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The week (after a UK Bank Holiday) has finally arrived. It seems that with Jackson Hole at the end of the week the countdown is finally on to whether we will see further news of QE. We saw 4-month...

Another great offering from Sprott Asset Management this week. Introducing us to the "new status quo" and explain why NIRP and ZIRP are so dangerous and a sign that the financial system is well and...

On Thursday, gold futures soared to 4-month high whilst spot gold also finished the day higher than previous days this week. Analysts attribute this glowing finish to poorer than expected flash PMI...

We have recently introduced a range of new polls for our clients and readers to take part in on our site. We’d like to hear your opinions and advice given that we get thousands of visits coming...

With politicians in America and Europe so often being criticised and discredited,we take a refreshing look at a daring member of the US Senate and his brave and new ideas for the future. Rand...

Top gold investment report, the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends for Q2 was released earlier this week; the news that a 15% year-on-year increase in demand for gold bars and coins from...

Earlier this week it was the 41st anniversary of Nixon cutting the last thread which held dollars and gold together. The years that have followed since have seen events which no one could have ever...

The markets are holding on for more quantitative easing (QE). This is what we keep hearing. Every day we hear reports of the gold price still maintaining its narrow ‘trading range’ of the...

What a boring week it’s been – gold and silver haven’t done very much, all the central bankers and politicians are on holiday or still considering options and the markets have shown...

Everything remained quiet yesterday, with markets still unable to do anything with conviction. This may be because everyone’s on holiday or just because they’re plain bored waiting for...

Yesterday we saw the gold price slip to its lowest since August 3rd, below $1600. This was most likely to due to investors scaling back expectations of imminent stimulus thanks to the release of...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel returned from her Austrian break yesterday and the markets didn’t exactly give her a warm welcome; European shares had their worst day in over a week and further...

The economic policy debate is still dominated by Keynesian central bankers and politicians, even though the financial authorities have demonstrated a clear lack of discipline in implementing...

Yesterday the London 2012 Olympics ended with a spectacular finish, leaving the UK proud to have pulled off such a historical event. Across the globe the world’s media have sung our praises on...

Last week was an interesting one which saw the markets almost hanging around waiting for news from central banks. But they were disappointed as not much happened to follow up the previous week’s...

This week has been relatively quiet on both the speech and announcement fronts. Following last week’s feeding frenzy surrounding the Draghi and Bernanke sagas, this was probably just what the...