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It’s a Bubble and Everybody Knows It: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 11.17.17

The SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap podcast combines a succinct summary of the week’s precious metals news coupled with thoughtful analysis. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.

Fun on Friday: Louis Vuitton Handbags Murdered to Make Gold Toilet

At SchiffGold, we pride ourselves on being a full-service precious metals dealer, and my Fun on Friday column is no exception. I want to make sure I’m providing you all the information you need. So, do you remember the previous Fun on Friday post when I told you how you can turn your next dinner party […]

Is a December Rate Hike Necessarily Bad News for Gold?

Conventional wisdom holds that an interest rate hike in December will be bad for gold. But will it? There is actually evidence the opposite could be true.

Another Step Forward for Sound Money: Location Picked for Texas Gold Depository

The Texas Bullion Depository took a step closer becoming operational earlier this month when officials announced the location of the new facility. The creation of a state bullion depository in Texas represents a power shift away from the federal government to the state, and it provides a blueprint that could ultimately end the Federal Reserve’s […]

Thompson Reuters GFMS Outlook: Gold Above $1,400 in 2018

Analysts at Thomson Reuters expect the price of gold to push back over $1,300 and then continue to rise above $1,400 through next year, primarily driven by overvalued stock markets, according to the GFMS Gold Survey 2017 Q3 Update and Outlook.

Two-Thirds of Top Silver Miners Suffering Significant Production Declines

The world silver market may be on the verge of a major supply crunch. Two-thirds of the top silver miners have suffered significant production decreases in 2017, according to information released by World Metal Statistics. Through the first eight months of this year, silver production in Chile has dropped 20%. Australian production has fallen by […]

Stock Market Bubble Floating on Currents of “Irrational Exuberance”

Last week, Peter Schiff did an interview on The Street and talked about the US stock market, saying, “Well, the bubble keeps getting bigger.” We’ve been talking about this ballooning bubble for months. After a while, it’s easy to blow us off as pessimistic contrarians who just don’t get it. But amazingly, large numbers of […]

Living in the Shadow of a Volcano: The US National Debt in Perspective

Every once in a while, a mainstream news outlet publishes a piece about the national debt. Here and there, politicians trot out the surging debt as a talking point to make some political hay. Now and then, an economist will wave the red flag. But by-and-large, the national debt just kind of looms over us. […]

Gold Continues to Flow into ETFs with European Funds Leading the Way

After surging in August and September, inflows of gold into gold-backed ETFs flattened, but remained in positive territory in October. Global gold-backed ETF funds added 3.3 tons of gold last month, as inflows into European funds offset outflows in North America. according to the latest report by the World Gold Council. 

Optimistic Signs in Indian Gold Market Despite Q3 Demand Drop

If you saw the headlines last week, you know overall global gold demand fell steeply in the third quarter of this year. But as we reported, there was a lot of good news for gold buried beneath the gloomy headlines. Slumping Q3 gold demand in India was a big driver in the overall global decline, but […]