Inflation is sky high, war is raging in Europe, and stock markets are collapsing. It would seem the timing is perfect for gold. So how come the precious metal is merely holding its value, rather than...
As Cryptocurrencies have crashed to earth, yet again, holders of the digital currencies are now facing a harsh reality. Often touted as “digital gold” that was a perfect hedge against inflation,...
The U.S. Mint produced and sold to dealers more than 1.25 million ounces of American Eagle gold coins in 2021, the highest amount in a dozen years and an increase of 48 percent from 2020 when...
Volatility is back. After a year in which stocks appeared to defy gravity, the laws of physics are reasserting themselves with a vengeance. Stocks have been on a frightful rollercoaster—plummeting...
Worries about Federal Reserve plans to boost interest rates and rising bond market rates weighed down the price of gold in late 2021. Gold, it is often argued, can suffer in a rising interest rate...
January’s stock market roller coaster felt like a mild kiddie ride compared to the heart-stopping plunge in cryptocurrencies. Like a falling knife, Bitcoin plunged to $32,982 on January 24,...
Gradually, over the past six years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has restructured his nation’s financial foundation in an effort to insulate Russia from western economic sanctions. A key...
How much risk can you handle? This is a fundamental question of investing, and one that many investors are considering anew given the turmoil that has whipsawed financial markets in early...
“The case for ‘digital gold’ unravels,” declared a recent Bloomberg News headline. The article, written as Bitcoin had fallen to $38,000—and before it tumbled below $33,000, losing...
Concerned that the benchmark price of gold set in London may not be as accurate as it should be, a group of global banks and trading firms has drafted new guidelines for the daily auctions...
Investors whose portfolios were overly allocated to risky assets experienced a severe case of post-Thanksgiving indigestion on Friday, November 26 as financial markets plummeted around the globe on...
How valuable is gold? So valuable that the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom plans to extract small quantities of gold on a mass scale from cell phones, laptops, and other electronic devices for...