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Fun on Friday: Criminally Confused

OK. We know people who go around burglarizing homes and businesses probably aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed. But a burglar in Grand Rapids, Mich., may take the cake for dumb criminals. The poor soul caught on camera burglarizing a local business was criminally confused. He apparently thought the company had left a stack of […]

What Can the Tooth Fairy Tell Us About Inflation

Earlier this week, I shared a story about my wife finding a bag of change in the attic of her grandparent’s old house that turned out to be worth over $2,000. The dimes, quarters and half-dollars in the bag were all minted before 1965. In other words, they were all made primarily of silver. The […]

World Gold Council Report: Gold Demand Soft in First Quarter

The World Gold Council described overall demand for gold as “soft” in its Global Demand Trends Q1 2018 report. Global demand was down 7% year-on-year. The WGC said the drop was primarily due to weak investment demand. Investors added to their holdings of gold coins and bars, as well as gold-backed ETFs, but at a […]

Egypt’s Second Richest Man Has Half His Net Worth Invested in Gold

The second richest man in Egypt has put half of his $5.7 billion net worth in gold. During an interview with Bloomberg, Naguib Sawiris said he expects gold to rally above $1,800 per ounce as “overvalued” stock markets crash. 

Jim Rickards Speculates About a Bank Run on the New York Fed’s Store of Gold

Could we be seeing a run on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York? Jim Rickards thinks we just might be. But it’s not your typical cash run. It’s a run on the bank’s gold. The classic image of this is the scene from the Christmas-season film It’s a Wonderful Life, with Jimmy Stewart. We’ve all […]

“Bond King” Not Bullish on US Government Bonds; He’s Looking at Gold

He’s been dubbed the “Bond King,” but Jeffery Gundlach isn’t particularly bullish on bonds right now – at least not US government bonds. And he’s certainly not bullish on stocks. Gundlach has his eyes on gold. Gundlach heads DoubleLine Capital, overseeing some $119 billion in assets. During a speech at the 2018 Sohn Investment Conference last week, he said […]

Could Rising Interest Rates Crush Stock Market Dreams? SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap 04.27.18

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: They Stole a Queen’s Heart

If you’re a romantic man, at some point you might have daydreamed about stealing a queen’s heart. Well, some thieves in France did just that. Like, they literally stole her heart. As in the organ. When Anne of Brittany died, her heart was removed and encased in pure gold. It’s been in a French museum […]

Imports of Gold into China via Hong Kong Surged Last Month

Imports of gold into China via Hong Kong surged in March, rising 78.67% compared to February. The amount of the yellow metal moving into mainland China via Hong Kong rose to 59.4 tons in March, up from 33.25 tons in February, according to data emailed to Reuters by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department. 

Short-Term or Long-Term: Gold Has Done What It’s Supposed To

  Last month, US Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes offered three reasons he thinks the gold might hit $1,500 per ounce this year. His number one reason was rising inflation. In a recent interview on Bloomberg Radio, Holmes reiterated that high inflation looks good for gold in the near future. He also pointed out that whether you […]