Central banks

Russia proposes a new international standard for trading in precious metals: the Moscow World Standard (MWS) which will become an alternative to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) which systematically manipulates precious metals markets to depress prices. According to Russia’s Finance M...

As with platinum, silver stocks available for delivery are accelerating their decline this week. This raid on COMEX precious metals stocks is also affecting gold. The rate at which stocks eligible for delivery are disappearing is accelerating.

The method of determining the price of gold is likely to change dramatically in the coming years. The importance of the physical metal is coming back to the forefront in the face of the imbalances created by the new geopolitical context and the difficulties linked to securing supplies.

The volatility of the markets cannot hide the fact that the economic slowdown is now a fact. And it is especially in Europe that the end of the year is likely to be complicated. Under these conditions, gold serves as a safe haven. Physical demand figures continue to reach record highs. Fear of re...

On July 12, the euro reached parity with the dollar, something that has not happened since 2003. The euro has lost 12% against the dollar since January 1, which is a lot in the massive and liquid foreign exchange market. What if this fall continues? The question must be asked. The fall of the eur...

The slowdown in the rise of the dollar, the oversold situation in metals and the high level of short positions should allow a pause in the correction phase of metals. For a true rebound to occur, the market must move from a macro approach to a realization of the reality of available physical inve...

Today, we believe America’s dollar hegemony has ended with new challenges in this inflationary era. For one thing threats of higher inflation, the protracted war, central bank purchases and a commodity supercycle provide a solid underpinning to gold. Gold is simply a hedge against the growing unc...

The idea that an increase in the quantity of money in circulation has no impact on prices is historically and mathematically wrong. As we will detail exclusively here, it is important to understand the mechanics that link money creation and inflation over time.

The situation on futures is totally disconnected from what is happening on the physical market and this concerns all precious metals: physical demand remains very strong on gold and silver, but also on platinum.

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