Financial markets

Many years of loose and unconventional monetary policy have severely damaged financial markets and the global economy. Currently, central banks find themselves cornered, as the financial system is drowning in debt and addicted to ever easier money. Gold, however, provides multiple solutions.

In this interview, Egon von Greyerz speaks to Tom Bodrovics from Palisade Radio about the cyclical and repetitive nature of the current economic situation and shares his concerns about increasing debt and central banks’ response.

As demand for gold increases, silver demand will grow substantially as we have seen in 2020. Silver has always been seen as the poor man’s gold and as gold prices will become too expensive for many investors, they will instead buy silver.

In this conversation, Egon von Greyerz exchanges pertinent thoughts on the economy and markets with Ronni Stoeferle and Grant Williams. This timely discussion covers an extraordinary range of topics, beginning with the obvious disconnect between rising securities markets and the greatest economic...

With gold and silver prices correcting, as they have been doing for several weeks, I like to reread this article by American analyst, Lyn Alden, which explains the four fundamental reasons to continue to own gold in 2020.

Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg discuss the cold math of global debt and declining GDP. Given such facts, they address and explain the growing disconnect between a faltering global economy and central bank supported markets. Matthew and Egon then exchange thoughts on how it all ends.

You have seen this year incredible money creation around the world by central banks along with the massive debt increases. We are now entering into the exponential phase of this financial system. We are seeing unlimited money printing, helicopter money like Ben Bernanke called it. Then we are goi...

The Chinese understand the long game and they have infinite patience. They have always known that they never needed to attack the US, financially or militarily. Because China has invariably understood that the US would self-destruct.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a surprise stake in Barrick Gold earlier this year. The famed investor's endorsement could spur more investors to bet on the metal, NovaGold chairman Thomas Kaplan said on an earnings call this week. "He's made it safe for anyone interested in gold to be l...

Egon discusses economies “running on empty” for years on extreme budget deficits “paid for” by fiat currencies created out of thin air by increasingly desperate central banks. Of course, such monetary policies destroy currencies. Since the 1970’s, global currencies have gone down by well over 90%...