Bessent: The Fed Must Change Course, but No Mention of Gold
On Friday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal the dangers of the expanding responsibilities and power of...
“I’ve Owned Gold Coins Since 1971”
Your Survival Guy was speaking with my father-in-law, Dick Young, this morning, about gold. “I’ve owned my gold coins since 1971, and have never...
Sound as a Pound? Europe Could Be in Trouble
The first sign of trouble for Europe might have been its lagging luxury brands. Now, yields are spiking on the continent, and it appears...
Illegal Gold Now Outpacing Cocaine in South America
A new report from the FACT Coalition, Addressing Illegal Gold Mining in the Western Hemisphere: New Approaches for US Policy, urges the US to...
Eighty-One Years After Bretton Woods
From Spencer Jakab of the WSJ: “On this day in 1944, the Bretton Woods Agreement was signed in New Hampshire, pegging major foreign currencies to...
Has the U.S. Set the Stage for a Crypto Boom?
The US House of Representatives has passed the Genius Act, a bipartisan bill establishing a regulatory framework for US-dollar-pegged stablecoins, and sent it to...
Stronger U.S. Economy Pressures Gold Despite Global Tensions
Gold prices fell nearly 1% on Thursday as stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data supported the Federal Reserve’s cautious approach to cutting interest rates, according to...
Gold Gains as Fed Uncertainty Weighs on Dollar
Reuters reports that gold rose 0.5% on Thursday to $3,347.39 as the U.S. dollar weakened amid concerns over the Federal Reserve’s independence and ahead...
Greener Gold: Scientists Unveil Safer Extraction Method
Mrigakshi Dixit of Interesting Engineering reports that Scientists at Flinders University have developed a safer, eco-friendly method to extract high-purity gold from ore, electronic...
Senate Passes First U.S. Stablecoin Regulation Bill
The U.S. Senate passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bipartisan stablecoin bill, in a 68–30 vote, marking a major milestone in U.S. crypto regulation,...