Inflation

The year 2025 is off to a rough start for the sovereign debt market. Is the resurgence of inflation driving interest rates higher? In Europe, manufacturing activity is slowing, weakening employment, while in the United States, declining orders and consumption are heightening the risks of a global...

What is the future for a country with a debt of over 3 trillion euros, which finds itself sanctioned by a transnational institution - the European Commission - for its budgetary situation? What is the future, finally, for France, which, in addition to this disastrous situation, also finds itself...

The Dow/Gold ratio is currently trading near an historically significant level near the 1929 high. We can see that price has fallen through that level 3 times in history, and when it has, the drop has been dramatic with an 87% decline after 1929, a 92% decline from 1972-1980 and a 59% decline fro...

In this 48-minute discussion, Ronni and Egon cover various topics, including the evolution of gold versus Bitcoin, predictions for rising gold prices, central banks' reserve shifts, and global economic risks.

For the third year running, our forecasts for the price of gold have come true. While a sharp fall in the gold price seems unlikely in 2025, attention is now focused on the intensity of the trend.

The question of the timing of the next rise in the gold price remains uncertain: at what point will a market crash, worsening household fragility or increased pressure on the banking system prompt the authorities to make a decisive pivot in monetary policy to avoid a systemic recession?

Saxo Bank announced its annual Outrageous Predictions for 2025: improbable yet underestimated scenarios that could disrupt markets, politics, and technology worldwide.

The capitalisation of Fartcoin, nicknamed the "fart currency", recently reached $800 million. Meanwhile, the Chinese and Indians are taking massive refuge in physical gold to protect themselves against the devaluation of fiat currencies.

As 2024 draws to a close, we'll take a look this week at long term annual and quarterly silver charts that look incredibly optimistic for 2025 and beyond.

A very interesting review by Éric Dor, chief economist at IESEG, summarising the exposure of French and European banks to France's debt. French banks are naturally in first place, with very high levels of exposure.