Gold

Gold’s outperformed most major assets since the U.S Federal Reserve last month raised interest rates -- even bitcoin.

The combination of fundamental, technical and geopolitical factors is converging in 2018 in a way we have not seen since the late 1970s. The new bull market in gold will be even more powerful than the 1971–1980 bull market and the 1999–2011 bull market.

Many investors in gold say the price of the precious metal is artificially curbed because of the paper gold trading on Western exchanges.

In this list you will find the many time-tested reasons (along with several new ones) why 2018 is the time to add gold bullion, or add more of it, to your holdings.

Is this Rothschilds led prediction from 30 years ago for a new world currency about to rock global markets in 2018?

Gary Savage looks at the cycle structure of the precious metals market.

The French like to denounce American capitalism and mock its excesses and instability, especially in the financial sector. Nevertheless, when one looks at the data from the large banks on both sides of the Atlantic, it becomes clear that the most risk is actually with France.

As predicted by virtually everybody, even itself, the United States Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark interest rate by 0.25 to a maximum 1.5% at its December meeting.

For anyone who wants to preserve wealth, now is a good time to sell cryptos and buy gold. It could turn out to be the trade of the century. But even if it isn’t, there is no better form of insurance against the coming global problems than physical gold and silver.

The BRICS counties are considering starting an internal gold trading platform, according to Russian officials. When this happens, the global economy will be significantly reshaped, and the West will lose its dominance, predicts a precious metals expert.