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Rick Rule: Fed Will “Chicken Out” on Inflation Fight

Well-known investment advisor Rick Rule said the Fed will chicken out on its inflation fight. Rule runs Rule Investment Media and formerly served as the president and CEO of Sprott US Holdings Inc. In a recent interview, Rule said that the Fed could get inflation under control with significantly tighter monetary policy for a sustained […]

Zimbabwe Central Bank to Offer Gold Coins as Inflation Ravages the Country

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe plans to issue gold coins as a way for investors in the country to store value as inflation runs rampant in the economy. The United States isn’t the only country battling rapidly rising prices. The inflation rate in Zimbabwe spiked from 132% in May to 191.6% in June, and the […]

Goldman Sachs Raises 2022 Gold Price Target to $2,500

Goldman Sachs sees a big upside in gold raising its target price to $2,500 an ounce by the end of the year. The investment bank cites recession worries and persistent inflation as reasons to be bullish on gold.

Gold Demand in India Was Strong in May

Gold demand in India was strong in May with retail sales rebounding and imports up both month-on-month and year-on-year.

Rising Interest Rates and Gold: Perception Doesn’t Match Reality

Even with rising interest rates and the dollar at multi-year highs, gold has held its ground. Nevertheless, we have yet to see a big spike in gold prices despite persistent inflation. Why not? The perception is that rising interest rates are always bad for gold. But does perception match up with reality? If history is […]

Technical Analysis: Gold is Building Solid Support

After a big miss on the Powell/Brainard nominations in November, the price analysis has been fairly accurate. Identifying the initial breakout above $1800, mentioning that $1900 was fragile support, and last month concluding that gold had found a bottom around $1800. For the past month, gold has been consolidating within a tight range around $1850. The data suggests the next […]

Comex Countdown: What’s Really Going on With Silver?

This analysis focuses on gold and silver physical delivery on the Comex. See the article What is the Comex for more detail. The Comex has signaled weakness in the silver market but has been some activity bubbling under the surface. What’s really going on with silver?

Dumping Water on a Drowning Man: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap June 24, 2022

They tried to deny it for months, but now everybody knows we have an inflation problem. The president, Congress and all of the central bankers at the Fed are trying to find ways to solve this problem. But as host Mike Maharrey explains in this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, all of their solutions […]

Where Does the Gold Go?

A few years ago, CNBC commentator Jim Leventhal made a pretty astounding comment. When asked about gold, he said he had no interest in it because gold has no uses as a metal. This is a pretty absurd statement. Gold has multiple uses. And it would probably have even more if it wasn’t so rare […]

Comex Inventory: Gold Outflows Accelerate While Silver Sees Significant Shuffling

Outflows of gold from Comex vaults have accelerated. Meanwhile, there is some shuffling of inventories of silver. This analysis focuses on gold and silver within the Comex/CME futures exchange. See the article What is the Comex? for more detail. The charts and tables below specifically analyze the physical stock/inventory data at the Comex to show the physical […]