It’s mentioned often how central banks are one of the pillars of support when it comes to gold prices. JP Morgan’s analysis recently said that global gold investment has reached the highest level since 2012, and it wasn’t that long ago that it would have been strange to find an active central banker talking about gold.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – August 11th, 2023
Geopolitical, economic, and environmental uncertainty can be expected to continue in the near term. Astute investors continue to seek out alternative investments for their portfolios to aid in diversifying them away from overexposure to any single asset class.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – July 14th, 2023
Major banks are facing one of the biggest regulatory overhauls since the financial crisis, setting up a clash over the amount of capital that they must set aside to weather the tumult.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – June 16th, 2023
1. Federal Reserve officials are rethinking their view that wage gains are fueling inflation, a key intellectual shift that bolsters the case for a pause in their tightening campaign this week. Until recently, many top policymakers at the U.S. central bank maintained that the road to lower inflation ran through the job market. The idea…
The Precious Metals Week in Review – September 16th, 2022
Physical precious metals have a long history of being viewed as a store of value during times of economic and geopolitical turmoil.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – July 15th, 2022
For those investors back in 1956, who bought one ounce of gold for 35 dollars, however, they could have sold that same ounce today for over $1700 – an increase of 4,757%.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – June 10th, 2022
Many savvy investors still consider physical precious metals, particularly gold, as a hedge against inflation.
Gold in Q1: War, Rate Hikes, and Inflation Push Precious Metals Higher
Our quarterly ITV report examines the performance of precious metals vs. other major asset classes during the first quarter of 2022.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – April 15th, 2022
As geopolitical and economic uncertainty continue to rule the news cycle, investors remain cautious about ensuring that they are not overexposing their portfolios to the perils of increasing market volatility.
The Precious Metals Week in Review – February 11th, 2022
Physical precious metals have a long and storied history as a hedge against inflation, times of geopolitical uncertainty, and times of economic uncertainty.