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Frank Holmes: Negative Real Interest Rates to Send Gold Soaring
Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome in Frank Holmes, CEO and chief investment officer at US Global Investors. Mr. Holmes has received various honors over the years, including being named America’s Best Fund Manager by the Mining Journal. He’s also the co-author of the book The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing, and is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and also right here on the Money Metals podcast. Frank, welcome back and thanks for joining us again today. How are you? Frank Holmes: I’m great. And it’s wonderful to be back and see the gold markets have a new life and vibrancy to it. Mike Gleason: Yeah, certainly a lot […]
The Case for Gold Keeps Getting Stronger As Negative Interest Rates Spread
The world has truly entered uncharted waters with negative interest rates spreading so far and wide. Frank Holmes, CEO of US Global Investors, recently noted that a whopping 25% of all bonds sold globally now carry a negative yield. “Investors” are even buying some “junk” rated bonds which will repay the bearer less than purchase price upon maturity. Now European banks, who have been absorbing the European Central Bank’s 0.4% charge to hold deposits, are throwing in the towel and getting ready to pass those charges on to clients. Wealthy depositors at the Swiss bank UBS will soon start paying the bank 3/4 percent to hold cash balances above 2 […]
Gordon Chang: Gold to Benefit as Chinese Economy Hits the Wall
“No China Trade Deal Until 2020, Maybe 2021… Maybe Never” Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome back Gordon Chang, author, television pundit and columnist. Gordon is a frequent guest on Fox News, CNBC and CNN among others, and is one of the foremost experts on Asian economics and geopolitics, having written books on the subject, and it’s great to have them back on with us. Gordon, it’s a real honor to have you on again and thanks so much for the time today. I know you’re a man in high demand these days given your expertise on Asia and China in particular and I really […]
It’s Time to Get Serious about Silver
The World Silver Survey 2019 Review, the institute’s annual World Silver Survey said that global silver demand hit a three-year high in 2018, surpassing more than one billion ounces, an increase of 4% from 2017. At the same time, global silver mine production fell for the third straight year, dropping 2% in 2018 to 855.7 million ounces. The top 10 silver producing countries are: Peru, Bolivia, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Poland, China, Russia and Guatemala. And get this… in every one of these countries, silver production has been falling for the last 4 consecutive years! Supply from scrap sources is at a 20-year low. Silver fabrication (manufacturing) demand is just below record levels. Silver […]
Fool’s Silver: Why Most “Silver Miners” Don’t Live Up to Their Name
If you buy shares in a silver mining company, you will have to assume additional market risks compared to ownership of silver bullion. You may wish to do so in order to potentially gain leveraged exposure to silver prices. What you may not realize, however, is that most of the publicly traded “silver” stocks out there are primarily in the business of mining other metals – sometimes gold, often copper, zinc, lead, and other base metals. Consider Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS), a $3.6 billion company that makes up the largest weighting (13.5%) in the Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE:SIL). While Pan American is indeed a producer of silver, its […]
David Morgan: “This is the real move in gold and silver… it’s going to be multiyear.”
