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Global Gold Production Plateaued in 2017; Chinese Production Hit Record Low

Gold supply plateaued last year. Global mine output rose just a paltry 5.7 tons in 2017, according to data compiled by the World Gold Council. That represented the smallest increase since 2008.

Government Spending Going Up; Interest Rates Going Up; Stock Market Going Down

The bears were running on Wall Street again Thursday, as the Dow Jones suffered another steep tumble. After a record drop of  1,175 points Tuesday and a rebound Wednesday, the Dow shed another 1,333 points. The Dow Jones dropped 6.5% in four days. That’s the steepest decline in any week since October 2008. The S&P 500 […]

North America Led the Way as Gold Continued Flowing into ETFs Last Month

In 2017, nearly 200 tons of gold flowed into gold-backed ETFs. That positive trend continued in January, according to a report released today by the World Gold Council. Gold-backed ETFs added 27.6 tons last month, growing assets by 5%. Global gold-backed ETFs collectively held 2,396 tons of the yellow metal at the end of January with […]

“He Who Has the Gold Makes the Rules” and Russia Is Getting the Gold

Remember the golden rule: He who has the gold makes the rules.” And the Russians have the gold. Or at least they are in the process of getting it.

Fake Financial News Clueless About Why Stock Market Tanked

It turns out Friday’s 666-point Dow Jones plunge was just a prelude. On Monday, the Dow suffered its largest-ever drop in terms of points. It was down 1,600 at one point and ultimately lost 1,175.21 points, a 4.6% decline. According to Reuters, declines for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were […]

When the Going Gets Tough, Germans Buy Gold; And Germans Are Buying Gold

As the Brisbane Times puts it, “When the going gets tough, Germans Buy Aussie Gold.” And they are doing it now. Last fall we reported on Germany’s budding love affair with gold. It appears this is more than just a one-night fling. 

Report: Gold Can Enhance Performance of Long-Term Funds That Include Alternative Assets

Gold can serve as an important diversifier and increase returns for “buy-and-hold” investors such as pension funds, endowments, insurance companies and sovereign wealth funds.

Corporations Drunk With Debt Thanks to Easy Money Punch Bowl

They call it the business “cycle” for a reason. Cycles repeat. As Peter Schiff pointed out in a recent podcast, the financial crisis was triggered by rising interest rates on the debt that had been accumulated in the years prior as a result of the Federal Reserve keeping interest rates at 1% for a year-and-a-half and then […]

Gold and Guns

It’s no secret that 2017 was a down year for the precious metals market in the United States. Looking at US Mint sales figures tells the story. In 2016, the mint sold nearly 1 million ounces of American Gold Eagles. Sales figures in 2017 came in at just over 302,000 ounces. Meanwhile, demand for gold surged […]

Yellen Hands Off Stick of Dynamite to Jerome Powell

Janet Yellen sang her swan song this week. As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged during the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The next hike will come after Jerome Powell takes the reins. As Peter Schiff put it, Yellen got out of dodge.