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The current bond crash is historic. The EDV ETF, which measures the price of very long-dated US Treasuries, has fallen by 58% in just over a year. The bond market's current fall is now greater than that recorded by the equity market during the last financial crisis in 2008 (-56%).

As central banks continue their headlong rush to the top, they are faced with a Cornelian dilemma: bring inflation down to 2% at the risk of triggering an unprecedented economic and financial crisis, or allow prices to rise, which would call into question their mandate and lead to social upheaval.

The price of gold falls in London while it rises in China. The divergence reported in my last article continues this week. The Chinese gold and precious metals market seems to be following its own trajectory.

The ECB has just raised its deposit rate to 4% and halted its sovereign debt repurchases, with the stated aim of stamping out inflation. Unfortunately, this will probably have little effect, as oil prices are slowly but surely climbing.

We first looked at Gold and Silver priced in World Currency Units (WCU) back in March, and it's time for an update to see how those charts have been tracking.

The Western world economy is now as close to being terminally ill as it has ever been and its population is continuously getting unhealthier.

30-year Treasury bonds have fallen by more than 50%. Losses are starting to mount again, and this is worrying many observers. Although the US is not exposed to the risk of default, this decline reflects the effects of tighter monetary policy.

IMF data shows gold reserves at the Central Bank of Russia rose by 3 tonnes (≈ 100,000 oz) in August. This means that its gold reserves are back to where they were at the start of the year - 2,333 tonnes.

Some people know the story of the Gold Rush from the Charlie Chaplin film, others from TV shows or books of all kinds. At the very least, historians consider this period to be one of the most significant of the 19th century. Both fascinating and structuring, it is particularly revealing of Americ...

This week we will look at a couple ratio charts that compare precious metals to real estate to get a sense of what might be the better investment going forward.

In the United States, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6% in August and by 3.7% year-on-year. This is an acceleration on the 0.2% monthly increase and 3.2% annual gain published in July. The year-on-year increase is higher than the economists' forecasts. In other words, August's CPI excee...

Precious metal prices, particularly silver, are closely linked to energy prices. Bank demand for gold looks set to be extremely strong in the final quarter of 2023, especially as the banking crisis is likely to spread internationally, as it did in 2008.

China added to its gold reserves for a 10th straight month, extending a push to bolster its hefty stockpile as it tries to diversify away from the US dollar.

Gold is testing all-time highs in many currencies. Gold in yen is achieving this performance at a time when the Japanese bond market is going through an unprecedented crisis of confidence.

It is becoming clearer an clearer that China will not be the leading power in tomorrow's world. Since the pandemic, China's economy and banking sector have been in dire straits. The country is looking for new sources of growth. At the BRICS summit, held in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24, Xi Ji...

Matthew Piepenburg sits down with Rick Rule and Jim Rickards to discuss the future of the USD, the rising BRICS tide and the Realpolitik of any realistic gold-backed BRICS trade currency.

On July 27, figures released by the US administration showed GDP up by 2.4%, well above the 2% anticipated by analysts. The U.S. economy seemed to be resisting the sharp rise in interest rates better than expected. But the administration published a terse correction: the increase in GDP was not 2...

For years Matthew Piepenburg and Egon von Greyerz have warned investors about the consequences of a system based on unlimited money printing, debt creation and money debasement. The world economy and the financial system is now on the cusp of a precipice. No one can forecast when the coming viole...

We last looked at the Gold Silver ratio in February, and I would like to revisit the monthly chart today as the pattern has continued to morph yet is still playing out largely as expected.

With the recent rise in interest rates, demand for credit is collapsing in many sectors of the economy.