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Moderate Inflation Easing Keeps Fed’s InterestRate Cuts on Hold

Japan wage talks, UK pay numbers will draw investor attention China, Sweden, Brazil will release consumer-price numbers A shopper inside a clothing store in the Soho neighborhood of New York.Photographer: Shelby Knowles/Bloomberg Inflation in the US probably abated only gradually last month and retail sales rebounded, illustrating why the Federal Reserve is in no rush [...] READ MORE

From Luxuries to Groceries: The Evolving Landscape of BuyNow, Pay Later

What began for many as a way to pay for concert tickets and vacations is becoming an ordinary tool that Gen Z and millennial shoppers use for food, contact lenses and trash bags. Groceries are a fast-growing category for “buy now, pay later” services.Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty Images Buying now and paying later [...] READ MORE

Silver: "It’s Time To BUCKLEUP"

Mike Maloney discusses the current state of the silver market and why it’s time to buckle up for what could be one of the most significant crashes in history. Silver production from Mexico and Peru is at a 14-year low, while gold breaks out to record levels, signaling a new bull market for precious metals. [...] READ MORE

Central Banks Boost Gold Reserves to Diversify from the Dollar

Central banks globally are likely accumulating gold as a strategy to diversify away from the dollar, in light of concerns over persistent US fiscal deficits and inflationary pressures. Despite stable dollar and higher real yields, gold prices have soared to 50-year highs against most major currencies, driven not by ETFs or seasonal buying but by [...] READ MORE

The Commodities Feed: China buys more gold in February

China’s central bank added gold to its reserves for a sixteenth straight month in February as reserve diversification and geopolitical concerns push central banks to increase their allocation towards safe assets. We believe this is likely to continue this year Metals: China buys more gold Last month, China’s central bank added gold to its reserves [...] READ MORE

Gold: “It’s Off To The Races From Here”

In this riveting video, Mike Maloney delves into the exciting world of precious metals, particularly gold and silver. Join him as he explores the historical patterns, charts, and expert analyses pointing towards an unprecedented rally in these commodities. Maloney’s insights into the inverse head and shoulders pattern, coupled with global economic factors, reveal why the [...] READ MORE

Physical silver buyers gatecrash COMEX vaults

Live from the Vault: Episode 163. In this week’s episode of Live from the Vault, Andrew Maguire brings an in-depth analysis of the recent price movements in both gold and silver, before diving deep into the increasingly depolarised silver market to expose its vulnerabilities   The London whistleblower takes listeners through the current bullish setup [...] READ MORE

Currency Made of Actual Gold Hoping to Reach Nevadan’s Wallets

Imagine paying your grocery tab or tipping your waiter in actual gold. That’s a future that the company Goldback envisions with their golden money, which they describe as a “local, voluntary currency.”   “It’s been created to be used locally so that people can purchase goods and services if they want to accept gold as [...] READ MORE

U.S. job growth totaled 275,000 in February but unemployment rate rose to 3.9%

KEY POINTS Nonfarm payrolls increased by 275,000 for the month while the jobless rate moved higher to 3.9%. Wall Street had been looking for 198,000 new jobs and unemployment at 3.7%. Downward revisions to December and January reduced initial estimates by 167,000 jobs. Wages rose just 0.1% on the month, one-tenth of a percentage point [...] READ MORE