Central banks

Physical gold now plays the same role in the United States as it did in China last year: a safe alternative in the face of economic and financial instability.

Traditional portfolios, divided between equities and bonds, are less resilient to economic shocks than they used to be, as the two assets increasingly react in tandem, reducing their diversification and resilience. Another asset must therefore be included: physical gold.

After successive interest rate hikes, prices finally seem to be slowing down, but there are still many uncertainties. So can we look forward to a return to normal, or should we expect a new economic reality marked by high inflation?

By bolstering its gold reserves, China is anticipating the risks of a weakening dollar, linked to budgetary pressures and possible monetary expansion needed to absorb the debt wall.

With 2024 now behind us, the year ahead promises to be all the more dramatic. The times in which we live remain historically intense. At this very particular moment when two worlds are separating, the decades to come are being written today. 2025 will therefore be marked by the accelerated develo...

The year 2025 is off to a rough start for the sovereign debt market. Is the resurgence of inflation driving interest rates higher? In Europe, manufacturing activity is slowing, weakening employment, while in the United States, declining orders and consumption are heightening the risks of a global...

In this 48-minute discussion, Ronni and Egon cover various topics, including the evolution of gold versus Bitcoin, predictions for rising gold prices, central banks' reserve shifts, and global economic risks.

For the third year running, our forecasts for the price of gold have come true. While a sharp fall in the gold price seems unlikely in 2025, attention is now focused on the intensity of the trend.

The question of the timing of the next rise in the gold price remains uncertain: at what point will a market crash, worsening household fragility or increased pressure on the banking system prompt the authorities to make a decisive pivot in monetary policy to avoid a systemic recession?

This 32-minute discussion between Grant Williams and me covers my 55-year professional journey from banking in Switzerland, building and running a major UK FTSE 100 company (DIXONS), and setting up a major business in wealth preservation based on physical gold.     In the interview...