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What Took Gold To $5,000
Gold and silver remain near record levels, with gold consolidating above $5,000 an ounce and silver trading beyond $100 before sharper profit-taking set in. What matters is not just the levels, but the behaviour. Gold has repeatedly pulled back, found buyers quickly, and rebuilt from higher bases, which is typical of long-term allocation rather than […]
Political Shocks and the Fault Lines in Gold’s Paper Market
When a bureaucratic letter from US Customs and a four-word social media post from President Trump can shake one of the deepest commodity markets in the world, the real lesson is not in the headlines. It is in the plumbing. Late last week, the global gold market experienced a momentary rupture that should trouble anyone […]
How The World Is Quietly Preparing for a Gold-Backed BRICS Currency
The BRICS Summit Could Change Everything, And Gold Is at the Center Next week, the BRICS nations Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa convene once again. But this isn’t just another round of diplomatic niceties. Behind the scenes, something more consequential is brewing: a possible redrawing of the global financial map, with gold at […]
Is China about to reset the gold price?
There’s something happening in the gold market. It isn’t loud or headline-grabbing, but it could reshape everything we take for granted about global finance. The Shanghai Futures Exchange has announced major reforms. On paper, it’s about futures contracts and foreign investor access. But in reality, it’s China laying the foundation for something far more ambitious. […]
On Tariffs, Chaos, and the Quiet Power of Resilience
Every so often, a legal ruling reverberates beyond the walls of the courtroom, not because of its immediate consequence, but because of what it reveals about where we are and perhaps, where we’re headed. This week, the U.S. Court of International Trade handed down one such judgment. It ruled that the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, […]
Christine Lagarde wants the euro to rival the dollar. Investors prefer gold.
This week ECB President Christine Lagarde proposed that the euro could rival the dollar if only the EU would finish what it started. Her wish list included deeper capital markets, more military muscle, new trade agreements, and a jointly-financed supply of “safe” assets. In short, she wants a stronger currency. What she has is the […]
The Bond Crash Has Begun. Buy Gold.
This week, Japan’s government bond market, one of the largest and most tightly managed in the world, showed unexpected signs of strain. Auctions for 30- and 40-year government bonds saw no demand. For a major economy with a historically captive investor base, that’s a significant moment. It suggests growing unease around long-term debt, fiscal credibility, […]
When Europe Went Dark, Gold Still Worked | A Lesson in Real Resilience
At 12:35 pm this week, major parts of Europe came to a standstill. Power gone. Trains frozen. Payments offline. Communications… silent. Spain, Portugal, parts of France—suddenly and without warning—were reminded of something we too often forget: the modern world depends entirely on systems that can fail. This wasn’t just a blackout. It was a stress […]
Is It Too Late to Invest in Gold? Not Even Close
Have You Missed the Boat? Not Even Close. If you’re wondering whether it’s too late to profit from gold, you’re already asking the wrong question. But here’s the good news: you’re not late. In fact, you might be arriving at exactly the right time. Yes, gold has recently broken through a major price milestone — […]
