The U.S. economy has been the envy of the world, but trouble lurks. The October jobs report was well below expectations. Markets were down this week,...
Over the past 44 years, the Dow Jones has closed at or near all-time highs nearly half the time, which is abnormal. As of this week,...
Gold creeped slightly higher this past week and the gold stocks also creeped higher. Both, however, are below recent highs but the signs remain positive irrespective...
It was the week of the inflation numbers, another record for gold prices, a shaky stock market and then the events on the weekend as the...
Gold closed the week with a BEV Zero, its 15th of this rally. It may be a while before we see gold approaching its BEV -5%...
Although this year has presented investors with tremendous challenges, spot gold remains a buffer and potential hedge against inflation. Yet, for many investors, the volatile market,...
Following overwhelming selling in the Dow Jones in the two previous weeks, this week the bulls just began buying on this market weakness. That plus bond...
It’s best to think of extreme-market volatility for gold, as something that happens whenever big things are happening in the gold market, be that big bull...
Oil prices (along with all commodities) have played a role in inflation particularly over the past 75 years. We show how rising and falling oil prices...
We look at price performance for some selected assets over time. Gold is a leader which may surprise many. Worst performer is bonds. We also examine...