Showdown: Paper vs. Physical Bullion Markets
By Clint Siegner The first half of 2021 did not play out as hoped by precious metals investors. Despite the effort to “squeeze” the bullion…
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Bank for International Settlements Chief Talks “Absolute Control”
By Clint Siegner The General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements – the central bank of central bankers – is planning for “absolute control”…
Why Banks Are Resisting Today’s New Basel III Gold Rules
By Clint Siegner Gold bugs are speculating about the impact of Basel III regulations set to take effect next month. European banks, minus those in…
Investors Who Blindly Trust the “Experts” Will Get Left Behind
By Clint Siegner The country has largely been divided into two camps. The first camp is full of people who just don’t pay too much…
New Regulation Could Pressure Paper Metals Markets
By Clint Siegner Alasdair MacLeod, the Head of Research at Goldmoney, wonders if we may soon see “the end of paper gold and silver markets.”…
Biggest Inflation Threat In 40 Years Looms Over Markets
By Clint Siegner William Watts with MarketWatch sees the “biggest Inflation scare in 40 years” on its way. He expects massive amounts of stimulus coupled…
Yes, the Fed Will Cover Biden’s $4 Trillion Deficit
By Clint Siegner Central bankers and their comrades in Washington DC changed course in 2020. The policy shifted from “print money and hand it to…
Nervous Fed to Give Precious Metals Markets a Boost
By Stefan Gleason The Fed’s Open Markets Committee met last week and left policy unchanged – at least for the moment. No one expected central…
New York Markets Have Obliterated Silver Prices Over Time
By Clint Siegner Many investors sense that the country, and the world, has drifted into uncharted territory. The last year has been extraordinary. There have…
Demand for Physical Bullion Surges – Will It Break Paper Markets?
By Clint Siegner Last year felt like a pivot point in U.S. history. The pandemic and election left the nation ideologically divided. There seem to…
Alarming Developments in GLD ETF Reaffirm Need to Own Physical Gold
By Clint Siegner The world’s largest gold exchange traded fund (ETF) seems to be having a lot of trouble when it comes to accounting. The…
Danger Ahead as Markets Detach from Fundamentals
By Clint Siegner Americans may start the New Year without certainty as to who will be sworn in as president on Inauguration Day. President Donald…
Confidence Erodes in U.S. Institutions … Is the Dollar Next?
By Clint Siegner Confidence in American politics is now rarer than gold. The U.S. election system, once sacrosanct, is losing the trust of half the…
The #1 Question for Beginners in Precious Metals
By Clint Siegner More new people may have made their first purchase of physical gold or silver in the past 4 months than in any…