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The gold price in euros has increased by 555% since the euro was created in 1999. Put differently, since inception, the euro lost 85% of its value against gold.

These few days of conflict have already transformed what we have known since the end of the Soviet era, economically, financially and geopolitically. Let's leave the geopolitical analysis to others more competent than me and try to focus on the impact of this war on our favorite subject, namely t...

Stig Brodersen brings back one of our most popular guests, investment expert Lyn Alden. Together, they explore the role of gold and commodities investing in a period of inflation.

Russia's central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

The level of inflation is even higher than during the last oil shock in the 1970s. This environment is very favorable to gold. Let's look at the effects of inflation on the real estate market.

The more debt is being accumulated on the balance sheets of European central banks, the more likely they will revalue gold to write off this debt. When I asked the German central bank if they consider this option they replied: “at this stage, we prefer not to speculate about any potential decisio...

As we slowly emerge from the Covid parenthesis, is a real rise in policy rates on the horizon? We can doubt it. The ECB will follow and not take the initiative, as usual. The rise in rates will therefore be very limited. Therefore, inflation is here to stay...

Putin continues his fight against the dollar, at an opportune moment. His ambition is clear: to overthrow the U.S. dollar hegemony. The Russian central bank now has more gold than dollars. Russia continues its massive purchases of gold, and avoids transactions in US currency with its trading part...

After having contributed to the misallocation of capital, and forced an unfair distribution of wealth, the monetary policies of central banks are now plunging us into direct impoverishment, the impact of which will become much more noticeable in daily life.

The outlook for silver demand is exceptionally promising for 2022, with global silver demand forecast to rise to a record high of 1.112 billion ounces (Boz) in 2022. The increase will be driven by record silver industrial fabrication, which is forecast to improve by 5 percent, as silver’s use exp...

Game on. Strong move on the gold-to-S&P 500 ratio after retesting its recent breakout.

Safety is about avoiding the "fatal loss" in your wealth. To do this, it is best to own gold as a hedge against the brewing monetary disaster.

In a free market, without manipulation, such a strong demand for money would have raised the cost of borrowing to the levels in 1980-81 i.e. near 20%. Instead, the Fed Wizards are performing their hocus pocus with fake money and fake rates. Without their Wizardry, it would have been impossible fo...

We would therefore be in a much faster dynamic than in 2016, with uncontrollable inflation and a corporate credit market already in free fall: a configuration that increases the risks of a major monetary policy error. At such a level, it is perhaps this risk that gold is highlighting.

The market and investors are addicted to cheap credit and its absence will lead to collapse. That said, long-term interest rates have probably seen their low, bond price declines and much more money creation are the likely result. The broad stock market, with exceptions, will not be a good invest...

In all three scenarios, the long-term price of gold will rise to a level well above that of today. Only short-term movements and volatility in this rise would be impacted under these three perspectives.