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Under the new leadership of House Speaker Mike Johnson, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill on Tuesday to once again avert a government shutdown. It was quickly approved by the Senate on Wednesday,...
Mike Gleason
November 17th, 2023
As central bankers stubbornly refuse to admit they are done hiking interest rates, precious metals markets are wavering. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged at a 22-year high at the...
Mike Gleason
November 10th, 2023
As the Federal Reserve puts a hold on interest rates, investors have to ask themselves whether the elevated inflation rate is also on hold. The Fed's preferred measure of so-called "core" inflation, ...
Mike Gleason
November 3rd, 2023
Well, if you believe the reporting coming out of the mainstream financial media, then the economy is going gangbusters. The Fed has succeeded at crushing the bond market, freezing the housing market, ...
Mike gleason
October 27th, 2023
As financial markets gyrate, investors are finding safe haven in precious metals. The stock market sold off on Thursday on interest rate fears. It's not so much the threat of additional rate hikes by...
Mike Gleason
October 20th, 2023
A hotter than expected inflation report helped trigger a spike in bond yields and a selloff in stocks. Precious metals, meanwhile, are garnering some safe-haven buying as the threat of a larger-scale ...
Mike Gleason
October 13th, 2023
Well, the shift in the calendar has so far failed to produce any shift in the trend for precious metals markets. Gold and silver are extending their recent price declines here in the first few trading...
Mike Gleason
October 6th, 2023
Precious metals markets got hammered earlier this week as interest rates continued their relentless march higher. The 10-year Treasury note recorded its highest yield since 2007. Meanwhile, the avera...
Mike Gleason
September 29th, 2023
Fears of inflation remaining stubbornly high, and interest rates going higher, rattled financial markets this week. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve left its benchmark funds rate unchanged as expect...
Mike Gleason
September 22nd, 2023
Precious metals markets are trading quietly this week even as inflation data comes in hotter than expected. The latest Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index reports show inflation ticked back ...
Mike Gleason
September 15th, 2023
Precious metals markets are retreating this week as official U.S. employment data comes in surprisingly strong....
Mike Gleason
September 8th, 2023
Precious metals markets enter trading for the month of September with bulls hoping positive seasonal forces kick in. Gold and silver markets have traded mostly lower since late spring. They did rall...
Mike Gleason
September 1st, 2023
Precious metals markets are rebounding this week as central bankers from around the world gather at Jackson Hole. Investors nervously awaited remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Fears ...
Mike Gleason
August 25th, 2023
Precious metals markets are extending their losing streak as the U.S. dollar pushes higher. The Dollar Index rose for a fifth straight week through Thursday's close....
Mike Gleason
August 18th, 2023
The upshot of soft market conditions for gold and silver is favorable buying opportunities for bargain hunters. Not only are spot prices down, but so are premiums on popular bullion products available...
Mike Gleason
August 11th, 2023
Credit ratings agency Fitch this week issued a surprise downgrade of the U.S. government's once vaunted AAA credit rating. Recent political brinksmanship surrounding the debt ceiling helped prompt the...
Mike Gleason
August 4th, 2023
Rate hike concerns are weighing on precious metals markets this week. The Federal Reserve lifted its benchmark funds rate by a quarter point as expected on Wednesday. Many investors had been looking ...
Mike Gleason
July 28th, 2023
As the U.S. dollar continues to lose purchasing power at home and prestige around the world, a major presidential candidate is calling for a return to sound money. Also, let's review this week's marke...
Mike Gleason
July 21st, 2023
A potentially pivotal week of trading is seeing precious metals markets push higher. The main catalyst is a breakdown in the U.S. Dollar Index. On Thursday, the dollar slid to its lowest level in mor...
Mike Gleason
July 14th, 2023
As President Joe Biden touts "Bidenomics," ordinary Americans continue to feel the pinch of "Bidenflation." Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve's ongoing efforts to fight inflation have Investors fearing m...
Mike Gleason
July 7th, 2023
