Two Scenarios for Precious Metals in the Unfolding Crisis
By Clint Siegner Extreme volatility in the equity markets has investors wondering what to expect. Even the hardiest of stock market bulls are finally asking…
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Physical Gold and Silver Are Safe Havens, Futures Are Not
By Clint Siegner Last week’s market activity was another reminder that not all precious metals investments are created equal. Investors worried about a virus outbreak…
Fake Markets Are on Collision Course with Reality
By Clint Siegner Keeping up appearances is about to get a lot harder for the central planners trying to manage perceptions of the U.S. (and…
JPMorgan Chase Confirmed as Target of Metals Price Rigging Prosecution
By Clint Siegner The U.S. Department of Justice investigation of criminal activity in the precious metals markets has taken an interesting new turn. According to…
Why Palladium Is On A Tear
By Clint Siegner Physical palladium and rhodium markets are buzzing. Reported prices for both metals leapt higher in recent days. The story behind palladium’s move…
Former Fed Official Says Government Can Borrow a LOT More
By Clint Siegner Narayana Kocherlakota, the former President of the Federal Reserve bank of Minneapolis wants you to know the Federal Government can never borrow…
Fighting the Fed (and the Crooked Banks) by Holding Gold
By Clint Siegner Market forecaster Martin Zweig famously warned investors against underestimating the power of the Federal Reserve Bank to control markets. He coined the…
Bullion Banks Used Paper Gold and Silver to Restrain Price Advance in 2019
By Clint Siegner Gold and silver investors buy metals because they are scarce. Precious metals are by nature difficult to find, and hard to produce….
Will Negative Interest Rates Be the Last Straw?
By Clint Siegner Zero Interest Rate Policy (ZIRP) was considered “extraordinary” when central bankers rolled that out roughly ten years ago. At that time, people…
Congress Still Covering for the Fed’s Bailouts
By Clint Siegner Wall Street owns Washington DC – figuratively speaking. In literal terms, the largest banks in the nation own the Federal Reserve. They…
Elephant in the Room: Why Nobody Talks About Ballooning Federal Deficits
By Clint Siegner The presidential race will mesmerize Americans over the next 11 months. The country hasn’t been this polarized since the Civil War. Voters…
Cracks Spread in the Bullion Banks’ Price Management System
By Clint Siegner Department of Justice prosecutors charged a sixth JPMorgan executive for cheating in the precious metals markets. Jeffrey Ruffo stands accused of racketeering…
New Evidence Futures Markets Are Built for Manipulation
By Clint Siegner The recent price smash in precious metals is frustrating for goldbugs. It is even more infuriating for those who look at the…
Why Nobody Chants “End the Fed” Anymore
By Clint Siegner Americans hated it when the Federal Reserve handed trillions of dollars to crooked Wall Street banks following the 2008 Financial Crisis. Politicians…