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Should We Worry About The Strong US Dollar?
Over the August period, it’s easy for people to switch off and to some extent, it might feel like the precious metals have been doing the very same! However, if you look at the YTD performance of gold across key currencies in the World Gold Council table provided below then you will take some heart […]Does A BRICS Gold Currency Really Matter?
Next Tuesday the BRICS nations will meet in South Africa for the group’s 15th summit. This could be a game changer for gold. For something that only officially existed eight years after the term ‘BRICs’ was created, the bloc known as “The BRICS” has rapidly gone from an informal term for a group of fledgling […]
Patrick Karim on gold, inflation and the next break out
Last night GoldCore Director Dave Russell had a quick chat with Patrick Karim of northstarbadcharts.com. Patrick walks us through the charts that have him convinced that the gold and silver are “the surest bet” and why “the genie is well and truly out of the bottle”. Much of the focus of the chat was in […]The calm before the storm
Gold and silver prices have declined in recent weeks as central banks have once again turned more ‘hawkish’ than was expected at the beginning of the year. But, as with anything, these things don’t happen in a vacuum. As we describe below, monetary policy is causing major trouble across a number of sectors, who can […]
Economies and Central Banks: The Disconnect
This week we bring you a short half-year update on the gold and silver price, but after that we are once again forced to ask “What Are Central Banks Playing At?”. They have all the potential to do great things like a small child (if you will) but also like a small child they keep […]
A skip, a pause, a shift? … What’s next for the Fed?
The Fed did not increase interest rates further this week, but updated projections show the committee has increased how high they expect rates will go this year. Markets and their participants spend a long time trying to predict the Fed’s and other central banks’ next moves, but when it comes to wealth preservation this isn’t […]
Chris Vermeulen on the gold price chart signal you don’t want to miss
Earlier this week Dave Russell of GoldCore TV spoke to thetechnicaltrader.com’s Chris Vermeulen. You might recall that we spoke to him just a few months’ ago. It’s always good welcoming Chris onto the show as we get the chance to hear a long-term perspective on markets and expected moves for gold and silver. And of […]
SEC Action Shows Why Cryptos Are Not “As Good As Gold”
The bitcoin versus gold debate has gone on for over a decade now. In that time regulators have been scratching their heads wondering how far they can let the cryptocurrency machine run for. “This far,” seems to be the decision this week. Meanwhile gold and silver carry on, continuing to offer a simple and unassuming […]
Global Debt Crisis: Pretend and Extend?
Those who have chosen to invest in gold bars or to buy silver coins have often done so because they fear the mismanagement of the monetary system. This week has offered further reassurance that investors are right to want to own gold in a balanced portfolio because yet another fight about the US debt ceiling […]
