U.S. Consumers Strangled by Another Double Increase in Prices and Rates
The rise in 10-year US rates accentuates inflation and pressure on consumers, increasing the risk of a market correction.
Read articleThe rise in 10-year US rates accentuates inflation and pressure on consumers, increasing the risk of a market correction.
Read articleThe price of gold continues to rise, despite the persistent lack of interest shown by Western investors. The decline in outstandings continued in March, albeit less pronounced than in previous months. Even so, this is the tenth consecutive month of outflows from gold-backed ETFs!
Read articleThe U.S. Treasury bond-buying program is impacting the markets, with potential implications for the dollar and precious metals, notably gold and silver.
Read articleThe dual situation of the Bank of Japan stalemate - whose credibility is currently being tested by the markets - and the ongoing currency war are clearly benefiting gold.
Read articleThe United States is entering a period of stagflation, a scenario that is enabling gold to set a new all-time record, confirming last week's breakout. Gold always rises during stagflation.
Read articleJanet Yellen and Jerome Powell acknowledge mistakes on inflation. The Fed, and now the Treasury, are now preparing the markets for higher inflation, propelling gold and silver to new highs.
Read articleGold is breaking records in dollars, but also in euros. In Japan, gold is reaching dizzying heights: the depreciation of the currency is even more pronounced in the land of the rising sun.
Read articleCurrently, the preferred scenario is that of a soft landing for the US economy, while the prospect of a recession is now largely dismissed by most analysts. The fact that the gold price remains above the $2,000 mark reflects concerns about US monetary and fiscal policy.
Read articleGold is once again the preferred investment in Asia, to the detriment of the stock market and real estate. In the West, we're not seeing a gold rush, but rather a rush into technology stocks.
Read articleInflation in the United States is creating tensions between the Fed and the Treasury on monetary policy, resulting in market repercussions with stock declines, bond yield increases, and a correction in gold due to sales in derivative markets.
Read articleChinese investors continue to shun the stock market and the real estate sector. This week, the real estate crisis took on a new dimension with the liquidation of Evergrande. China's largest property developer was forced into bankruptcy due to the lack of a convincing restructuring plan, resulting in...
Read articleRecent rises in inflation have plunged the continent into an unprecedented stalemate: the farmers' protest movement is mainly attributable to the consequences of this general decline in purchasing power recorded in Europe over recent quarters.
Read articleChinese investors are abandoning their own stock market and seeking exposure to growth in the US and Japanese markets. Gold could be sold in the short term in a deflationary wave, but it would also serve as the ultimate refuge for international investors disappointed by a stock market they believed...
Read articleThe latest U.S. inflation figures are well above predictions. The consumer price index (CPI) rose by +3.7% year-on-year in December. Inflation appears to be accelerating, exceeding the pace recorded at the same time last year.
Read articleGold prices anticipate the shift in the investment cycle from growth stocks to tangible assets. The yellow metal also benefits from its safe-haven status in a context of economic uncertainty.
Read articleWe may well see a debt refinancing crisis, and anticipating how we might overcome this impasse is difficult, given the uncertainty surrounding the potential intervention of central banks in the face of this debt wall.
Read articleThe price of gold ends 2023 with a new record closing price. The yellow metal was one of the best-performing assets, up +16% for the year as a whole. The S&P 500 index did slightly better, but gold outperformed European equity markets.
Read articleThe rejuvenation of gold buyers in China is explained by the slowdown in the property market, the weakness of equities and the currency, as well as low bank interest rates. Young Chinese, concerned about economic stagnation, are turning to gold as a financial refuge.
Read articleThe Fed's change of tone offers a different outlook for precious metals: with the dollar weakening, fears of recession, lower rates and the threat of renewed inflation that a Fed pivot would generate, gold has every chance of resuming its upward trend as early as next year.
Read articleThe economic situation in Germany is deteriorating at an alarming rate. French economic indicators are showing a deterioration, characterized by a sharp contraction in activity in the last quarter. Gold in euros seems to be taking advantage of this situation.
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