Supply & Demand

With the recent rise in interest rates, demand for credit is collapsing in many sectors of the economy.

A recent NBER study shows the close link between the price of gold and the level of real interest rates. This study has attracted criticism for gold, and a Bloomberg article entitled "Gold is no longer a safe haven" has caused quite a stir. In this article, we will demonstrate that the arguments...

After months of debate about various currency and commodity baskets, a Russia- and China-led consortium has apparently settled on using gold as the basis of a planned new international currency system separate from the US dollar and euro.

In addition to discussing the Fed’s total failure in controlling inflation, in this article I will also stick my neck out in the climate debate before I go on to the likely disastrous effects of debts, deficits and inflation will have on investment markets.

US fiscal policy is incompatible with current monetary policy, whose primary objective is to bring down inflation. This incompatibility between fiscal and monetary policy is also the reason for gold's resilience, despite the recent explosion in interest rates and the dollar's rise against the yen.

China raised its gold reserves for a ninth straight month in July. Bullion held by the People’s Bank of China rose by 740,000 troy ounces, the central bank said on Monday.

Bitcoin is often presented as "digital gold", but the question immediately arises: competition or complementarity? Gold benefits from a centuries-old history and unrivalled trust, while crypto-currencies bring the innovation of blockchain, and it is here that synergies can occur.

This article focuses on a complex property of the gold market: timing. The price of gold can sometimes stagnate for more than a decade, while at other times it can rise dramatically. Even so, gold remains an asset that is more difficult to determine by precise financial cycles.

The multitude of macro drivers supporting the onset of another gold cycle is truly remarkable. Amplified by the prevailing skepticism surrounding the metal, we are arguably experiencing the most important time in gold's history.

In an unabated buying spree, China has continued to expand its gold reserves for a seventh consecutive month, reinforcing the sustained global demand for the precious metal among central banks.