Banks

Central bank purchases of physical gold, as well as tensions on the silver market, are taking place against a backdrop of general indifference on the part of Western investors.

A very interesting review by Éric Dor, chief economist at IESEG, summarising the exposure of French and European banks to France's debt. French banks are naturally in first place, with very high levels of exposure.

Physical gold naturally appears to be the preferred safe-haven investment in the face of the deficit-financing impasse. It is benefiting from both growing concerns about the worsening of this deficit and the potential repercussions for US Treasuries. The latter could be amplified by rising tensio...

The tyranny of time is a fact of life in the modern world. The fear of the future and of emptiness, ingrained in everyone, is exploited to turn time into a scarce commodity to be maximized.

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 reaches multiples of its current price.

Just 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 JPMorgan's reservations.

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.

Gold'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 history of gold never ceases to amaze, to the point where we...

The U.S. is facing unsustainable debt and a weakening military, marking the potential end of its empire and ushering in a new era for gold as a safe haven.

UBS reiterates its recommendation to include a 5% allocation to gold in a diversified portfolio. In ten years, the price of gold in CHF has doubled: its performance against one of the world's strongest currencies is remarkable.