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The Fed is now in a tug-of-war between fighting inflation and saving the banking system
It feels as though we have had a few days off when it comes to news of bank failures, collapses and ‘rescues’. But, do not be lured into a false sense of security, very little is resolved and problems are systemic across the financial system. Below we discuss the fragilities exposed by the collapse of […]
After the euphoria and profit taking comes the panic
This week everyone has been reminded why they choose to invest in gold and buy silver. As markets reacted to Silicon Valley Bank’s demise, the near-collapse of Credit Suisse and the ensuing panic of policymakers, investors and depositors, gold, and silver have come to the fore. Why did they climb in the price? Because this […]
Are gold and silver the only ones who know what they’re doing?
Gold and silver prices are significantly higher today as markets expressed concern over the US banking system and the desperate measures being taken by officials to keep the ship afloat, amidst contagion fears. When the ranking member of the US House Financial Services Committee goes on CNBC to reassure markets about the current turmoil then […]
LBMA crystal balls suggest further gold and silver price gains
Each year professional analysts and forecasters shine up their crystal balls to submit their precious metal price forecasts to the LBMA. The contest is to be the most accurate predictor for the gold price average for the year; the analyst with the closest average price for the year wins a 1oz. gold bar. The 2023 […]
This Will Be The Biggest Theft of This Century
In 1983 a total of 6,840 gold bars were stolen from a high security vault in Heathrow in what is still considered to be ‘the crime of the century’. 40 years on and the gold heist is still the biggest single-theft of gold in history. What’s incredible is that the perpetrators never even expected to […]
The 5,000 year History of Gold and Silver
Throughout 2022 Goldcore has been reminding readers that physical gold and silver investment is the best way to avoid the damaged systems run by governments. We have reminded readers that precious metals have no counterparty needed to vouch for or to approve their value, a fact which keeps them outside of the ‘system’. Next week […]
Gold, Rate Hikes and The Central Bank Illusion?
They say Christmas is a time for giving, and this is exactly the approach of central banks this year. Last week four central banks gave us interest rate hikes alongside hints at future hikes. This was as expected but what no one quite expected was the new counterintuitive approach they seem to be taking. This […]
Has the Fed reached peak hawkishness?
Laurence J. Peter said, “An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” Right now we think this might be the motto that helps central bankers sleep at night. Terrifying as that may seem, investors do not have to just “wait-and-see” what impact central bank policies […]
Top 5 Gold Buyers’ Motives Revealed
Which of these central banks have set records this year? China India Turkey Iran This is actually a trick question as the answer is all of them. That’s right they have all been part of an enormous central bank push to move away from the US Dollar and add more gold to their respective coffers. […]
