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Government bonds are no longer perceived as risk-free assets, and their long-term growth potential is now in doubt. In this context, accelerating the pace of debt emissions becomes a real challenge. If the Fed were in turn to intervene in very short maturities to artificially support Treasury emi...

While gold has been the big winner in recent years, many other metals are now becoming increasingly scarce: silver, platinum, copper and others. This trend is based on both persistent tensions on the supply side and structurally high demand.

The UK bond market is under pressure, in an unstable global context marked by friction between the Fed and the Treasury and high sensitivity to uncertainty. Physical gold is becoming an instrument of economic survival and a bulwark against the erratic decisions of the authorities.

This week, we will look at a couple of gold ratio charts that suggest we may be entering into a mania phase in the yellow metal that could run for several years.

In a climate of widespread mistrust of the dollar and US economic policy, a fundamental trend is gathering pace: de-dollarization. China, at the forefront of this strategy, is methodically reducing its dependence on the greenback while at the same time stepping up its purchases of gold and the in...

Many banks, governments and large funds are buying gold on a massive scale via perfectly legal but off-market channels. This is a growing trend, mainly in the Middle East and Asia, which makes the measurement of gold's value more complex than it first appears.

In a stagflationary environment — marked by sluggish growth, persistent inflation and growing consumer unease — the yellow metal is once again playing its role as a safe-haven asset.

Capitalism promises us a paradise, but are we living in hell? Can economic progress be incompatible with human progress? An economy based on debt, and therefore on the imperative of growth, never ceases to encourage capital sins, an economy based on gold can adapt to human needs and therefore enc...

This week, we look at a couple of compelling Silver charts that indicate it could be poised for an historic breakout and impulsive run to all time highs and beyond.

If the yield curve steepening bet reverses, it could have a significant impact on the gold price. In a scenario where long rates fall rapidly - for fear of recession or a return to caution by central banks - gold would benefit. Falling real interest rates would make the metal more attractive, and...

Some pro-bitcoin people claim that crypto will downgrade and absorb gold to become the sole store of value in the future. How can we seriously envisage that gold, recognized, hoarded since the earliest civilizations, could one day be worth nothing? Wouldn't the two assets instead complement each...

It is very likely that the bond crash will cause a sharp correction in stock markets. This massive destruction of the money supply will sweep away everything in its path. Mining stocks, in particular, are likely to be heavily impacted by the coming credit crunch. Therefore, investments in physica...

The U.S. economy is showing much deeper signs of fragility than the markets seem to comprehend. Suffocated by soaring prices, American consumers are forced to resort to credit on a massive scale. The next inevitable step will be an economic slowdown. Gold continues to play a strategic role in an...

This week, we'll have a look at the charts of Platinum and the Gold/Platinum ratio in an effort to see if Gold has a big move left in it. Platinum tells us that we could be at an inflection point in the gold secular bull market.

The financial world may be on the verge of a regime change. Financial repression, thought to have been relegated to the past, is making a discreet comeback through the Japanese door. The Tokyo authorities are already trying to manipulate the yield curve by adjusting the supply of debt, hoping to...

The year 2025 is likely to be the year of crisis: the United States must refinance $9 trillion in debt — a quarter of its total outstanding — while financing an annual budget deficit of $1.9 trillion. A veritable debt wall. And then there's Japan, France, and so on. Will there be sufficient deman...