1. The Russia-Ukraine war has entered its sixth week, though the two nations are now apparently in discussions over how each side might take steps to resolve the conflict. Market volatility, particularly in commodities such as oil and precious metals, remains high as world leaders continue to apply pressure on Russia for its actions. Russia…
Gold and Silver continued to make gains this week and many investors have continued to accumulate these, and other physical precious metals.
During times of high inflation and both geopolitical and economic uncertainty, physical precious metals have seen a long history of retaining their value.
Many such investors long ago began accumulating physical precious metals in their portfolios as part of their diversification plans.
Geopolitical and economic uncertainty should be expected to increase as the ramifications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine begin to be felt throughout the world.
Many analysts have returned to the viewpoint that a well-diversified investment portfolio should include an allocation of physical precious metals.
Physical precious metals have a long and storied history of being viewed as hedges against times of economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
Physical precious metals have a long and storied history as a hedge against inflation, times of geopolitical uncertainty, and times of economic uncertainty.
1. Market volatility remained elevated this week as better-than-expected employment data triggered fears that the Federal Reserve may become more aggressive in its attempts to battle inflation. 2. For the week ending January 29, the seasonally adjusted number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment decreased by 23,000 from the previous week’s revised level to…
Precious metals have a long history as a hedge against inflation and times of uncertainty.
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