Central banks

In a crisis of this magnitude, I would stay away from paper assets including ETFs of any kind. It is clearly imperative to have physical metals stored outside the financial system. And remember not to measure your wealth or your gold in worthless paper money. Instead measure your gold and silver...

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...

Stig Brodersen brings back one of our most popular guests, investment expert Lyn Alden. Together, they explore the role of gold and commodities investing in a period of inflation.

Russia's central bank on Sunday said it would resume buying gold on the domestic market from Feb. 28, as it undertakes measures to try and ensure financial stability during Western sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

The level of inflation is even higher than during the last oil shock in the 1970s. This environment is very favorable to gold. Let's look at the effects of inflation on the real estate market.

The more debt is being accumulated on the balance sheets of European central banks, the more likely they will revalue gold to write off this debt. When I asked the German central bank if they consider this option they replied: “at this stage, we prefer not to speculate about any potential decisio...

As we slowly emerge from the Covid parenthesis, is a real rise in policy rates on the horizon? We can doubt it. The ECB will follow and not take the initiative, as usual. The rise in rates will therefore be very limited. Therefore, inflation is here to stay...

Putin continues his fight against the dollar, at an opportune moment. His ambition is clear: to overthrow the U.S. dollar hegemony. The Russian central bank now has more gold than dollars. Russia continues its massive purchases of gold, and avoids transactions in US currency with its trading part...

After having contributed to the misallocation of capital, and forced an unfair distribution of wealth, the monetary policies of central banks are now plunging us into direct impoverishment, the impact of which will become much more noticeable in daily life.

Safety is about avoiding the "fatal loss" in your wealth. To do this, it is best to own gold as a hedge against the brewing monetary disaster.