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What To Expect From April’s CPI Report

FILE - Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference at the Federal Reserve in Washington, March 20, 2024. The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day policy meeting Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Most analysts expect that the central bank will leave its benchmark borrowing rate alone for the sixth straight meeting. The [...] READ MORE

The Global Solar Power Boom Is Driving a Surge in Silver Demand

Demand for silver from the makers of solar PV panels is forecast to increase by almost 170% by 2030. A booming solar-power industry is driving a surge in the demand for silver, which is needed in large quantities to make photovoltaic panels.   Silver is integral to the production of solar photovoltaic—or solar PV—panels because [...] READ MORE

US dollar rises as yen weakness resumes

A man rides a bicycle past an electronic screen displaying the current Japanese Yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies in Tokyo, Japan May 2, 2024, NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar rose against most currencies on Tuesday, steadily gaining ground throughout the day as investors digested the [...] READ MORE

Oil prices little changed as U.S. moves to replenish reserve, Gaza cease-fire still uncertain

KEY POINTS Israel’s War Cabinet voted to continue military operations in Gaza but sent a delegation to Egypt to continue cease-fire talks. Hamas accepted a cease-fire proposal Monday that Israel rejected. Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said risk remains to the upside for oil prices due to the war. Hundreds of Palestinians, including women and children [...] READ MORE

Copper Touches $10,000 as Goldman Sees ‘Stockout’ Risk

Copper Touches $10,000 as Goldman Sees ‘Stockout’ Risk (Bloomberg) -- Copper briefly traded through $10,000 a ton as investors raised bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warned of intensifying supply stress.   Metals joined a wider rally in risk assets after soft US jobs data triggered renewed speculation that the [...] READ MORE

What Pops THE BUBBLE CENTURY?

  In this deep dive, Mike Maloney unpacks the complexities of our current economic landscape with sharp precision. From the relentless inflation rates to the speculative stock market bubbles, Mike uses historical data and economic theory to predict future trends. What’s causing these economic bubbles? And more importantly, what can potentially burst them?   This [...] READ MORE

Gold rebound stalls as key market drivers go AWOL

Gold has been capped below $2330 this week US bond yields, US dollar and geopolitical headlines do not seem to be driving the price right now Range trade is favored near-term   Gold continues to consolidate below just record highs, paying scant attention to movements in other markets and geopolitical headlines since the start of [...] READ MORE

China’s ‘silver economy’ fuels a new gold rush

While China’s younger generations are often spotlighted for their interest in gold jewelry, older consumers are forecast to drive a market surge in 2024. China’s millennial and Gen Z consumers may get most of the press for their growing love affair with gold jewelry, but it’s the country’s middle-aged and elderly populations that could power [...] READ MORE

U.S. Election Dynamics Looking Positive for Gold

The results of the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election (the election) are set to be consequential to energy & climate, international relations, industrial and fiscal policies. Even if President Joe Biden remains in power and the Senate & House are controlled by the same parties as they are now, political debate in the coming months [...] READ MORE