Key Takeaways The velocity of money measures how many times each dollar changes hands in the economy over a specified period. The common calculation divides nominal GDP by the M2 money supply. Velocity hit a peak near the late 1990s, then trended downward for decades and reached an all-time low during the pandemic before beginning … Read more
Gold is up more than 1% and silver is climbing nearly 3% on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Five distinct forces are pushing both metals higher at the same time, and that convergence is important to understand. The July CPI print was in line with expectations. China’s central bank continued adding to reserves. Gold moved into … Read more
Gold is trading near $4,347 this morning and holding steady. But the price itself is not the main development. The key takeaway is a single word former President Trump used in an interview with Axios over the weekend — a word that sheds light on the real state of the Strait of Hormuz standoff and … Read more
Key Takeaways The American Gold Buffalo is the U.S. Mint’s only .9999 fine (24‑karat) gold bullion coin, introduced in 2006 under the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. It carries a $50 legal‑tender face value and is backed by the U.S. government for weight and purity. The Buffalo meets the IRS purity requirement for inclusion … Read more
Yesterday, silver outperformed gold and the gold-silver ratio compressed to 66.5. Today that move reversed: silver fell about 2.3%, gold was essentially flat, and the ratio widened back to 67.5. Five developments explain the session, and the common thread is that tomorrow’s July Consumer Price Index (CPI) report will likely determine whether any of them … Read more
Tuesday’s action in the gold market offered a clear lesson for anyone investing in precious metals: owning physical gold and owning shares in a gold producer are not the same. Prices moved in opposite directions, underscoring how different forces drive bullion and mining stocks. On August 11, gold traded around $4,363 per ounce after pulling … Read more
Silver rose 3.65% today while gold gained 1.04%. One metric captures the dynamics between the two metals more clearly than either percentage alone. The gold-silver ratio has narrowed from about 68.2 at Friday’s close to roughly 66.55 at the time of writing, according to GoldSilver price charts. That compression of more than 1.5 points in … Read more
Gold eased about 0.3% on Monday morning after delivering its strongest weekly advance since January. The metal climbed more than 7% last week after July’s jobs report surprised sharply to the downside, which reduced the market’s odds of a September Federal Reserve rate increase. All eyes now turn to Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index release, which … Read more
Gold climbed to a two-month high near $4,435 this morning before profit-taking nudged the price back toward $4,399. That pullback proved brief: domestic institutional investors in China stepped in quickly and absorbed the dip, keeping prices resilient. Chinese domestic gold ETFs recorded inflows for 14 straight trading sessions through Monday. Bloomberg confirmed this is the … Read more
Gold climbed more than 1% on Wednesday, with spot prices rising to around $4,427 per ounce in morning trading, up from an opening level near $4,369. Silver outperformed gold, advancing over 3% to roughly $66.53 per ounce. These moves reflected investor reaction to fresh inflation data and broader market dynamics affecting precious metals. The primary … Read more