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March 16, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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.

March 15, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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.

March 12, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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, […]

March 9, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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.

March 5, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

March 4, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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.

March 4, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

March 2, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

February 28, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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 […]

February 27, 2020 Key Gold Headlines

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 […]