Banks

The intensification of banking concentration amplifies the control and power of these banks over citizens and states, and risks deeply damaging the economic fabric of these countries in the medium and long term.

The level of French banks' CDSs does not currently present any risk for these institutions, probably because of a less aggressive monetary policy in Europe, which limits the damage. An acceleration of the rise in interest rates in Europe would threaten the French government's deficit, but it is its...

Grant Williams interviews Egon von Greyerz about the importance of wealth preservation in today's economy, emphasizing that global debt has tripled in the last 20 years, increasing risk exponentially. Von Greyerz believes that gold is the best way to protect oneself against this risk, as it has help...

China’s February net gold imports via Hong Kong nearly tripled from the previous month, surging on the back of a rebound in demand post Lunar New Year celebrations and a drop in bullion prices through the month.

In this video, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg squarely tackle the global banking crisis from Credit Suisse to Silicon Valley. Now, more than ever, clear analysis, honest math and historical context are needed to prepare investors for what is happening in real time, as well as addressing wha...

Are central banks panicking? The Fed's surprise intervention to try to stop the contagion linked to the SVB bankruptcy was not enough to stop the global run on bank deposits.

The former head of the JPMorgan Chase & Co. precious-metals business and his top gold trader should get multiyear prison terms after they were convicted of spoofing the market for years, the US government said in a court filing.

The financial system is terminally broken, toast, kaput! Anyone who doesn’t see what is happening will soon lose a major part of their assets either through bank failure, currency debasement or the collapse of all bubble assets like stocks, property and bonds by 75-100%. Wealth preservation in physi...

Between bullish real estate, a currency that is slowly but surely devaluing and a sovereign wealth fund that will not be as promising as expected, the choices become more complex for the Norwegian saver. Physical gold should be reconsidered as an investment.

The bankruptcies of Eurovita and SVB, while waiting for the next ones, are linked to a bond crisis. It is not a question of fraud (FTX, Madoff), toxic assets (subprimes), or adventurous management (LTCM in 1998). No, the problem is the huge bundle of sovereign bonds that form the basis of the balanc...