Savings

France, Italy, Japan and the United States all have high budget deficits of comparable magnitude, accompanied by significant public debt in excess of 100% of GDP. However, taking a step back and integrating other macroeconomic financial data, the levels of risk differ greatly, to the detriment of...

This week we'll look at long term charts of gold vs both the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Producer Price Index (PPI). If you've ever wondered whether rising gold prices will be enough to keep up with inflation, these charts should put you at ease. Not only will gold keep up, it looks to rise mu...

The bad news is piling up for France, prompting some to take concrete decisions, such as transferring their capital abroad.

Gold is the best-performing asset class in this century, better than the S&P including reinvested dividends and still NOBODY OWNS GOLD. Only 0.5% of global financial assets are invested in gold. Gold will rise by multiples in the coming years.

The Fed has cut rates by 50 basis points, but so far this has proved to be a resounding failure: rates are rising, once again threatening the bond market and real estate. A few Nasdaq stocks are playing the role of safe havens, while the price of gold is still climbing silently and parabolically.

The gold price has just hit a new all-time high. Is this an underlying trend or a passing phase? In any case, all the conditions are in place to fuel this ascent.

The fall in China's property market and the rise in interest rates in the United States are prompting consumers to favour savings and shun property in favour of gold.

The US economy continues to grow thanks to debt- and credit-backed consumption, but this momentum is based on fragile foundations, with the risk of a downturn if the property or stock markets deteriorate.

UBS reiterates its recommendation to include a 5% allocation to gold in a diversified portfolio. In ten years, the price of gold in CHF has doubled: its performance against one of the world's strongest currencies is remarkable.

Discover the episode 2 of our podcast “À l'Orée de l'Éco". The recent surge in China's stock markets is due to a government stimulus plan that is supporting real estate and starting to americanize the stock market.