Savings

On July 1, 2025, U.S. banks and financial institutions will be subject to the Basel III NSFR rules. For the gold market, this means that unencumbered physical gold in the capital of a bank will be considered a guarantee of financial solidity.

The idea of companies investing part of their cash in bitcoins is becoming more and more widespread, even if few actually take the plunge. Surprisingly, however, gold, which is far more widely recognized and accepted, does not enjoy comparable publicity. Why is this?

U.S. Treasuries, supposed to be the ultimate refuge in times of crisis, appear to have been swept away by the market swell, while gold remains afloat.

The question of European savings is on everyone's lips. The reason: while European countries are facing an inextricable financial situation, the need for investment has never been greater.

With US GDP likely to fall, equity markets are correcting, while gold prices are rising. This movement illustrates a capital rotation typical of stagflationary phases: faced with sluggish growth and persistent inflation, investors abandon risky assets in favor of safe havens.

While the price of gold is breaking records and has just passed the symbolic threshold of $3,000 an ounce, bitcoin is struggling and looking for its second wind, rarely has such a marked divergence been observed. Since December 2024, bitcoin has lost 30% of its value against gold. How can such a...

Many investors have not bought gold recently as they have been waiting for a correction. But we have told investors that gold is very unlikely to pause at this level. Instead, once properly past $3,000, we are likely to see an acceleration.

This week, we'll look at a couple more Copper charts that suggest the commodity boom is just getting started. When Copper is outperforming stocks, we've historically seen all commodities do very well, especially Gold and Silver.

To increase pressure on the physical market, a call for silver purchases has been launched for March 31, in the spirit of the first Silver Short Squeeze. A real supply problem could force short sellers to cover their positions on the market - propelling the silver price to new heights.

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.