Category Archive: 6a.) Gold Standard

Main Author Keith Weiner
Keith Weiner
Keith Weiner is president of the Gold Standard Institute USA in Phoenix, Arizona, and CEO of the precious metals fund manager Monetary Metals.

Wall Street Sags as Americans Turn Focus to Real-World Problems

As market volatility continues to unnerve investors, a major rotation away from frothy assets and into quality assets appears to be playing out. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Investors Grow Extremely Nervous Over Coming Rate Hikes

Another hotter than expected inflation report jolted markets this week. On Thursday, the Labor Department released the latest Consumer Price Index report. The CPI surged 7.5% in January from a year earlier. That exceeded most forecasts and marked a new four-decade high for consumer price increases. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Washington Enters Full Scapegoat Mode for Brewing Inflation Disaster

Another volatile week of trading saw precious metals markets rally to new highs for the year on Tuesday before suffering a sharp drawdown on Wednesday and more selling here today. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Sanctions against Russia to Hurt America & Europe More

Rising geopolitical and inflation risks brought heightened volatility to markets this week. Russia’s military incursion into Ukraine is being described as the worst attack on a European nation’s sovereignty since World War II. Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Biden Administration Seeks Scapegoats for High Food & Gas Prices

Elevated inflation readings and stock market turmoil continue to inflict pain on investors. Some are hoping for a quick turnaround. Others are just looking for a place to hide. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Bargain Hunters Jump on Recent Silver & Gold Pullback

After several brutal weeks of selling in precious metals markets, bulls are seeking a catalyst for a potential turning point. They may have gotten one via currency markets. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Is Zimbabwe’s New Gold Coin Evidence of a Broader Global Trend?

Saber rattling by the Chinese Communist Party stoked investor fears early in the week. CCP officials felt aggrieved by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, which China claims as part of its territory.  They performed provocative military exercises around the island. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Globalists Warn Federal Reserve against Further Rate Hikes

Gold and silver markets are kicking off trading for the fourth quarter with a long-awaited rebound, although they are giving back a good chunk of those gains here today on a better-than-expected jobs report and fears of more rate hikes. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Economic Conditions, Market Action Worsen after Fed Rate Hike

Precious metals markets are trying to hang tough this week despite another large rate hike by the Federal Reserve… that was at least the line as of yesterday’s close. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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U.S. Dollar Index Has Called the Fed’s Bluff on Interest Rates

Precious metals markets are rallying strongly this week on dovish signals from central bankers. Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell said in a statement that the Fed would "moderate" the pace of rate hikes. Investors interpreted that term as a sign that monetary policy is moving in a more dovish direction. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Geopolitical Tensions Drive Central Banks to Bolster Gold Holdings

Investors got some superficially good news on the economy this week. But it turned out to be bad news for markets. Equities and precious metals markets sold off on Thursday following government data showing that the economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter.  GDP was revised upward to a 3.2% annual pace from July through September. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started...

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Fed President Worries the Fed Risks a Repeat of the 1970s!

Gold and silver markets drifted lower again this week as investors braced for additional Fed rate hikes to come. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its latest policy meeting. Policymakers agreed on the need for additional increases in interest rates. They settled on just a 0.25% bump up at their last meeting. But some dissenters called for a larger 0.5% hike. |  Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but...

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More Citizens and States Look to Depositories, Not Banks

Despite seeing some relief in fuel costs last month, consumers continued to face rising food prices. Price inflation may be moderating overall, but the inflation problem is far from solved. The underlying cause is the depreciation of the currency. The more dollars the government borrows into existence and the more dollars the Fed creates out of thin air to buy government bonds, the less those dollars are worth. | Do you own precious metals you...

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Biden Officials Float $1 Trillion Platinum Coin Scheme to Monetize Debt

As global elites gathered in Davos this week to discuss their plans for controlling the world economy, the gold market is delivering an alternative message. Among the issues being discussed at this year's World Economic Forum is that of central bank digital currency. A presentation (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/davos23-central-bank-digital-currency-redesigning-money/) at the meeting based on research funded by the Bill & Melinda...

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Asset Managers, Industry Aggressively Snap Up Silver

Well, after months of political melodrama, Congress finally did what it was always does in the end - and that is to authorize more deficit spending. On Thursday night, the U.S. Senate approved the deal hashed out by Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling through 2024. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Wall Street, Dollar Apologists Busted for Ever-Shifting Anti-Gold Arguments

As the gold market marches toward new records, it is proving the naysayers wrong and vindicating longtime bulls. Gold posted a record high close on a quarterly basis at the end of March. Now the monetary metal has its sights set on setting a new all-time high here in the coming days. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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U.S. Mint Bureaucrats Undermine the Once-Great American Eagle Brand

The upshot of soft market conditions for gold and silver is favorable buying opportunities for bargain hunters. Not only are spot prices down, but so are premiums on popular bullion products available through Money Metals. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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New Warnings on Silver, Platinum, and Palladium Mine Supply

As President Joe Biden touts “Bidenomics,” ordinary Americans continue to feel the pinch of “Bidenflation.” Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve’s ongoing efforts to fight inflation have Investors fearing more rate hikes to come. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Interest Rate Markets Flash Warning Signs

As the U.S. dollar continues to lose purchasing power at home and prestige around the world, a major presidential candidate is calling for a return to sound money. Also, let's review this week's market action in precious metals. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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Monetary Elite from Multiple Camps Plot Currency Strategies

Precious metals markets are rebounding this week as central bankers from around the world gather at Jackson Hole. Investors nervously awaited remarks by Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Fears of a hawkish tone to this year's conference helped drag down the stock market on Thursday. | Do you own precious metals you would rather not sell, but need access to cash? Get Started Here: https://www.moneymetals.com/gold-loan

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