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Bad actors within certain segments of the retail precious metals industry continue to prey on people who are looking to acquire gold and silver bullion. Regulators in 30 different states recently joi...
Stefan Gleason
October 5th, 2020
Tuesday night's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden won't go down as a great moment in the annals of American democracy. That much both camps, as well as independent observers of th...
Stefan Gleason
October 1st, 2020
For 5,000 years, gold and silver have been real money; honest money that people have flocked to in times of need. This is now a global phenomenon....
Money Metals News Service
September 30th, 2020
Our system of justice often fails. Department of Justice officials refuse to apply the rule of law fairly. Their dereliction of duty is crushing confidence and generating outrage....
Clint Siegner
September 28th, 2020
In military terms, the phrase "locked and loaded" refers to "locking" a magazine or cartridge into a firearm and loading a round into the gun's chamber. A variant is to "lock the safety" and then load...
David Smith
September 22nd, 2020
The Federal Reserve last week reiterated its commitment to an unprecedented inflation-raising campaign. Specifically, the Fed aims to push the inflation rate above 2% for an extended period....
Stefan Gleason
September 21st, 2020
When someone asks what the price of gold is, the answer depends on which gold market he means. In most cases, the different gold markets are close enough that the minor differences are insignificant....
Keith Weiner
September 17th, 2020
Silver has experienced strong price momentum this year, but so far the white metal hasn't been able to break through the key US$30 per ounce level. For David H. Smith, senior analyst at the Morgan Re...
David Morgan
September 17th, 2020
As pundits weigh in daily on who has the edge in this year's political horserace, investors want to know how the election will affect their pocketbook. It could affect it in a big way. A major disrup...
Stefan Gleason
September 15th, 2020
Gold prices have risen 35% since the March lows. The S&P 500 is nearly 50% higher. Stocks have outperformed but investors will want to think carefully before positioning for the months ahead. The equ...
Clint Siegner
September 14th, 2020
Since posting new record highs in early August, the gold market has consolidated above $1,900/oz support. A close below the $1,900 level would carry bearish implications for the near term....
Stefan Gleason
September 8th, 2020
Public and private pension plans face a dual crisis. The first and most obvious threat to pensioners is that defined-benefit vehicles are severely underfunded. By one estimate, pension systems taken a...
Stefan Gleason
September 1st, 2020
Lately, it's been hard to ignore the feeling that the monetary system could potentially collapse. To me, it's not just a feeling. It's a certainty. To explain, I'd like to borrow an analogy from the ...
David Morgan
August 31st, 2020
Bullion investors took a breather when Donald Trump was elected in 2016. Demand for coins, rounds, and bars fell significantly on the day after election day and stayed down for the next 3 years....
Clint Siegner
August 31st, 2020
At some point, Americans are going to have to wake up. With the Fed funds rate set at 0.25, Americans can no longer earn any interest with their money in the bank....
Steve St. Angelo
August 28th, 2020
China is a rising superpower that could in time topple the U.S. dollar's world reserve status....
Stefan Gleason
August 25th, 2020
After months of frenetic activity in the bullion markets, physical buying and selling slowed a bit...
Clint Siegner
August 24th, 2020
The big news in the monetary metals is that Warren Buffett—famed disliker of gold—sold bank stocks to buy gold mining shares. What's interesting to us is not that we think he has any special powe...
Keith Weiner
August 19th, 2020
After months of the U.S. Mint dealing with supply issues, shutdowns, and new employee policies dealing with the global contagion, sales of Silver Eagles finally jumped in August. Due to the U.S. Mint ...
Steve St. Angelo
August 18th, 2020
Ask precious metals' holders and chart technicians what in the last 6-8 weeks stands out in their mind and they will point to the breakout of gold and silver above areas which had contained them for a...
David Smith
August 18th, 2020
