September 23, 2024

How the Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Cut Impacts Gold Investors

On September 18th, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points—one of the most aggressive cuts in recent memory. This decision had immediate effects across markets, especially precious metals.

September 18, 2024

Interest Rates vs. Gold: 3 ways the Fed impacts gold

Gold and interest rates have an inverse relationship. When interest rates fall, the price of gold tends to rise, and vice versa.

July 24, 2024

Who Determines the Gold Spot Price?

The “gold spot price” refers to the price an investor will pay for the immediate delivery of one ounce of gold. But who decides it?

July 24, 2024

What Makes the Gold Price Rise and Fall?

The price of gold rises when some event encourages marginal buyers to buy, or discourages marginal sellers from selling. This article discusses the top 10 factors that drive gold prices.

July 11, 2024

Momentum is hot in the metals market

An unexpected slowdown in the CPI caused a sharp drop in the dollar, incentivizing buyers to chase gold and silver.

June 28, 2024

Gold steady as the dollar fights for credibility

Gold is hovering around $2,320/ounce, down from its all-time high of $2,450 on May 20th. Silver has taken a bigger hit; down 11% from its May peak.

June 12, 2024

10 Key Factors That Determine the Price of Silver

The price of silver is determined by supply and demand on major exchanges, as traders react to inflation expectations, interest rates, industrial demand, and geopolitical events.

May 29, 2024

Silver rises 18% in a record-breaking May

Silver skyrocketed this month as the market realized the world will demand much more industrial metal than miners can provide. And yet, silver remains far below its 2011 high.

May 8, 2024

The Top 5 Benefits of Investing in Gold

Gold is immune to inflation, valued across every culture, and independent of banks, governments, and corporations. Today, gold’s greatest benefit for investors is its ability to improve risk-adjusted returns in a portfolio.

April 23, 2024

Don’t Buy Costco Gold, Do This Instead

Costco enthusiasts love the big box store for household goods and $1.50 hot dogs. But now, card-carrying members are flocking to the retailer for… Costco gold bars?

April 11, 2024

Gold surges in the face of rising yields

Typically, rising yields are bad for gold. Not this year. Rising yields represent an increasing risk of a public debt crisis, for which gold may be the only remedy.

March 22, 2024

Investors turn to gold as rate cuts loom

When the Fed cuts interest rates this summer, gold and silver stand to absorb billions of dollars as investors redeploy their mountain of cash.

March 18, 2024

Trading the Gold/Silver Ratio

The gold/silver ratio = price of gold divided by the price of silver. Here is how to use the ratio to spot opportunities in the precious metals market.

March 7, 2024

What Causes the Economy to Crash?

Economic crashes begin with artificially low interest rates and credit expansion which lead to a misallocation of resources, inevitably culminating in a recession.

March 5, 2024

Gold soars to all-time high, China leads the charge

Gold has risen 6% in less than a week, achieving an all-time high.

February 27, 2024

Credit Spreads Approach 2007 Levels