The U.S. economy continues to battle storm clouds on every side. Experts were caught off guard last week when a particularly bad data report hit the wires, sending gold prices up for a fourth week in a row. Not surprisingly, the news was about employment. U.S. job growth in May landed well below expectations with … Read more

Short term trends have been favorable to gold in May, with bullion currently near its one-month price peak. TD Waterhouse research says the main drivers include an unexpectedly dovish Fed, a weaker U.S. dollar and rising political uncertainty. “Given the current political circumstances and emerging uncertainty surrounding US rate hikes and broader monetary and fiscal … Read more

Legendary investor Warren Buffett relies on one simple rule to know when stocks are too hot. In pro investing circles, it is known as the “Buffett Indicator.” Buffett himself calls it “the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment.” What is the magic indicator? The ratio of total stock market capitalization … Read more

Over the last few days, America has been rocked by the largest cyberattack the world has ever seen: the so-called “WannaCry” virus.

Stocks are trading at nosebleed levels, interest rates are on the rise and signs of a housing bubble abound. This is a perfect time to consider physical gold and silver as the insurance policy you need to weather the coming turbulence. 2017 marks the eighth anniversary of the second longest bull market in history. If … Read more

Summer is just around the corner, but is it really 2017… or more like 1977?

America isn’t the only country where investors are turning to safe haven assets in the face of shaky local and global economic conditions. Chinese investors just sent gold imports soaring by 65% on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2017. Why? The China Gold Association’s official statement said the reason was “increased public … Read more

Goldman Sachs’ chief global equities strategist Peter Oppenheimer has cautioned that overzealous investors have “overpriced the ability of the administration to push through some of the things the market is priced for.” He says that a chance of a “correction,” normally defined as a drop of at least 10%, is “quite high.”

This is just one reason why demand for physical gold and silver has been so sustained. In fact, gold hit a new high for 2017 just last week.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dropped a bombshell on investors on Monday.

The much-anticipated August delivery date for tax reform is not going to happen.

Gold reacted as you might expect: it hit the highest levels we’ve seen in months.