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Bullion Markets Catch a Breath
After months of frenetic activity in the bullion markets, physical buying and selling slowed a bit… Keep Reading
Famed Gold-Disliker Warren Buffett Shorts the Economy
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 powers to predict the gold price. After all, he famously … Keep Reading
The Gold and Silver Dam Breaketh
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 almost a decade.… Keep Reading
After Months Of Supply Issues, U.S. Mint Silver Eagle Sales Jump In August
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 implementing new employee safety guidelines at the mint… Keep Reading
The Case for a Platinum-Plated Metals Portfolio
Do precious metals still represent good value? Investors who are seeking an even more deeply undervalued opportunity within the metals space should take a look at platinum.… Keep Reading
Congressional Allies Launch Sound Money Caucus on Capitol Hill
As the political and central banking establishment in Washington continues to bail out the economy and markets by creating trillions of unbacked pieces of paper and electronic digits, a handful of Congressmen hope to shine a new spotlight on the devastati… Keep Reading
$2,100 Gold and $30 Silver. Now What?
On August 7, gold in U.S. dollars, notched its all-time nominal high of $2,089 (It's been printing new highs in many other currencies for quite awhile now.) Silver peaked (so far) at $29.92. After a few days of attempting to scale $30, it gave up the gho… Keep Reading
Silver Purchasing Power or Perverse Incentives?
The Fed doesn’t increase purchasing power. It offers a perverse incentive, which drives perverse actions, leading to perverse outcomes.… Keep Reading
Silver May Be Overextended – But It’s STILL Cheap
Silver prices aren’t just rising; they’re erupting! Silver has been ascending at a far steeper rate than the climactic move of 2010-2011 which briefly brought prices back up to all-time nominal highs.… Keep Reading
If silver were actually being demonetized, it would become, not the poor man’s gold, but the poor man’s platinum.… Keep Reading