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Ray Dalio said investors should allocate as much as 15% of their portfolios to gold even as the precious metal surged to an all-time high above $4,000 an ounce.

In this exclusive interview, Luke Gromen, one of the world’s foremost experts on bond and monetary markets, shares his perspectives on the current state of U.S. public debt, the role of the dollar and fiat currencies, and the surge of the gold price.

With the US government shutdown, “fiscal QE” came to an abrupt halt. It comes at a time when the US Treasury has become the central player in providing liquidity to the system. The longer the situation drags on, the more the pipeline seizes up – and the greater the likelihood of an accident.

The world's largest private holder of physical gold is Tether, with 80 tons worth approximately $8 billion. Why is this?

In June 2025, the Chinese government took measures to encourage mining production, its financing, refining, and recovery. The most effective lever for achieving these objectives is to revalue the price of precious metals.

For two years, observers have been puzzled by a paradox: while the Fed is reducing the size of its balance sheet through quantitative tightening (QT), the M2 money supply is on the rise. The key to this mystery lies in the growing role of money market funds (MMFs).

China is stepping up its efforts to become a central player in global finance by offering to safeguard gold reserves on behalf of foreign governments.

Gold continues to reach new heights. And yet, interest among retail investors, particularly in Western countries, remains very low. To understand these dynamics, we interviewed John Reade, one of the world's leading gold market strategists.

It has been a while since we have looked at Silver/Euro, but given the breakout we are seeing this month, this is one we want to revisit.

Since the beginning of the year, the greenback has already fallen by nearly 10%, reaching a new low. The dollar's weakness is not the result of an external shock, but rather a deliberate action by the authorities to preserve financial stability.

Fitch's downgrade of France's debt rating last Friday was expected. It remains to be seen whether Moody's and Standard & Poor's will follow suit on October 24 and November 28, which seems quite likely.

To function, a gold standard would require a far higher price than today. Will Donald Trump, willingly or not, help China and Russia rebuild the international monetary system? The answer could come within weeks — or months at most.

The situation in the US labor market now highlights its profound fragility, after two years of embellished statistics. In September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the largest negative revision in the history of payrolls.

France is going through a critical period in its history. The country's democratic and political crisis is now compounded by the possibility of a financial crisis.

The start of the new school year promises to be eventful in the United States. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in five years. With the job market remaining fragile, the spectre of recession still looming, and the trade war adding to uncertainty, this decision shows ab...

If you're wondering if silver has more room to run, I would say that we haven't even gotten started yet. And if you happen to be holding stocks of big banks, now could be your chance to make a pretty smart exchange.

Mitch Vexler, a real estate developer turned whistleblower, detailed what he considers to be a ticking time bomb at the heart of the US financial system: the way property taxes fuel public school funding and school bonds.

This week we take a new look at Gold and Silver measured in World Currency Units. For the metals to be in bona fide bull markets, you want to see them outperform all major currencies instead of solely Dollars or Euros.

Arnaud du Plessis and John Reade share their perspectives from London and Paris, highlighting the differences between Western and Asian countries, the importance of cultural factors, and the decisive influence of the BRICS countries on the gold market.

On September 8, the French government will face a decisive confidence vote. The risk is clear: if the government fails and the general strike brings the country to a standstill, France could plunge into a systemic bond and banking crisis within a matter of days, with no credible political support...