Financial markets

According to a ranking compiled by Les Echos, among the seventeen largest European banks, Deutsche Bank has the largest number of employees paid more than €1 million per year - exactly 643 - ahead of Barclays (542) and HSBC (399), despite being the largest bank in the EU by balance sheet.

My long standing target for gold of $10,000 in today’s money and much, much higher in inflationary terms, is now more probable than ever.

There are a number of critical factors that will soon lead to the crossing of the Gold Maginot Line at $1,350.

In the last few months, the gold/silver ratio has always remained in a range between 82-86, but the bearish wedge pattern makes possible a sudden fall in the ratio, which would favor silver in a surprising way.

There has been a lot of publicity about central banks having bought substantial amounts of gold in 2018, in total 651 tonnes which is the highest in 50 years. In relation to this gold story about central banks, it is not that they bought gold which is the real news. The important point is who bou...

The question is not a crazy one: GAFA are investing in banking services, as well as a lot of FinTechs.

Will the average stock portfolio gain 1,900% to make up for the coming 95% fall? This is the unenviable task that investors will be facing in years to come.

The former number two of the New York Stock Exchange is certain. We must prepare for an unprecedented global financial crisis before the end of 2020.

Will the date of March 29, 2019 remain in the history of gold? Certainly, because it marks the resurgence of precious metals in the banking and financial system.

The astonishing Fed again proved the consistency of its inconsistency. Since its creation in 1913, and especially after WWII, the Fed has always been behind the curve. It is hard to believe that this is just incompetence. The recent change of policy hardly seems to be part of a plan but rather a...