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What is Inflation and How Does it Impact Our Economy? A prolonged increase in the average price of goods and services over time is referred to as inflation. In other terms, inflation is the pace of decline in money’s ability to buy things over time. The economy is impacted by inflation in a multitude of…
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Powell Comments Present Golden Buying Opportunity
Yesterday, Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve testified to the Senate Banking Committee that interest rates would need to go much higher than anticipated to quash an inflation rate that refuses to fall. This caused silver and gold to sell off on the market losing nearly 5% on the silver side, and nearly 2%…
Are Central Bank Losses to be Covered by Gold?
The perfect storm for higher gold prices appears to be brewing in the global financial market. For the first time, the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce significant losses due to the epic money-printing saga that took place over the past decade that came to a head during the pandemic. The ECB will now join…
IMF Release Working Paper on Gold as an International Reserve
On January 27th, 2023, the IMF released a working paper titled, Gold as International Reserves: A Barbarous Relic No More? It was released with the hope of understanding why central bank gold purchases in 2022 rose to a high since 1967. However, before diving into the paper itself, it is vitally important we have a…
Exploring the Role of the World Gold Council in the Global Gold Market
Introduction to the World Gold Council The World Gold Council (WGC) is significant in the world gold market. It is a non-profit organization that encourages people all over the world to use gold and goods and services that are related to it. Leading gold mining companies, central banks, and other gold-related organizations make up the…
