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How international investors anticipate the value of the greenback is now fundamental to gold's future. There are powerful forces currently vying for the determination of the dollar's value. There are both bullish and bearish forces.

As we close out the year 2022, it must be admitted that the performance of gold and silver prices in 2022 has surprised many analysts. The performance of precious metals is all the more remarkable in the face of sharp declines in equity and bond markets. Gold is outperforming the indices by more tha...

The announcement of Elon Musk's acquisition of a silver mine would propel silver prices higher, with the same force as lithium recently.

Gold is in the early stages of becoming the preferred asset among central banks looking to improve the quality of their international reserves.

China is advancing its pawns in the Middle East and placing gold at the heart of its strategy of internationalization of the yuan. The world's second power is calling for the use of the renminbi instead of the dollar in the settlement of oil and gas transactions.

In this video, Egon von Greyerz, Grant Williams and Ronni Stoeferle, share unique insights on the most pressing themes of current markets and the road ahead.

China reported an increase in its gold reserves for the first time in more than three years, confirming that the world's most populous country was indeed the mystery buyer in the bullion market.

For readers who have chosen physical gold as insurance against future monetary turmoil, these two crises (cryptocurrency and U.S. real estate investment trust crises) are a serious warning. As the year comes to a close, it is imperative that we ask ourselves questions about our confidence in the cou...

Gold surging to $3,000 an ounce is one of the more reasonable forecasts among Saxobank's 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2023.

Get ready for a very big rise in gold in 2023. All the conditions are now in place, not to mention the energy crisis, the economic recession, the cracks in the bond market, the cryptocurrency crash and the growing geopolitical tensions.

Before discussing the "imminent" revaluation of physical gold, let's retrace the monetary role of the gold metal in recent history.

With US and global debt exploding prior to both assets and debt imploding, let us look at the disastrous consequences for the US and the world. Debt explosion leading to the currency becoming worthless has happened in history for as long as there has been some form of money whether we talk about 3rd...

Energy costs are not falling enough to bring the inflation figure down significantly. The strength of gold is undoubtedly due to the mix of risk situations that have fueled the year 2022 and that will not be resolved without painfully impacting currency prices.

Faced with the resurgence of inflation, many players are brandishing the idea that rising prices are desirable because they would reduce the burden of debt, which is at historically high levels. While this theory seems incontrovertible at first glance (the loss in value of money caused by inflation...

China is continuing its de-dollarization process, while at the same time trying to secure supplies of the raw materials. This is contributing to the pressure on metal stocks. Demand for physical silver is expected to increase by +16% over last year. Mine production is not sufficient to meet such an...

Ghana's government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia.

France, which is lagging behind its eurozone partners thanks to its tariff shield, seems to be heading for double-digit inflation in 2023. The energy dependence condemns Europe to high and lasting inflation.

Central banks are snapping up gold this year, but it is uncertain which ones are behind most of that shopping spree, fueling speculation that China is a big player. Seeing how Russia has been hit by monetary sanctions by the West, China and some other countries must be hurrying to reduce dependence...

The current crisis in the cryptocurrency market is a reminder of how important it is to know the product and the counterparty of the product you are investing in, and this also applies to holders of physical gold.

Is the $32 billion collapse of the crypto exchange FTX the catalyst for the fall of the financial system? We will soon know, but at least the GOLD vs CRYPTO debate was settled last week for the ones who believed cryptos represent wealth preservation.