Silver May Be Getting Ready to Shine Again
By Clint Siegner The setup for higher silver prices is so good it’s scary. The relative positioning of speculators versus the bullion banks in the…
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Physical Gold Production May Be Peaking, But There Is No Shortage In Paper Gold
By Clint Siegner Gold production numbers for 2017 are still being compiled but estimates call for the first annual decline in mine output since 2008….
Reckless Deficit Spending by Congress Set to Wreck the Dollar
By Clint Siegner U.S. equities got a free ride on the Trump train after his election, even as Federal Reserve officials hiked interest rates. That…
Illinois’ Debt Crisis Foreshadows America’s Financial Future
By Clint Siegner Those wanting a glimpse into the future of our federal government’s finances should have a gander at Illinois. The state recently “resolved”…
Swamp Lives On: Crooked Banks and Captured Regulators
By Clint Siegner If officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are bothered by allegations of incompetence and capture by Wall Street’s bankers, it…
Premiums on Coins, Bars, and Rounds May Finally Have Bottomed
By Clint Siegner Gold and silver premiums have been following the demand for physical metal lower in recent months. As investor selling ticked up, popular…
Don’t Look Now, But Gold Just Finished Its Best Year Since 2011
By Clint Siegner Metals investors may have missed it given the gloomy sentiment that plagued markets for much of 2017, but gold just finished its best…
When Will Quiet Metals Markets Get the Catalyst They Need?
By Clint Siegner Fear and greed drive the precious metals markets, but there hasn’t been much of either pushing gold and silver prices lately. Investors…
Bad News Banksters Double Cross Their Customers
By Clint Siegner Crooked bankers are all over the headlines again. The world’s largest metals hedge fund, Red Kite Management, Ltd., is suing Barclays for…
Most Investors Won’t Be Buying Gold & Silver until AFTER Big Gains Occur
By Clint Siegner Physical demand for bullion rounds, coins, and bars remains somewhat soft in the U.S. This year’s run higher in prices as well…
War on Cash Backfires on India’s Economy
By Clint Siegner Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise attack on cash in late 2016. He gave Indians a few days to convert…
Preparing to Barter and Trade With Precious Metals Is NOT a Loony Idea
By Clint Siegner Let’s start with this fact; fiat (paper) currencies die – often spectacularly. That is why precious metals may someday be needed for…
Fed Officials Say More Hikes Are on The Way, Markets Disagree
By Clint Siegner Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen says she is planning more hikes in the Fed funds rate, but you wouldn’t know it by…
Hell Freezes Over: CFTC Finds Trader Guilty Of Metals Price Rigging
By Clint Siegner It must have been painfully awkward for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Last year, Deutsche Bank settled a civil suit involving…