The American Eagle Bullion Series at the United States Mint has established a track record over the last decade that was built on raging demand for silver and gold. Over the decade 2012-2022, the American Silver Eagle, in particular, set one sales record after another. The latter half of that decade saw ebbs and flows…

  When first starting out in precious metals, people often feel a bit overwhelmed and reticent about making their first purchase. That is why I posed a question to our readers, to find out all the most common reasons that propel people into making their first gold or silver purchase. Indeed, we all started our…

    Previous articles have documented technical indicators, on price charts, that indicate we have ‘broken out’ of the previous trading pattern and that investors want gold and are going long. When generalist investors start talking about gold, it is a sign we are in a bull market. And we have a very popular generalist…

On Sunday, January 22, the 2023 Year of the Rabbit officially kicked into high gear with Lunar New Year celebrations. While there are countless cultural symbols and celebrations associated with the Lunar New Year, it has also become a popular concept in the precious metals industry. With mints like Perth Mint leading the way, bullion…

When I first set out on building a portfolio of precious metals, I really didn’t have much of a strategy. I had just decided that it was going to be a course of action to incorporate the metals into my financial plans. I really didn’t know where or how I was going to get them…

Russia and Iran just announced a deal to develop a joint, international state digital currency backed by gold. This news is tremendously huge for several reasons we will discuss here. Gold The most obvious implication of this is the potential effects on gold. Gold hasn’t backed a major currency in years, and for the last…

For investors buying gold and silver coins as a means of storing wealth, the South African Krugerrand is the coin that started it all. Issued for the first time in 1967, the South African Krugerrand is so synonymous with the gold bullion industry that, in most cases, you can simply use the term Krugerrand and…

The economic news this week has seemed a bit funny to me. We have had these speeches by the various members of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) discussing the need for potential further rate hikes to slow down inflation. Case in point, Chairman Jerome Powell said the following this week: “Price stability is…

America’s favorite coin program is ready to take flight in 2023. With the New Year upon us, the United States Mint is preparing to release the first waves of 2023 American Eagle Coins, including the popular Silver Eagle and Gold Eagle. Right now, JM Bullion has pre-sale listings ready for American Silver Eagles, American Gold…

I like to look at the charts in financial markets quite often, probably even every day. They are helpful in giving a very thorough snapshot of what a market is doing at any given time. Charting provides a quick view into immense amounts of data, all in a single place. After all, they say a…

There is a saying in the gold market that when the economy looks like it is headed for a dive, gold begins to climb the wall of worry. What does this mean? Well, a less-than-rosy economic outlook can lead to financial markets parking some of their money into the gold markets to avoid losses elsewhere,…

I often get this question, and it is an interesting one. How much gold does China really have? And does it matter? The answer to the latter question is a resounding yes! Of course, we want to know how much gold China has. After all, they are our main trading partner, and many would also…

A friend of mine recently sent over this snapshot of silver price forecasts from the Bloomberg Terminal. They give a good picture of what market traders think could happen to the silver price over the next several years, and I must admit I was quite surprised at how low some of the price predictions are….

The most popular question I have been getting from my subscribers lately is what will we see in the price of silver at the end of the year? It is a good question for several reasons that I will explain below. Spot Price I have written several articles on how the spot price is calculated…

  The debate between inflation and deflation has a long and storied history. Typically, bouts of high inflation are met with periods of deflation, or reduction in growth. For example, take a look at this long-term chart of the UK from the Federal Reserve.   It is very easy to notice that inflation does not…

The diversity of the Egyptian Gods Series continues to deepen as the collection hits its eighth design release overall. The recent return of this series after a multi-year hiatus has been met with strong demand from collectors. Each design released since the restart of the series with the Osiris design has been met with higher…

Back in 2008, all the talk in the financial media was on Lehman, the mortgage market, and how banks were going to survive the ‘financialpocalypse’. Somehow we managed to get past the mortgage crisis and the ensuing Great Recession, but the jury is still out on whether we truly learned our lessons from that time….

We have been covering the shortage in silver over the last four years in recent articles, and this story will be a continuation on that theme. More than that, it serves as a prediction for what could happen in 2023 if current trends continue unabated. Defining Shortages We define shortages as more demand than supply,…

JM Bullion is excited by the reception its new Emoji Series of silver rounds has received through the first two issues. The Emoji Series features rounds with designs that celebrate the most commonly used emojis on mobile devices and in online chat forums. The second release comes just in time to celebrate the arrival of…

In my first article at JM Bullion, I pointed out the declining silver inventories in the Western precious metals markets. I used the following chart to illustrate how, since the silver squeeze movement occurring from Jan to February of 2021, market players have been moving silver out of the COMEX warehouses.   Western Silver Inventories…

JM Bullion regularly carries a wide range of Christmas- and Holiday-themed silver bullion products. From bullion coins to silver bars and rounds, we strive to provide collectors with a number of different options to fill those stockings during the holiday season. This year, we’ve put together a dedicated Holiday Gift Shop so you can scroll…

When doing research, I often come across different stories written from periods of past recessions that I find very interesting. Often times they offer not only a deeper glimpse into the times, but often are contrarian to popular opinion on the subject. And lo and behold, I found an article on the Fed website regarding…

What is Basel 3 and how does it affect gold investors? That is what we examine in today’s article. I will show how the new requirements for banks are going to help the value of the gold you hold in your portfolio. First things first, let us define what Basel 3 is. Per Delphix: “Basel…

Among the major holidays that fall in the final months of the calendar year, Thanksgiving is perhaps the least likely to be considered a gift-giving holiday. Halloween has a festive air and plenty of children are “gifted” candy while out Trick-or-Treating. Religious and other secular holidays falling around Christmas are also commonly known as gift-giving…

I have been watching, with keen interest, the outcome of the FTX fiasco. For those not watching the crypto space, FTX was an exchange that facilitated cryptocurrency transactions. And they filed for bankruptcy as the $32 billion in company value disappeared overnight. And with that, 30-year-old Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire has collapsed. The details of the…