Markets Totally Disconnected from the Real Economy
The German economy is suffering its sharpest fall in orders since the 2009 crisis, while global financial markets, particularly in the US, continue to soar.
France Suffers Record Capital OutflowsThe bad news is piling up for France, prompting some to take concrete decisions, such as transferring their capital abroad.Philippe Herlin | Nov 14, 2024Read article
The Golden Road to $20,000 and Dow's Lost Decades AheadThis week, we'll look at a couple of interesting long term charts of both gold and the dow to see how technical analysis suggests they MIGHT play out in the decades ahead.Mike Roy | Nov 12, 2024Read article
Gold: The Best Performing Asset of the 2000s, And the Best Is Yet to ComeGold is the best-performing asset class in this century, better than the S&P including reinvested dividends and still NOBODY OWNS GOLD. Only 0.5% of global financial assets are invested in gold. Gold will rise by multiples in the coming...Egon Von Greyerz | Nov 8, 2024Read article
Gold Correction After Trump's Election: Why 2024 is Not 2016Could Donald Trump's election put the brakes on gold's rise? In 2016, the Republican candidate's victory in the US presidential election led to a €100 drop in the price of gold in euros, with the price falling from €1,180 to €1,080 in th...Laurent Maurel | Nov 7, 2024Read article
5 Reasons Why The Gold Rally Is Not Over YetHas the gold price reached its ceiling, or is it even in a bubble, as it was in the early 1980s, and is a significant correction imminent? There are strong reasons to believe that the gold price is not yet in a region of extreme overvalu...Goldbroker ™ | Nov 5, 2024Read article
Gold on a Parabolic RiseThe Fed has cut rates by 50 basis points, but so far this has proved to be a resounding failure: rates are rising, once again threatening the bond market and real estate. A few Nasdaq stocks are playing the role of safe havens, while the...Laurent Maurel | Nov 1, 2024Read article
Gold on It’s Way to New HeightsThe gold price has just hit a new all-time high. Is this an underlying trend or a passing phase? In any case, all the conditions are in place to fuel this ascent.Julien Chevalier | Oct 29, 2024Read article
Silver vs US Stock Indexes Says "Silver is Cheap!"This week, we'll look at a few ratio charts of silver vs. some major US stock indexes to see just how inexpensive silver remains against equities.Mike Roy | Oct 28, 2024Read article
A Massive Short Squeeze on Gold?The huge paper-gold bubble is about to burst, and short sellers find themselves trapped in a short squeeze. It is this phenomenon that has driven the price of gold steadily higher over the past year, and will continue to do so until gold...Cyrille Jubert | Oct 28, 2024Read article
US Fiscal Policy Paves the Way for a New Inflationary CycleJust over a year ago, I wrote that physical gold had become more reliable than Treasury bills, a trend now confirmed by Bank of America, which anticipates a potential replacement of Treasury bills by gold as a safe-haven asset, despite J...Laurent Maurel | Oct 25, 2024Read article
Is the BRICS Bank a Rival to the IMF and the World Bank?The BRICS nations' New Development Bank is still a modest alternative to the World Bank and IMF, held back by limited capital, dependence on the dollar and imperfect governance. However, global rebalancing could work in its favour.Julien Chevalier | Oct 22, 2024Read article
Silver Price to €70, Gold to $10,000?The Silver/Euro price is breaking out of a 15-year descending trading channel, signaling a potential sharp rise to €70. Similarly, gold is nearing a breakout that could lead to a significant price increase, possibly reaching $10,000.Mike Roy | Oct 21, 2024Read article
United States: Desire to Invest in Real Estate at an All-Time LowThe fall in China's property market and the rise in interest rates in the United States are prompting consumers to favour savings and shun property in favour of gold.Laurent Maurel | Oct 18, 2024Read article
Gold, The Ancestor Of WritingGold's appearance predates that of iron by several millennia, and coincides approximately with that of copper. It has also been established that the precious metal was used by certain civilizations even before the birth of writing. The h...Thomas Andrieu | Oct 15, 2024Read article
Is the US Economy More Fragile Than It Appears?The US economy continues to grow thanks to debt- and credit-backed consumption, but this momentum is based on fragile foundations, with the risk of a downturn if the property or stock markets deteriorate.Laurent Maurel | Oct 11, 2024Read article