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Why Gold is Still King

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 […]

New ECB Report: Gold Surpasses Euro as Second Most Important Reserve Asset

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 […]

New Tariff Threats Spark Market Turmoil, Gold & Yen Gain Ground

Early this morning, renewed trade tensions erupted between the United States and the European Union, sending shockwaves through financial markets. President Trump has recommended imposing aggressive new tariffs of 50% on European Union imports—more than double the 20% reciprocal tariff rate currently suspended. With the tariffs set to take effect on June 1, only nine […]

Gold in a Multipolar Currency Regime

For now, the U.S. dollar still reigns supreme as the world’s reserve currency. But cracks in this hegemony are widening, and in the wake of de-dollarization, there’s a golden opportunity for the yellow metal to re-emerge as a neutral global reserve asset in a multipolar currency regime. 

Fed Holds Rates, Acknowledges Economic Uncertainty

The Federal Reserve announced yesterday that it would maintain the federal funds rate at its current target range of 4.25% to 4.5%, despite mounting concerns over inflation and economic uncertainty. In its latest monetary policy statement, the Fed said that economic activity continues to expand solidly, but simultaneously cautioned that inflation remains elevated. With the […]

2025 ETF Inflows Are Recognition of the Golden Bull

Gold ETFs have been plagued by net outflows. The post-Covid panic sent inflows surging artificially high, and for years thereafter, investors parked less and less of their cash into gold funds. But now, following the price of physical bullion, investors have rushed in from the sidelines and sent ETF inflows roaring back. 

Gaining From Yesterday’s Gold Surges With Miners

When gold mining stocks lag behind gold price increases, you can front-run the next leg up in gold by buying them. And with gold rocketing toward $3,500, miners are still a discount buy. When gold mining stocks underperform relative to gold prices, they’re a potential opportunity for those who feel they’ve missed the boat on […]

Gold is a Safe Haven From Trumpenomics

Global financial markets have been rocked by the introduction of Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, causing widespread disruption and uncertainty. As these tariffs have tanked $2.4 trillion in market value, investors scrambled to protect their assets, leading to a profit-taking gold sell-off. But gold is still the ultimate safe haven asset even as it sees a […]

Governments Sell Their Bitcoin and Buy Gold

Bitcoiners are hoping that the Trump administration will pump their bags to new all-time highs this year with a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve. But all around the world, governments are selling bitcoin and buying gold, not the other way around.

Gold Reaches $3,000 for the First Time in History

On March 17th, history was made in the commodity that has been used as a unit for exchange for millennia. In 2005, gold was a mere $500 per ounce. Now, twenty years later, gold is up 600% to $3000 per ounce. This growth outperformed both the NASDAQ and the S&P 500 over that timespan, even […]