Gold

The entire commodity complex has now embarked on the next cyclical bear market within the context of its long term secular bear. Once the next recession arrives this trend should accelerate. The decline we have seen so far is just the beginning of this trend.

The gold-to-silver ratio indicates whether gold or silver is undervalued or overvalued relative to each other. Many people believe the ratio should be roughly 16:1, since it was the level observed [over the] centuries, but this is nonsensical reasoning. Let me explain.

Turkey has moved up 2 places since February, 2017. Where does your country rank?

Inflationary periods are highly unjust. They undermine the ethics of hard work and thrift. They destroy solidarity, lead to widespread hardship and often to social unrest. Gold, in contrast, has been the best hedge as investors seek to protect themselves against the large purchasing power losses of inflated currencies.

It would seem that there is a considerable lack of understanding about what the term "safe haven" actually means when it comes to gold. Let me explain just what it means - and does not mean. Words: 740

The age-old battle of what should be money continues. Today, the battle is between the banking establishment and the masses of people who trade our markets. The establishment desires to enslave the people with their imaginary ‘cyber’ digits and a cashless society. The people, however, desire a tangible object like silver & gold.

Why do some analysts argue that the gold:silver ratio should reflect the relative rarities of the two metals in the ground and therefore be 10:1 or lower? I don’t know, but it isn’t a valid argument. Neither is the argument that the gold:silver ratio should be around 16:1 because that’s what it averaged for hundreds of years prior to the last hundred years. So, what should it be?

We are at the point where increasing amounts of debt and money printing are required to fuel the stock market. It is in bubble territory and approaching the overvaluation level although we are not yet in the super-bubble area of 2000 so there is room for this bubble to grow yet bigger. Even if stock markets become more overvalued, however, they are now at levels that represent unacceptable risk.

...The World Cup trophy is legendary. It is one of the oldest international sporting competitions..., established in 1930, and remains one of the most popular sporting competitions in the world. Over 3 billion people are expected to watch at least one minute of the tournament and nearly a billion people are expected to watch at least one minute of the final in Russia...How much does it weigh and what is its worth in gold?

The top 10 central banks with the largest gold reserves have remained mostly unchanged for the last few years. Below are the top 10 countries with the largest gold holdings