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Hammerhead Sharks, BRICS and Central Bankers
This week the world has needed the eyes of a hammerhead shark in order to keep track of the meetings that are taking place. First up the BRICS nations, and interested parties, met in Johannesburg for the 15th summit of the group. And, yesterday saw the start of the Fed’s annual three day Economic Policy […]Does A BRICS Gold Currency Really Matter?
Next Tuesday the BRICS nations will meet in South Africa for the group’s 15th summit. This could be a game changer for gold. For something that only officially existed eight years after the term ‘BRICs’ was created, the bloc known as “The BRICS” has rapidly gone from an informal term for a group of fledgling […]
Central Banks: The Farce That is Bernanke, Fiscal Dominance and Forecasting
All developed economy central banks have come to, or are fast approaching, the end of their tightening cycles. On the face of it, many are congratulating themselves for a “job well done”. Yesterday’s US CPI data will almost-certainly exacerbate these misconceptions. But of course not all developed banks are feeling like they may have achieved […]
The 5 Major Trends That Are Shaping Our Economic Future
There is so much going on at the moment, both politically and financially that it can be difficult to know what to focus on when it comes to managing your investments. At times like these, it’s good to try to filter-out all of the “noise” and identify the major developing trends that will have the […]
Central Banks Aren’t Ready to Feel the Impact of Years of Poor Decision Making
Since 1975 worldwide obesity has nearly tripled and it is now one of the leading causes of death. Despite this, rarely does someone have ‘obesity’ recorded as the cause of death on their death certificate. Instead, it might read ‘complications from Type 2 Diabetes’ or ‘cardiovascular disease’: conditions that obesity has led to. The rise […]
Gold: The Answer To Being Debanked?
It is said that the term ‘bank’ comes from the Italian ‘banca’ meaning bench. This is back when we used banks as safe havens for storing multiple real assets, particularly gold. The shelves on which the gold was stored were referred to as ‘the bank’ or ‘banks’. Hence we now ‘bank’ our money and use […]
Patrick Karim on gold, inflation and the next break out
Last night GoldCore Director Dave Russell had a quick chat with Patrick Karim of northstarbadcharts.com. Patrick walks us through the charts that have him convinced that the gold and silver are “the surest bet” and why “the genie is well and truly out of the bottle”. Much of the focus of the chat was in […]
Five Steps to Protect Your Portfolio from the Coming Economic Storm, with Physical Gold
Watch as GoldCore Director Dave Russell takes us through the Five Steps to Protect Your Portfolio from the Coming Economic Storm, with Physical Gold. (This presentation is a recording from the Virtual Money Conference: Mid-Year Portfolio Review) The world is on the brink of great disorder. Dramatic, negative changes are set to impact portfolios and […]The calm before the storm
Gold and silver prices have declined in recent weeks as central banks have once again turned more ‘hawkish’ than was expected at the beginning of the year. But, as with anything, these things don’t happen in a vacuum. As we describe below, monetary policy is causing major trouble across a number of sectors, who can […]
