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The inflation is spreading. Is it this new risk associated with inflation that has prompted the unusual demand for physical gold in recent weeks? Gold is being seen here as a refuge from an out-of-control event linked to the new risks engendered by this inflation.

In today's interview about the commodities supercycle, Marc Friedrich talks with Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank, about a wide range of topics such as inflation, deflation, price targets for precious metals and the one asset of the commodity sector, where Hansen currently sees...

Gold and silver are yet to benefit from the rise in the prices of the other assets; they are thought of as a currency, and not as commodities. These low prices are a bargain.

Moral and ethical values are gone and crime is rampant. This is not new in history and regularly happens at the end of major eras or cycles. This happened for example at the end of the Roman Empire as Rome disintegrated economically and morally. Decadence was rampant then as it is today. So were...

Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg address gold’s recent “flash crash” in the context of technicals, fundamentals, and good ol’ fashioned price manipulation from the bullion banks. Toward this end, Egon gives careful attention to the technical indicators and their bullish trends/confirmation...

The Wold Gold Council publication is the newest edition of the Gold Market Commentary entitled "Equity yields support gold as investors position for historical September strength". The main thesis of the article is that “August could be the opportune time to position for the historically strong S...

Acting straight away on the rates would have an even more devastating effect on the system as a whole. This is the impasse that the central banks have now got themselves into, in their interventionist policies. Acting straight away will break the engine. That’s what the math is telling us. Gold a...

In a recent episode of The Keiser Report, Egon von Greyerz and Max Keiser discuss the 50th anniversary of the demise of Bretton Woods, Nixon suspending the dollar's convertibility into gold, "transitory" inflation, how stock and bond markets are pricing in inflation expectations, and the ominous...

Gold is a good investment at a time when the world is concerned about inflation, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris told CNBC. The precious metal is often touted as a hedge against rising prices and a safe-haven asset that should make up around 5% to 10% of an investor’s portfolio. But long-time...

What happened this morning very strongly looks like a “cleaning” of stop losses and “weak hands”. Another positive argument that militates for gold (and incidentally silver) is that real rates are diving.