Gold

Gold is as cheap today relative to US money supply as in 1971 when the price was $35 and in 2000 when gold was $290.

Monetary policies are often analyzed in terms of their impacts or correlations with macroeconomic indicators, such as GDP, unemployment or the balance of payments. They are more rarely analyzed according to the consequences they generate at the individual level.

Inflation figures will probably still be very high in Europe and the United States, especially because of record high fuel prices. But it is the Japanese inflation numbers that now need to be scrutinized.

Looking ahead, gold might attract further interest as a diversifier as central banks seek to reduce exposure to risk amid heightened uncertainty. Our expectation stands for central banks to remain net purchasers for 2022.

This graphic charts 200 years of the gold-to-silver ratio, plotting the pivotal historical events that have shaped its peaks and valleys.

Investors who buy physical gold at this price level are buying insurance against the risk of a monetary policy error by the Fed.

Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina dismissed the idea of pegging the ruble to gold after the Kremlin said it was a proposal under consideration.

Clay Finck chats with Tavi Costa about why he believes that now is the time to have exposure to hard assets like gold, silver, & commodities, what the potential catalysts are for gold and silver, how investors can think about the value of gold, the one leading metric that’s most helpful to see wh...

The market correction did not benefit US bonds and despite the fall in commodities and especially mining stocks, gold did not deviate and even held its support at $1900.

As the USD and UST emerges as less of safe-haven and de-dollarization accelerates, gold will re-emerge as the more trusted asset and a greater allocation in future portfolios.