Gold fell about 5% this week to $4,044 per ounce, marking its steepest weekly decline of 2026. That move, however, contrasts sharply with central bank behaviour this year. The World Gold Council’s Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey, published June 16, 2026 and covering 76 institutions, found that 89% of reserve managers expect their gold holdings … Read more

Key Takeaways Seigniorage is the government’s profit from issuing currency — effectively an inflation tax on every dollar you hold. A $100 bill costs only a few cents to produce; the government captures the difference as seigniorage. Under the classical gold standard (roughly 1880–1914), inflation was minimal. After 1971, when the dollar was no longer … Read more

Key Takeaways The gold-silver ratio closed Friday at 69.3:1 — its highest weekly close since the Iran conflict peak weeks. This was driven by aggressive Fed repricing after the June 17 FOMC, which pushed September rate-hike odds from roughly 29% to about 68% in a single week. Thursday’s PCE data (headline 0.4% MoM, core 0.3% … Read more

Strong GDP growth typically pushes gold prices lower because it increases the likelihood of interest-rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Higher interest rates raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets such as gold. On June 25, 2026, three economic releases underscored that dynamic: the advance Q1 GDP estimate was revised to 2.1%, initial jobless … Read more

Key Takeaways Allocated physical gold has carried a 0% risk weight in bank capital rules since 1988, the same treatment as cash and top-rated government bonds. [LBMA, May 2025] Despite that capital treatment, gold is excluded from the High-Quality Liquid Asset (HQLA) list and cannot count toward the 30-day liquidity buffers required under Basel III. … Read more

Key Takeaways May PCE showed 4.1% headline inflation and 3.4% core inflation, matching consensus — a result that allowed gold to recover above $4,000 after a midweek low of $3,964. Gold’s rebound on a relatively hot inflation print illustrates the “priced in” dynamic: when markets already reflect the risk of rate hikes, an expected data … Read more

KEY TAKEAWAYS The gold-silver ratio reached about 67:1 on June 24, 2026 — the widest level since the peak weeks of the Iran conflict. Gold is down roughly 1.7% and silver down about 5.4%; the divergence reflects rate-hike concerns outweighing the Iran peace dividend for metals. Nine of 18 FOMC officials project at least one … Read more

Key Takeaways Gold: $4,117.66 / oz — down $73.53 (−1.75%) as of ~8:30am ET, June 23, 2026 (live price) Silver: $61.91 / oz — down $3.18 (−4.88%) same time Why the gap: Silver is driven by two demand engines; today only one is being pressured. The catalyst: Bank of America projected 75 basis points of … Read more

Key Takeaways Gold’s demand rests on four pillars — ETF investors, Chinese physical buyers, Indian bar-and-coin consumers, and central banks. It is uncommon for three of these to pull back at once; that is what we are seeing now. Central banks bought a net 244 tonnes in Q1 2026, above the five-year average and at … Read more

Key Takeaways Vault insurance should be underwritten by Lloyd’s of London syndicates. Coverage must be per-occurrence, not aggregate, so one client’s claim does not reduce availability for another’s. UL Class 3 under UL Standard 608 is the highest physical security rating and requires two hours of sustained attack resistance with industrial tools. London underwriters should … Read more