Central Bankers Pull Out Their Monetary Bazookas to Try to Avert a Coronavirus Crash
By Stefan Gleason The emerging coronavirus pandemic is already crimping global commerce. In response, the S&P 500 has thus far put in two weeks’ worth…
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Yes, China Is a Currency Manipulator — And the U.S. Banking System Is a Metals Manipulator
By Stefan Gleason The U.S. Treasury Department announced Monday that China is no longer on a list of countries deemed to be “currency manipulators.” The…
Outlook 2020 (Part 2): Key Fundamentals and Technicals for Precious Metals
By Stefan Gleason The first part of our 2020 Outlook covered the Big Picture Backdrop for Precious Metals. This second part focuses on the fundamental…
Outlook 2020: The Big Picture Backdrop for Precious Metals
By Stefan Gleason The year ahead promises to be an eventful one. It will, of course, be dominated by political headlines leading up to the…
Inflation Threat Looms in 2020 as Fiscal and Monetary Stimulus Ramp Up
By Stefan Gleason The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected last week. However, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell made news with some…
Gold ETF Holdings Surge … But Do They Actually Hold Gold?
By Stefan Gleason Gold-linked exchange-traded products are growing in popularity with investors. Assets held by gold ETFs have grown 38% globally in 2019. In October,…
What to Do NOW in Case of a Future Banking System Breakdown
By Stefan Gleason The banking system may not be as sound we’ve been led to believe. It continues to get propped up through central bank…
Time for Investors to Reset Their Portfolios for Inflation
By Stefan Gleason As investors reset their clocks to accord with the end of Daylight Savings Time, they may also need to reset their expectations…
Monetary Madness Puts U.S. Dollar Holders in Jeopardy
By Stefan Gleason We’re in uncharted territory. Never before have U.S. fiscal and monetary policy been leveraged so heavily to boost an economy that wasn’t…
Silver Eyes Fourth Quarter Rebound
By Stefan Gleason Precious metals markets enter the often favorable fourth quarter trading season with the potential to reinvigorate their major uptrends. Despite posting impressive…
Oil Shock! Will War Drums, Inflation Fears Ignite Gold and Silver Markets?
By Stefan Gleason Monday’s spike in crude oil prices could be a game changer – for geopolitics, for the economy, and for investors. Normally it…
A “Looming” Recession Is a Golden Opportunity
By Stefan Gleason It’s the most widely anticipated recession in history. The recession hasn’t arrived yet – and may not do so anytime soon –…
Will Silver’s Surprising Summer Surge Continue?
By Stefan Gleason Just a few weeks ago, silver naysayers told us we’d have to wait months, or even years, before the market made a…
Fool’s Silver: Why Most “Silver Miners” Don’t Live Up to Their Name
By Stefan Gleason If you buy shares in a silver mining company, you will have to assume additional market risks compared to ownership of silver…