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In case Russia wanted to truly extricate itself from the current "dollar reserve" world, it should unveil a gold-backed currency, one which is co-sponsored by the Chinese yuan, which would then also announce unveil it is becoming gold-backed.

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...

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.

Even if the price of silver were to increase tenfold, it would not be enough to bring it back to a normal price, given the monetary creation of recent years and the loss of purchasing power induced in the main currencies.

Gold has consolidated for a sustained period and is about to break out on the upside. Once gold breaks out decisively above $1,900, the move up will be very powerful. For investors who stick to stock market investments, they are about to get a shock of a lifetime as the stock market bubble bursts.

Controlling the Fed has given the bankers an unlimited supply of money and credit to finance their activities. As is the general rule today, debt is never repaid since new debt always makes the old debt insignificant as the currency is constantly debased with all the new money issued. The upside...

As Egon (and history) confirm, gold is an absolutely critical aspect of wealth preservation. Gold is prioritized not because of “gold-bug” thinking, but simply as a result of financial sophistication and a healthy respect for both the history of debt markets and the math of currencies.

2022 is beginning in a very different environment than that of last year. This is the time of year when it is necessary to consult the major institutions’ forecasts regarding the evolution of the gold price in 2022.

Ronnie Stoeferle joins Wall Street Silver to discuss the changing of an era. We had 40 years of low inflation. But that is coming to an end. The new economic system has higher inflation built into it. The time of gold and silver is coming.

If the awareness of the reality of the physical market kicks in at the same time as a change in sentiment among the institutional investors on inflation, 2022 risks being an explosive year in the precious metals sector.