22 August 2022 By Dean Arif, MY Bullion Trade Definition of Money Money is anything that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts. The main uses of money are as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and a store of value. Aristotle on good money Aristotle (384 […]
30 July 2022 By Jeff Clark, Senior Analyst, GoldSilver.com Convinced a recession is here? Worried the stock market isn’t done crashing? It’s a distinct possibility things could get worse. Which raises a natural question: how does gold—and all precious metals for that matter—perform during these events? If we use history as a guide, there’s a
21 March 2022 From Russia Briefing: US analysts had better have had their sums right in casting out Moscow when it comes to Russian global dominance in precious metals, diamonds, and rare earths, while the US dollar continues its decline against global gold reserves by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Back in early February, just prior to the
Russia Turns To Gold, Platinum, Diamonds and Rare Earths As Ruble Value Diminishes Read More »
24 Feb 2022 By David Lin, kitco.com: Tensions continue to rise in Eastern Europe as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed a “strong response” to the West if sanctions continue. Frank Holmes, CEO of U.S. global investors said that gold has historically performed well during political crises and sees the price climbing as much as 50%
10 Dec 2021 By Richard (Rick) Mills, aheadoftheherd.com: The Silver Institute predicts that global silver demand will rise to 1.029 billion ounces this year, up 15% from 2020 and exceeding a billion ounces for the first time since 2015. In a November report, SI says every area of silver demand is forecast to rise in 2021, including a
Undersupplied silver to follow base metals into deficit Read More »
19 Nov 2021 By Jan Nieuwenhuijs, The Gold Observer: In general, the gold price in U.S. dollars is set by long-term inflation expectations and interest rates in the United States. The price of gold in other currencies depends on the exchange rate between a particular currency and the dollar. In a previous series of articles we discussed
6 Nov 2021 By Patrick Barron, Mises Institute: There are many good recommendations promoted by Austrian school economists for improving the economy. Although we enjoy successes periodically, most–such as deregulating trucking and airline pricing–involve eliminating previous government interventions. These successes are to be celebrated, of course. But no one can deny that government intervention into
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15 October 2021 From RT: Russia has reached a historic record in international reserves, ranking fifth in the world after China, Japan, Switzerland and India, the Accounts Chamber said after an audit of the country’s gold and foreign exchange holdings. “The volume of Russia’s international reserves exceeded $618.2 billion [as of September 1]. This is
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14 October 2021 By Jeff Clark, Senior Analyst, GoldSilver.com: It’s frustrating to watch gold and silver languish when they’re surrounded by major catalysts and since, well, everything else is going up. More than frustrating, it’s bewildering. But what if I told you gold and silver have been in a near identical scenario before. And that
1976 Says Silver & Gold Have Been In This Exact Place Before Read More »
24 Sep 2021 By John Detrixhe, Quartz: Central banks like the US Federal Reserve are printing more paper money than ever. But Cornell University economics professor Eswar Prasad, who published a new book on the future of money, thinks cash has outlived its usefulness. Prasad’s book, The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution is Transforming Currencies and
