Cryptocurrencies: “A National Security Issue!” As this article is being written, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is giving a live briefing to address the current regulatory issues government is creating towards cryptocurrencies, mainly the announcement of Libra...
The U.S. dollar (USD) has had a muted rally since its recent low printed during Feb. 2018, following EUR weakness. Keep in mind that the USD Index is a measure of the value of the USD relative to a basket of foreign currencies. The USD goes up when it gains...
We recently wrote that the clearest driver for the gold price, according to the view of the research team at Secular Investor, has been inflation expectation. That becomes clear when looking at the correlation between the gold price and TIPS (inflation-protected US...
Global Economic News 2015-04-17 Japan has now overtaken China as top bag holder of US debt. Official figures from the US Treasury Department put Japan at owning $700 million more than China who reduced their holdings over $15 Billion to $1.22 Trillion February 2015....
Most precious metals websites are filled with stories and news from the gold market, accompanied by the implication that they will drive the gold price up. Examples of this include gold coin sales, Shanghai gold withdrawals, central bank buying volumes, evidence of...