Gold just hit an all-time high in Renminbi, the Chinese currency. I have been reporting on the Shanghai gold exchange on our social media for a little over a year, and I believe I was one of the first precious metals analysts to do so. Well, now we see why other gold markets are important….

The precious metals markets are just sort of hanging around right now. No compelling bad news to drive the prices higher. We also have way too much skepticism by the average Joe and Sally on the economy for the metals to move lower. It feels eerily like 2007 before the financial crisis began. Back then…

Well, what a difference a week makes! Gold and silver took it on the chin again, but this time a bit more than before. I will explain the how and why it happened, and issue a bit of a mea culpa. I mistakenly thought the market would not short the metals again so soon, given…

I am going to talk a bit today about the positioning of the gold and silver paper markets. These markets, known as the COMEX or derivative futures markets, are where the spot price ultimately comes from. In other words, your local coin dealer is not setting his/her own spot prices on the metals. They follow…

Today we discuss the looming $1.5 Trillion in outstanding loan debt that is coming due very soon. There are problems with this, of course, which is why I am writing about it. The problems include some difficult issues with payments, payment terms, and overall servicing responsibilities. In addition, many students who took the loans cannot…

Owning gold or silver is great. Either precious metal offers a tangible store of value. In many cases, having one of these metals in your portfolio is a great way to guard against oscillations in the economy. However, owning gold or silver also puts a particular onus on you. Namely, you have to be able…

In 2021, the United States Mint revived its last two silver dollar coin designs in honor of a unique centennial. 2021 marked the 100th anniversary of the final issue of Morgan Silver Dollars in 1921, as well as the 100th anniversary of the first Peace Silver Dollar that same year. While many numismatists hoped the…

The Millennials are buying more gold than anyone else? Yep, that is the result of a new study by SPDR published by State Street. We will get into the details of that study in the Story of the Week section of our report. Gold and Silver Analysis The gold chart below shows the tug of…

We may have a shortage condition in physical silver brewing in the domestic markets. We look at that today to determine what significance this could have on the silver price going forward. Gold and Silver Analysis Don’t look now, but the silver price chart from the American COMEX is having a short-term breakout. Contrary to…

Our story is a fun one this week. We will show you the massive collection of collectibles, Civil-war era gold that was found in a corn field recently. You read that right, there is still hidden caches of old US gold hidden around the country. Will you be lucky enough to stumble upon one? Gold…

Silver is in big demand as we will discuss in the story of the week. That is good news for silver investors right about the time the silver and gold markets go into hibernation for summer. It highlights the need to understand the precious metals market cycle despite short-term price movements. I will discuss what…

The latest release in the Emoji Series of silver rounds at JM Bullion is out of this world. Continuing with its release of unique designs inspired by popular emojis from digital keyboards, the sixth release of the collection turns to outer space to welcome aliens to the world of precious metals. Learn all about the…