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Here are three things you can learn from the Fed
Anyone who has decided to buy gold, or follows the gold price will be aware of how powerful the US Federal Reserve is. This year the Federal Reserve will turn 110 years old, only in recent years is dollar hegemony appearing to falter. Below we look at the central bank’s origins and three lessons we […]
Your Wealth Will Save Central Banks!
Today we ask, what is wealth? As we start a new year many will be looking at their portfolios and wondering what 2023 will have in store for them. Similar to 2022, we suspect there will be a lot of unknowns. As with anything unforeseen, it’s a good idea to have some insurance. This is […]
The 5,000 year History of Gold and Silver
Throughout 2022 Goldcore has been reminding readers that physical gold and silver investment is the best way to avoid the damaged systems run by governments. We have reminded readers that precious metals have no counterparty needed to vouch for or to approve their value, a fact which keeps them outside of the ‘system’. Next week […]
Gold, Rate Hikes and The Central Bank Illusion?
They say Christmas is a time for giving, and this is exactly the approach of central banks this year. Last week four central banks gave us interest rate hikes alongside hints at future hikes. This was as expected but what no one quite expected was the new counterintuitive approach they seem to be taking. This […]
Has the Fed reached peak hawkishness?
Laurence J. Peter said, “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Right now we think this might be the motto that helps central bankers sleep at night. Terrifying as that may seem, investors do not have to just “wait-and-see” what impact central bank policies […]
Top 5 Gold Buyers’ Motives Revealed
Which of these central banks have set records this year? China India Turkey Iran This is actually a trick question as the answer is all of them. That’s right they have all been part of an enormous central bank push to move away from the US Dollar and add more gold to their respective coffers. […]
What these key gold ratios are suggesting for the gold price in 2023
Are you feeling a bit confused about how the gold price has fared this year? Below we lay it all out for you, and compare it across different currencies as well as asset classes. The true performance of the 2022 gold price Gold and silver prices have been rising since early November. After setting a […]
Gold’s Role in the International System
Investors choose to invest in gold bars and buy silver bars because there is no counterparty risk. In a world where money is devalued every second and governments are scrambling to stay afloat, it’s worth holding some assets outside of the increasingly tenuous financial system. Below, we look at two countries who couldn’t agree more. […]
What the World Cup can tell us about inflation
Football, love it or hate it, will dominate news outlets and Zoom small talk for the next month. Both the sport and the politics have entered the debating arenas, but there has been little mention of the whopping prize fund. Yes, football is one of the world’s largest industries, but is the prize fund just […]
