Japan: New Bond Panic, Gold as a Safe Haven

Published by Laurent Maurel | May 30, 2025 | 6332

The financial world may be on the verge of a regime change. Financial repression, thought to have been relegated to the past, is making a discreet comeback through the Japanese door. The Tokyo authorities are already trying to manipulate the yield curve by adjusting the supply of debt, hoping to...

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Falling Bond Markets Can No Longer Be Ignored

Published by Laurent Maurel | May 23, 2025 | 9461

The gradual disappearance of structural buyers of sovereign debt - central banks, Japan, pension funds - ushers in a new era in which debt is no longer “free by design”, but must once again become desirable in a competitive universe. In this new context, physical gold is regaining its role as a s...

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Gold Benefits From Capital Rotation

Published by Laurent Maurel | Apr 4, 2025 | 19150

With US GDP likely to fall, equity markets are correcting, while gold prices are rising. This movement illustrates a capital rotation typical of stagflationary phases: faced with sluggish growth and persistent inflation, investors abandon risky assets in favor of safe havens.

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The End of Paper Gold?

Published by Laurent Maurel | Feb 21, 2025 | 35201

Are we witnessing the end of paper gold? Currently, 100 ounces of paper gold are traded for every ounce of physical gold available on the market. If paper gold investors lose confidence in their counterparties against a backdrop of physical metal shortages, we'll be witnessing a historic event in...

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