Financial markets

There continues to be a heavy amount of pessimism toward silver on social media these days, but if you've noticed, most of these analysts are speculators trading on very short term charts. We're coming up on both the quarterly and 6-month close, so this week we'll look at those charts.

The slowdown in the US economy is amplified by structural problems in the labor market and inflation, masked by a rise in part-time employment and temporary support measures, with an increased risk of recession due to the prolonged inversion of the yield curve.

China, the world leader in the production of photovoltaic panels, is driving up demand for silver metal, causing prices to rise. Silver stocks have fallen drastically, and forecasts indicate that industrial demand will far outstrip mining production, leading to a major deficit.

When a single stock soars, we often lose sight of the bigger picture. NVIDIA, for example, allows us to overlook the fact that banks are facing record losses due to the collapse of the bond market.

The dissolution of the French National Assembly is totally irrational, but the President Macron has decided to go ahead with it, so we'll just have to live with it. A huge period of uncertainty is opening up, and the markets don't like it (the CAC 40 has wiped out all its gains since the start of...

Tavi Costa emphasizes the importance of identifying macroeconomic trends, particularly the growing shift towards hard assets like gold amidst global inflationary pressures and geopolitical changes. He points out the rising demand for commodities like copper and the underinvestment in precious met...

The release of a lower-than-expected US CPI and the Fed's decision to keep rates unchanged sent gold lower, while the dissolution of France's National Assembly caused tensions to mount on the French bond market.

Few analysts chart the Dollar Index, DXY, as a means of predicting the future direction of the gold price. Their assumption is that if DXY is trending down, then gold will be trending up and vice versa. But this is a mistake.

For over half a century, the United States has surpassed the United Kingdom as the leading international power. Its military and monetary strength, the first two of a hegemonic country, remain unrivalled. The Biden administration seeks to maintain this superpower, but the world is changing.

US markets hit new highs thanks to the rise of technology stocks, notably NVIDIA, while European households prefer bank savings. At the same time, China and other BRICS countries are increasing their gold reserves, moving away from the dollar.