I recently attended a major pension fund conference where a number of highly decorated speakers shared their perspectives about the present global geopolitical and economic terrain. Although gold was not the centerpiece of these discussions, the synthesis of insights from these renowned thought-leaders bolstered a simple yet profound case for gold. The Inexorable Case for…
What the Debt Ceiling Means for Gold It’s time to face the inconvenient truth… the politicians playing with chicken with the debt ceiling, they may not reach an agreement in time to stave off a disaster. If the United States were to default on its debt, it would trigger a massive economic catastrophe, potentially leading…
If politicians in Washington can’t reach an agreement, the U.S. government could start to run out of money within weeks. The debt ceiling, a law that sets a limit on the total amount the government can borrow to pay its bills, currently stands at around $31.4tn. This limit was exceeded in January, with the Treasury…
Without prompting, the majority of experts recently appearing on this channel have agreed that gold is looking well-positioned to move higher in price, potentially substantially higher, this year. And that’s on top of gold’s strong start to the year. It’s up nearly 11% since early January and is currently not far from its all-time high.…
Bloomberg Calls Gold the “Obvious” Investment for Protecting Your Wealth According to Bloomberg’s latest Markets Live Pulse survey, more than half of finance professionals said they would buy gold if the US government fails to honor its debt obligations. If you’re unfamiliar, the debt ceiling is a limit set by the U.S. Congress on the…
What a difference a week makes… Last week the market technicals were starting to look like the bulls had won out. But this week, trouble in the banking system, most notably the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (the 2nd largest bank failure in US history), has created a bearish marker reversal. So how meaningful is…