Overnight: Gold was a little choppy last night, awaiting today’s key US CPI and Retail Sales readings. It traded in a range of $2355 – $2374, largely fading movement in the US Dollar. The yellow metal advanced to its $2374 high during Asian and early European time, where it was capped by resistance there ($2373-79,…
Last Night’s Activity Gold retained it’s nervous and choppy tone (again, par for the course of a mkt at ATHs) last night trading between $2344 – $2360. It slipped to its $2344 low during Asian time against a modest uptick in the US dollar (DX up from 104.10 – 104.17). The dollar was lifted by:…
Last Night’s Activity Gold continued to soar last night, making 8th straight sessions of all time highs and reaching $2365. Market tone remained nervous and choppy – to be expected of a market making ATHs – as it traded between $2338 – $2365. While gold has largely ignored a fairly firm dollar (which remains near…
A Comprehensive Guide to (Not) Investing in Gold Gold prices have soared to record heights, thanks to robust buying from central banks and investors from the East. Yet, there remains a peculiar standoff as many Western investors remain on the sidelines — armed with a litany of justifications to avoid the joys of gold ownership.…
“As Long as the Music is Playing, You Have to Get up and Dance” This memorable and now infamous quote by CEO Chuck Prince, describing Citigroup’s commitment to leveraged buyouts in the summer of 2007 as the sub-prime meltdown was unfolding, resonates as a cautionary tale. In congressional testimony, Prince later defended his statement and…
The Conundrum of the Gloom and Doom Prediction: A Pragmatic Approach As some of you know, I also serve as CEO of Wealthion, a sister company of Hard Assets Alliance. The Wealthion YouTube Channel has been accused of featuring too many “gloom and doom” guests (yet these “G&D” videos typically get more views than their…
As we close the book on 2023, it is important to reflect on the year’s considerable challenges. We began the year with a continuation of 2022’s economic uncertainty, soaring inflation, rising interest rates, as well as war, dysfunctional government, societal divisiveness, and climate volatility. Throughout 2023, not a single issue on this list has meaningfully…