Mike Gleason: It is my privilege now to welcome back our good friend David Morgan of The Morgan Report. David, it’s always good to have you on and appreciate you joining us today. How are you, sir? David Morgan: Mike, I’m doing all right and it’s good to be with you. Mike Gleason: Well, David, I know we don’t have a whole lot of time today, but I’m really glad we’re able to speak to you this week because we’re finally seeing some real fireworks here in the metals lately. And I wanted to get your comments. I should mention that we’re talking here on Thursday morning and we’ve got […]
Precious Metals Soar on Falling Yields, Currency Turmoil
What a wild week it’s been for investors. The threat of global trade wars and currency wars sparked big swings across all major asset classes. Bond yields dove toward historic lows. Stocks plunged earlier in the week before rebounding sharply by Thursday. And precious metals rode a huge safe-haven wave higher. Gold prices eclipsed the $1,500 level on Wednesday for the first time in over six years. Meanwhile, silver pushed above $17 an ounce to record a one-year high. Both metals are up over 4% for the week. The money metals are becoming increasingly attractive as President Donald Trump ramps up his battles against China abroad and the Federal Reserve […]
Keep Your Wealth from Falling into the Negative Interest Rate Vortex
The world is in the midst of one of the strangest asset bubbles of all time. Instead of being fueled by the hope of bigger and bigger gains, it is being driven by a resignation to incurring lower and lower… and ultimately negative, yields on capital. This summer, the global inventory of bonds yielding less than zero reached a record $13 trillion. Negative yielding instruments are concentrated mainly in Europe and Japan, where they have spread from sovereign to corporate issuances. Now even some “junk”-rated bonds are teetering around 0%. While negative nominal interest rates have yet to make their way to the United States, the Federal Reserve has toyed […]
The Sound Money Showdown in U.S. States
Policies relating to sound money have been the subject of substantial debate at the state level this year, with bills, hearings, and/or votes taking place in nearly a dozen legislatures. As most state legislatures have now wrapped up their work for the year, let’s review the victories (both offensive and defensive)—and lone defeat—for sound money during the 2019 session. The Sound Money Defense League’s primary goal is to remove every kind of taxation imposed on constitutional money. Given its practical importance, the hottest issue in the states has been taxation—i.e. whether citizens should face a levy when buying or selling gold and silver. House Bill 2684, introduced by West Virginia […]
After Fed Disappoints, Will Trump Initiate Currency Intervention?
Following months of cajoling by the White House, the Federal Reserve finally cut its benchmark interest rate. However, the reaction in equity and currency markets was not the one President Donald Trump wanted – or many traders anticipated. The Trump administration wants the Fed to help drive the fiat U.S. dollar lower versus foreign currencies, especially those of major exporting countries. Instead, the U.S. Dollar Index rallied throughout July ahead of the expected rate cut and continued rallying after Fed chairman Jerome Powell made it official on Wednesday. In fact, the Federal Reserve Note broke out to its highest level since early 2017. The Fed also announced it would end […]
Like Jeffrey Epstein, Bullion Banks Get Sweet Deals from the Justice Department
First, a bank’s commodities trading department takes metals investors for a ride like unwitting victims in the back of Jeffrey Epstein’s “Lolita Express.” Now federal prosecutors have extended the same sort of cozy non-prosecution agreement to shield the bank itself from a criminal indictment. Federal prosecutors signed a non-prosecution agreement in June with Merrill Lynch Commodities, Inc. (MLCI) and Bank of America (Merrill’s parent company) for rigging the precious metals markets. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) found gold and silver traders working at Merrill Lynch had “schemed to deceive other market participants by injecting materially false and misleading information into the precious metals futures market.” The agreement references “thousands […]
Athletes Who Have Invested in Crypto
Author: Benjamin Lee From the NBA to the NFL and even boxing and MMA, cryptocurrency has begun to make its presence felt in the sporting world. What was once thought to be the purview of the underground has exploded onto the mainstream. With the way Bitcoin and other cryptos have been performing as of late, it should come as no surprise that athletes are looking to jump in on the game, paying attention to currencies but also to trading companies. Gael Monfils, French pro tennis player, has already given his eToro review and he is known to be a trader. Recently, waves were made when NFL Quarterback Matt Barkley tried […]
Jp Cortez: Sound Money Movement Gains Momentum in the States
Mike Gleason: It is my privilege, now, to welcome in Jp Cortez, with the Sound Money Defense League, a non-partisan national public policy organization working to restore sound money on the state and federal level. Jp is a proponent of, and has studied in the Austrian School of Economics, and his role at SMDL as policy director, has him regularly testifying at legislative hearings and speaking at various events throughout the country. His articles and analysis have appeared in many national news publications, including The Washington Examiner, Huffington Post, Mises Institute, Foundation for Economic Education, and more, and he’s a frequent guest on various podcasts and national radio shows to […]
Trump Then and Now on Deficits: What a Difference 3 Years Make!
As investors look ahead to a likely rate cut next week by the Federal Reserve, gold and silver markets have been consolidating their recent gains. A big move in metals markets could come after the Fed’s policy meeting next Wednesday. Of course, the magnitude and direction of the move will depend on what Chairman Jerome Powell and company do and say. Central bankers are under immense political pressure to lower interest rates and resume purchases of government bonds. A recent downturn in manufacturing and home sales data may well give them cover to roll out new stimulus even as the stock market sits near a record high. It remains to […]
