Got Gold? Set It and Forget It Is Hard
A word about gold. You own it for times like these. It’s like insurance. You hope you never need it. You hope it goes...
The Power of Gold
As the purchasing power of the American dollar has declined steadily since gold convertibility ended in 1971, the purchasing power of an ounce of...
Gold Mining Boom Threatens Ghana’s Cocoa Industry
Ghana, the world’s second-biggest cocoa producer, is facing a crisis as farmers abandon their land for illegal gold mining, driven by higher gold prices...
Lost Golden City Fully Unearthed in Egypt After Years of Excavation
Georgina Jedikovska of Interesting Engineering reports that Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the 3,000-year-old "Lost City of Gold," Aten, near Luxor. The site, well-preserved with...
Good as Gold: Will Ron Paul Audit the Fed?
The price of gold has reached new highs. In 2017 I wrote to subscribers:
Since 1913, the year the Federal Reserve was created, the purchasing...
Gold Rush to the U.S. Strains London’s Bullion Supply
Leslie Hook of the Financial Times reports that gold shipments to the U.S. have surged, causing a shortage in London and delays in accessing...
Frozen Gold: Greenland’s Riches and the Struggle to Extract Them
Greenland has vast mineral reserves critical for tech and defense, but harsh conditions and limited infrastructure hinder mining. Plans to start extraction by 2027...
Mali Military Seizes Gold from Canadian Mining Giant
Mali's military government has seized $245 million worth of gold from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine and stored it at the state-owned Banque Malienne de...
Yuan Weakens as China Faces Pressures
Rebecca Feng and Jason Douglas of The Wall Street Journal report that China’s currency has had a rough start to 2025. They write:
Since the beginning of...
Could Geopolitical Tensions and Rate Cuts Drive Gold Prices Higher?
Leslie Hook of the Financial Times reports that gold prices could rise by 7% in 2025, reaching around $2,795 per ounce. Central bank demand,...