...continue to forecast gold prices reaching $5,400/toz by end‑2026, as central bank diversification continues, currently low speculative positioning normalizes, and the Fed delivers the 50bp of cuts our economists expect.

Unlike any crisis of the past fifty years, when excess global productive capacity has been ample, fiscal expansion and quantitative easing in today’s capacity-constrained world will not really solve the problem. It will simply lift inflation. 

“The narrative of central banks as perpetual one-directional buyers is being challenged,”

Turkish gold reserves showed a decline of 6 tons in the week of March 13 and another 52.4 tons in the week of March 20, marking a sharp drawdown in reserves.

This represents roughly 9-10% of China’s total foreign reserves...

Another $500 million to cut reliance on imports for critical minerals and free materials...

...once the physical silver leaves the COMEX, the artificial price-fixing charade ends, and silver naturally rips higher.

Bulls are prioritizing cash before re-engaging for the next leg higher in gold...

Demand for physical silver will swamp the existing supply...

This marks the third extraction contract overseen by the Trump administration...

Poland’s central bank chief laid out a proposal to generate as much as 48 billion zloty ($13 billion) from the sale of gold reserves to finance defense spending...

Dubai is a key supplier to Switzerland, Hong Kong and India...

Elevated stagflation risks, following the US Admin's response to the Supreme Court ruling on IEEPA and a potential Middle East conflict, provided support...

...if you are still wondering about gold’s future price direction, just ask the big banks…

Our conversations suggest that reserve managers remain willing buyers of gold to hedge geopolitical and financial risks but prefer to delay purchases until prices stabilize...

For years, bulls of gold and silver have complained about how derivatives have been used to suppress their prices. Their dreams of the practice ending could be coming true...

“It is plausible some traders see this as a cheap lottery ticket.”

"...private investors join central banks in competing for the same limited gold bullion..."

The Philippines recorded the largest reduction, cutting reserves by more than 65 tonnes...

"The average check I'm writing is probably in the $8,000 to $10,000 range."