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Interest Rates, Gold Prices and ‘The Smile Profile’
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Does “The People’s Bank” Have a Secret?
The People’s Bank of China (PBC) is China’s central bank and much like our Federal Reserve, it carries out monetary
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The Big Recession Question: Why Americans Increasingly Believe a Downturn is Inevitable
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“From Strength to Strength …” The Unstoppable Gold Rally!
A Bloomberg article recently stated that the 2025 gold rally has gone from “strength to strength.” This is both a
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Warning: Please Don’t Feed the Bears!
“Bull markets are born on pessimism, grow on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” Sir John Templeton Over
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How ‘Liberation Day’ Became ‘Obliteration Day’
This month’s market rout has been historic by just about any measure as some $10 trillion in market value has
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Is Gold Dethroning the Almighty Dollar?
The U.S. dollar is the most commonly held currency in the world, the most widely used in international trade, and