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Gold Breaks Record, Silver Nears $40, Mining Stocks Surge | SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap
Jerome Powell’s pivot and a weakening dollar sent metals soaring. Peter Schiff explains why gold broke all-time highs, silver hit a 13-year high, and mining stocks are leading the rally. Rate cuts mean QE, higher long rates, and a weaker dollar—making “waiting for pullbacks” a costly mistake. In this Friday Gold Wrap, Peter covers gold, […]
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What the AI Boom Means for Precious Metals
We are living through the early stages of a technological revolution, and Wall Street is salivating over artificial intelligence. AI is being hailed as the new electricity: a transformative force destined to rewire nearly every industry, capital flows, and the very nature of human productivity itself.
What Gold Mining Companies Are Telling Their Investors
The most direct way to invest in gold is to buy gold and as SchiffGold advises the smart way to buy gold is to buy gold coins or billions. Sometimes investors bullish on the long-term prospects of gold take a look at the stocks of gold mining companies. Stocks of course lack some of the most attractive features […]
Getting Physical: Why Bullion Has Outperformed Gold Stocks
Gold prices have been on a tear, with bullion prices ripping upward since the outbreak of war in the Middle East late last year. While mining stocks have gone up as well, physical gold has been leaving them in the dust:
Chinese and Mexican Mines Are Running Out of Silver
Silver demand set a record in every category in 2022 and is expected to continue growing. Meanwhile, silver production flatlined. Record global silver demand and a lack of supply upside contributed to a 237.7 million ounce market deficit in 2022. The trends indicate that this deficit will expand in the next several years as demand continues […]
The World’s Top Gold Producers in 2022
Who produces the world’s gold? Gold mine production was up modestly in 2022, but it remains below the prepandemic peak.
Gold Mine Production Up Modestly in 2022 But Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Peak
Gold mine production was up modestly in 2022 as mining operations normalized post-pandemic. But mine output still hasn’t returned to the peak we saw in 2018, boosting speculation that we have possibly reached “peak gold.”
How Much Gold Is There in the World?
How much gold is there in the world? The simple answer — not much! Scarcity is one of the characteristics that give gold value.
The World’s Top 10 Gold Producers in 2020
Who produces the world’s gold? Gold production fell again in 2020. According to the World Gold Council, gold production came in at 3,478 tons last year. That compares with mine output of 3,597 tons in 2019.
Fundamentally Speaking: SchiffGold Friday Gold Wrap Feb. 5, 2021
It’s been a crazy, volatile week for precious metals. The Reddit Raiders pushed silver to over $29 an ounce and the white metal took gold up with it. But the run was short-lived and we saw a big sell-off in both metals later in the week. In this episode of the Friday Gold Wrap, host […]
Focus on Fundamentals: Gold Supply Dropped Sharply in 2020
Total gold supply fell 4% year-on-year in 2020 to 4,644 tons. It was the largest annual decline since 2013, according to data from the World Gold Council. The decline was primarily driven by disruptions in mine production due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gold mine output fell 4% on the year. More significantly, it marked the […]