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LBMA crystal balls suggest further gold and silver price gains
Each year professional analysts and forecasters shine up their crystal balls to submit their precious metal price forecasts to the LBMA. The contest is to be the most accurate predictor for the gold price average for the year; the analyst with the closest average price for the year wins a 1oz. gold bar. The 2023 […]
Can Gold Push out the U.S. Dollar as International Tensions Come to a Boil?
As the Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to intensify, the risk of deglobalization only grows. Amid escalating tactics from both sides, Vladimir Putin has issued nuclear warnings, while President Joe Biden has been rallying allies in an effort to defend democracies. All this is happening as gold makes its own appearance in this equation, being at the […]
Apparently Central Banks are “safeguarding the value of money” – Seriously?!?
“The soul of money is trust. To operate effectively, businesses must maintain the trust of investors. And central banks must maintain the trust of the public. Governments also have a role to play in the face of today’s central banks’ losses. Because these institutions are ultimately backed by the state, trust in money requires sound […]
This Will Be The Biggest Theft of This Century
In 1983 a total of 6,840 gold bars were stolen from a high security vault in Heathrow in what is still considered to be ‘the crime of the century’. 40 years on and the gold heist is still the biggest single-theft of gold in history. What’s incredible is that the perpetrators never even expected to […]
Why Gareth Soloway is “unbelievably bullish” on gold and silver
Click below to watch What’s going on with the gold price? Is the silver price set for a further pullback? Technical analysis expert Gareth Soloway of InTheMoneyStocks joins Dave Russell of GoldCore TV for a monthly look at the gold and silver charts. Volatility has returned to the precious metals markets with bot #gold and […]
US Federal Reserve Sticks To The Script But For How Long?
Those watching the gold price and price of silver will have noticed the sharp uptick following the Federal Reserve’s announcement, yesterday. This was despite the Fed doing exactly what everyone expected them to do. For now, the Federal Reserve is sticking to its relatively well-telegraphed plan but how long will it be until they need […]
China and the US at sovereign debt war
US dollar hegemony has long been a standard feature of the global financial and economic system. But developments in recent years and months (weeks, even) suggests there are more than a handful of countries who are looking to rely less on the US dollar. Instead countries who have long been at the mercy of the […]
What happens if the debt ceiling raises
It’s that time again when the US government has to prepare itself for an internal battle to raise the debt ceiling so it can meet various obligations. This is a merry dance that has been danced before, as we mention below. For sure, every time it happens fewer and fewer people are convinced of the […]
Gold and Silver Chart Analysis January 2023 with Patrick Karim
This week we bring you some silver candlesticks. Sadly not the nice shiny ones your grandmother left you, no these are much more useful. We’re talking about candlesticks on charts and what they can tell us about both the gold and silver price in the coming weeks. Patrick Karim of NorthStarBadCharts.com joined us over on […]
