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Central Banks Buy More Gold
Central banks started out 2020 buying more gold, but the rate of purchases slowed somewhat. On net, central banks added 21.5 tons of gold to their reserves in January, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.

Extraordinary Federal Reserve Policy Began Over a Year Ago
On Sunday evening, the Federal Reserve announced additional extraordinary emergency measures in an attempt to keep at least some of the air in the bubble economy. But in fact, the Fed has been engaged in extraordinary emergency monetary policy for over a year.

Another Massive Deficit With More Spending Coming Down the Pike
The US is heading for economic lockdown as the impact of the coronavirus grows. To cope with the crisis, President Trump has promised fiscal stimulus. The actual plan remains unclear, but the Trump administration has floated a reduction in payroll taxes, along with bailouts and loan guarantees for struggling industries. While the details are murky, […]

ETF Gold Holdings Set Yet Another Record
ETF gold holdings set yet another record high in February, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council. Global gold-backed added another 84.5 tons of gold last month, boosting holdings to an all-time high of 3,033 tons.

Peter Schiff Finally Getting Some Love from the Mainstream Press
With the madness in the markets over the last couple of weeks that led the Federal Reserve to implement a 50-basis point interest rate cut, Peter Schiff is starting to get some love in the mainstream media. Peter was a regular on MSNBC, Fox News and other mainstream outlets in the months leading up to […]

A Bullish Outlook for Silver and Other Silver News
Silver prices are expected to rise in 2020 with macroeconomic and geopolitical conditions remaining broadly supportive for precious metals, this according to a report highlighted in the latest issue of the Silver Institute’s Silver News.

Peter Schiff: They’re Going to Need a Bigger Rate Cut!
Stop and pause for a moment and think about what just happened. The Federal Reserve says the US economy is strong, but it just initiated emergency monetary policy last seen during the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Something doesn’t add up. The Fed cut rates 50 basis points on Tuesday. It was the […]

What Happened to Gold’s Safe-Haven Bid?
The US stock market continued its freefall last Friday. The Dow lost another 357 points to finish off the worst week since 2008. One would expect a safe-haven like gold to thrive in the midst of the massive stock selloff, but it had a bad day on Friday as well crashing through the $1,600 mark […]

The Greatest Hearts of Gold
This week, we’ve given you the greatest gold quotes of all time and the greatest gold art of all time. How about wrapping up the week with the biggest gold hearts of all time? Continuing our series of contests with Roy Sebag, we gave away another one-ounce gold coin. For this contest, Roy asked folks […]

The Greatest Gold Art of All Time
People treasure gold and they have for millennia. As a result, the yellow metal has found its way into some of the world’s great literature. Yesterday, we shared with you some of the greatest gold quotes of all time, gleaned from a contest we ran with Roy Sebag. The winner walked away with a one-ounce […]