silver price suppression. The two gold bugs walk us through two decades of GATA exposing gold and silver market manipulation

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) – India is one of the biggest gold consumers in the world and some of the latest statistics have been released

Amazingly, whether the banks are long or short silver seems to drive where the price is headed next... by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics via Arcadia Economics While silver investors have seen the #silverprice fall in the midst of soaring inflation reports and an ongoing proxy war in the Ukraine, there is some good

(Kitco News) Gold’s volatility has been relatively low compared to other assets as the precious metal retains its “mild bull market” status and trades comfortably between $1,800-$1,900 an ounce. But don’t expect a gold price rally until some confidence returns to the marketplace, according to MKS PAMP. There is a shift in the market as

Even stocks that had previously held up or remained strong now seem to be showing signs of topping and breaking down… by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Market trends continue to drop due to investor concerns about geopolitical events, record inflation, rising interest rates, slowing housing, plummeting auto sales, increasing retail inventories, expanding consumer

A common question asked by someone considering an initial purchase of bullion-priced physical precious metals is whether they should concentrate their funds on buying gold or silver. I consider ownership of bullion-priced physical gold and silver coins and ingots to be a form of “wealth insurance.” Similar to the reasons that people own home, life,

Of course it’s easier to tout gold mining shares if you don’t tell gold investors what they are up against… by Chris Powell of the Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee (GATA) Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: Maybe it’s only what to expect from a stock-touting service, but today’s commentary by Alastair Ford, senior equities reporter

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 price action in precious metals can be described as sideways at the moment and silver has been consolidating since

This theme is as old as human civilization itself, and we can see many of the same extravagances and follies in our world today… by Simon Black of Sovereign Man On June 17, 1631, the 38-year old chief consort of Shah Jahan, head of the Mughal Empire, was giving birth to their 14th child in

Silver remains pressured around intraday low, extending the week-start pullback from 21-DMA. Steady RSI hints at the metal’s further downside towards an ascending support line from mid-May. Convergence of 21-DMA, 13-day-old resistance line and 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level appears a tough nut to crack for bulls. Silver (XAG/USD) stays on the back foot for the

Leery investors should take note of the gold chart and the… by Stewart Thomson of Graceland Updates 1.   Globally, the big theme in play is the 2021-2025 war cycle and I worked diligently to prepare investors for its arrival… ahead of time.  What now? 2.   Well, widespread food and fuel riots are likely in 2023. 3.   On that note,

(Kitco News) The companies that survive the 2022 crypto crash could become the new Amazons and eBays of the world, said Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe. There are similarities between the dotcom collapse of 2000 and this year’s crypto price meltdown, Cunliffe said at the Point Zero Forum in Zurich on Wednesday. “The

Those who understand gold’s role can certainly prepare and protect themselves, but as always… by Matthew Piepenburg and Egon von Greyerz of Gold Switzerland In this June 2022 MAMChat, Matterhorn Asset Management principals, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg, swap thoughts on the bearish decline of U.S. risk assets along side an equally painful rise in inflationary forces.

Key Insights Silver prices traded in a tight range. Gold prices also consolidated, capping the precious metals complex. Treasury yields were nearly unchanged. Silver prices traded sideways along with most of the precious metals complex. U.S. Treasury yields were capped following lower-than-expected existing home sales. Gold prices edged lower, capping the precious metals complex. According to the

“…it’s quite likely that further dips will be shallow and that the ratio of risk to reward is now heavily skewed toward reward.”…  by Craig Hemke via Sprott Money News Recent data from the CFTC suggests that COMEX silver positioning is the most favorable since June of 2019. While this does not preclude more downside,

(Kitco News) After briefly touching $17,000 over the weekend, Bitcoin is back above $20,000. But can the price outlook recover as recession calls grow and inflation continues to dominate market headlines? Stablecorp CEO Alex McDougall weighs in. When looking at price forecasts for the rest of 2022, investors need to separate crypto’s technology angle from

This lofty extraordinarily-overbought US dollar is super-bullish for gold… by Adam Hamilton of Zeal LLC The US dollar has skyrocketed in a monster rally this year, fueled by the Fed’s extreme hawkish pivot.  Panicking over raging inflation, top Fed officials are aggressively hiking rates and starting to reverse years of epic monetary excesses.  But resulting

Don’t miss CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022, the must-attend crypto & blockchain festival experience of the year in Austin, TX this June 9-12. I’ve been here before. Probably, you’ve been here before. But if you haven’t, don’t worry, you’ll be here again. It is in the nature of things. Lex Sokolin, a CoinDesk columnist, is global fintech

There is no easy solution, and there is no possible painless normalization path… by Daniel Lacalle via Mises After more than a decade of chained stimulus packages and extremely low rates, with trillions of dollars of monetary stimulus fueling elevated asset valuations and incentivizing an enormous leveraged bet on risk, the idea of a controlled

By Arundhati Sarkar (Reuters) – Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields ticked higher amid the prospect of more interest rate hikes, overshadowing support from a retreat in the dollar. Spot gold eased 0.3% to $1,833.40 per ounce by 1215 GMT. U.S. gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,836.30. The dollar, which has

The return of stagflation will increase the growing movement to replace the dollar as the world reserve currency, and this will be the final nail in the… by Ron Paul of Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity The Federal Reserve’s recent 0.75 percent increase in its “benchmark” interest rate is the Fed’s highest rate

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 the data by the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources of the Government of Australia (DISER), global

As farmers desperately plea for understanding, dealing with this controlled collapse… by Josh Sigurdson via World Alternative Media Josh Sigurdson reports on the collapse of the supply chain as farmers desperately plea for understanding as their costs go through the roof on top of the supply chain crisis due to gas prices.This is an absolute

AK2/E+ via Getty Images To start the conversation, silver is traditionally a top long-term hedge against inflation and currency debasement, exactly the environment we find ourselves in 2022. Hence, silver’s drift lower since August 2020 is something of a headscratcher. Industrial metals like copper, iron, zinc, aluminum and nickel have spiked higher, cousins to silver.

It appears the Fed has its back against the wall and… by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders US and Global markets recoiled from the higher inflation/CPI data last week. The US Fed raised interest rates by 75pb on June 15. The Fed also warned that other, more aggressive rate increases might be necessary later

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) – Gold (0.19%) and silver (0.11%) are trading higher ahead of the European open. In the rest of the commodities complex,

Wondering why silver is under $22 halfway through 2022? (by Half Dollar) It’s simple, really. What do we get when we combine myriad ersatz financial “market” “products” with unlimited money for the Market Riggers’ use in the Rigged Casino? Well, one thing we get is $22 silver in mid-2022: Depending on perspective, or positioning, or