Gold

China launched a pilot program allowing certain insurance companies to invest in gold as part of their medium to long-term asset allocation strategies. On March 25, Chinese insurance companies have conducted their first gold transaction at SGE.

Is silver on the way to becoming a must-have asset, like gold today? The disconnect between the paper market and physical reality continues to worsen, and the accumulating signals suggest that a major breakdown is imminent.

Gold has played an increasingly important role in the international financial system. To better understand this dynamic and its implications, we turned to macro strategist Tavi Costa, focussing on the main forces driving the gold and silver markets today.

With unprecedented levels of debt and rising interest rates undermining bond markets, confidence in sovereign debt is eroding. In the face of this systemic risk, gold is once again the safe-haven asset par excellence.

Over the past two decades, central bank reserves have undergone profound changes as ideologies have been renewed. De-dollarization is gradually establishing itself as a marker of the decline of the United States, while sovereign assets occupy a growing place, symbolizing the transition to a new w...

Any major correction in gold is unlikely until it has reached much, much higher prices. Thus, anyone watching conventional overbought indicators will miss the Gold Wagon.

If you spend much time listening to the political pundits, you'd think that our monetary inflation over the past few years was a "transitory" phenomenon, one caused exclusively by COVID, and a problem no longer worth worrying about as it fades into our rearview mirror. Unfortunately, I'm here to...

In the USA, inflation is set to rise again due to disruptions in supply chains. But for Europe, the situation is even more critical: in addition to these supply tensions, it will have to contend with soaring interest rates, a further factor in inflationary pressure. The risk of worsening stagflat...

What is the real power of money? Money is at the heart of our exchanges. Commercial exchanges, naturally, but also social and cultural ones. By linking individuals, it helps to pacify relationships, and thus plays an almost religious role. At the same time, through its creative power, it generate...

US and Europe are showing signs of weakness. The price of gold is benefiting from concerns about growth, and is riding a wave of record highs.