To listen to the audio version of this article click here. The price of silver has been going down, and then down some more. From over $28 a year ago, and over $26.50 a month ago, it’s now at a new low under $22.50. Four bucks down in a month. However, it’s been behaving differently […]
Listen to the audio article of this version here. Part I – Unpacking the narrative of how Russia is going to change the global monetary system . Read here and listen here. Part II – What is the link between rubles, oil, and gold? What is meant by the word “link?” What impact will that […]
Part II – What is the link between rubles, oil, and gold? What is meant by the word “link?” What impact will that “link” have, if any, on the global monetary system? To listen to the audio version of this article click here. To Read Part I, click here. To Listen to Part I click […]
Part I – Unpacking the narrative of how Russia is going to change the global monetary system To listen to the audio version of this article click here. There is a Narrative about Russia and how it will change the monetary system. Many analysts in the gold community are promoting this story. There’s just one […]
Listen to the audio version of this article here. We have recently seen an increase in social media posts about the big increase in short positions by the bullion banks. What would motivate them to short a commodity during this period of inflation, much less a monetary metal when central banks are printing money with […]
Two weeks ago, we published This is NOT the Silver Breakout You’re Looking For. via GIPHY The silver price had gone from $24 to over $26 and the gold price was up about $50/oz over the same period. Our basis indicator made it clear that the rapid runup in prices was driven primarily by […]
To listen to the audio version of this article click here. In Part I we discussed how the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine will lead to inflation, but not in the way most people think. In Part II we discuss the possibility of Russia repudiating the dollar and going on a gold standard. […]
To listen to the audio version of this article click here. Every once in a while, one regrets not acting sooner, or not acting soon enough. In our case, we did not publish this Tuesday evening. We should have. Today the price is down, and others may also call for lower silver prices. Oh well. […]
To listen to the audio version of this article click here. The term inflation is used by many people to mean rising consumer prices, regardless of the cause. Though most are aware of nonmonetary causes, there is a tendency to scrutinize the quantity of dollars whenever prices are rising. Milton Friedman famously said that “inflation […]
To listen to the audio version of this article click here. Russia invaded Ukraine. It’s only three words, but millions of lives are directly impacted and billions indirectly. We will focus our commentary on the markets. Market Analysis At first, it was classic “risk off”: stocks down, other currencies down in USD terms, Treasurys up […]
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