Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio stated on Friday that gold has started replacing some U.S. Treasury holdings as the riskless asset for investors, amid a continued surge in the yellow metal's prices.
This week, silver broke through a 45-year ceiling, spiking past $50 and briefly hitting $53.55. But this was not just a price move... it was a systemic rupture.
The recent increase in gold prices in the United States and around the world has been driven by a confluence of economic, financial, and political factors.
Is this "it?" Has the West finally lost pricing control of gold and silver? If so, is it going too far to suggest that there's a gigantic monetary and financial reset on the way?
A new round of tariff announcements from the Trump administration sent markets reeling, with cold coming down from its all-time high over $4,050, only to settle above $4,000, signaling collective doubt in the system itself as investors rush to protec
There has been a relentless rise in gold prices over the last three years. From a bottom of around $1640 in October 2022 to $4000/oz today, Gold has delivered a 35% CAGR over the last three years.
Amid the unprecedented shortage in the physical silver market (that we detailed here), a number of Indian asset managers have halted all new investments into Silver ETFs.
The US is no longer "managing" its debt. It is surviving it. Interest payments now eclipse our entire defense budget. Demand for Treasuries is drying up. And central banks? They are quietly stockpiling gold.
US markets closed last week with the largest one-day loss in six months, with Asian overnight futures pointed to a sharp downdraft on Monday. HSCEI and Hang Seng futures closed down 5% (limit down) on Friday night.
Have we crossed the point of no return? In this urgent video, legendary precious-metals analyst Mike Maloney - who warned of the 2008 crash -- delivers a dire warning for today's bubble market.
Central banks have crossed a symbolic line: their combined gold reserves now exceed their U.S. Treasury holdings for the first time in nearly three decades.
Futures are higher again, reversing Tuesday's modest Oracle-led decline, and are led by small caps despite additional multi billion tech investment headlines.
This Gold Rush Hour dives deep: Why is gold hitting new highs daily? Why is commercial real estate on the brink? And how do YOU protect your wealth before the next reset?
With silver rallying strongly and rising more than 50% since the start of the year, a growing number of investors are starting to worry that a crash may be coming, similar to what happened after the major spikes in 1980 and 2011.
GLOBAL CENTRAL BANKS historically allocated reserve assets into gold, even after Nixon shut the gold window (1971). Leaned into "paper" (1990s) in the face of USA asset financialization as a nascent internet economy boomed.
• https://www.activistpost.com, Bill Bonner, Tom Dys
Gold is not an investment; it's a place to put your money while you wait for a good investment to come along. It's not a wealth creator; it's a wealth preserver.
After major interest rate turnarounds (bottoms), silver is usually the big winner. The reason is clearly explained here. What it comes down to is simply that interest rates reflect the value that the market places on money.
• https://www.technocracy.news, By: Will Izuchukwu
The stablecoin of choice in the new financial system is Tether. The firm that manages all of the treasury assets of Tether is Cantor Fitzgerald, which is controlled by the family of Howard Lutnick. CF also directly owns a 5% share of Tether.