The Price of Silver Explodes
Silver Rises From $17.75 – $20.31 an Ounce in One Week Silver’s Rise of over $2.50 an Ounce Equates to 14.4% Increase in One Week Prior to the Brexit vote […]
Mid-Year FX Review
Mid Year Market Assessment The first half of the year did not turn out as expected. At the end of 2015, many financial commentators were projecting a stronger dollar and […]
Buying Silver Half Dollars
Considerations in Buying “Junk” Half Dollars Junk silver is generally defined as pre 1965 dated U.S. dimes, quarters and half dollars that were minted of 90% silver. When silver is […]
After Brexit – Who’s Next?
Other European Member States Eye the European Union Exit This week attention has been primarily focused on the British people’s vote to leave the European Union last Thursday and the […]
Brexit Jolts Markets – Gold and Silver Provide Safe Havens From Market Turmoil
Brexit Vote Throws Global Markets into Turmoil The voters of Great Britain decided to leave the European Union last Thursday. The vote was close, but not too close, 52-48%. The […]
Eastern Gold Demand Wanes While Western Demand Surges
A Shift in Gold Demand From East To West in 2016 In 2015, India, China, Russia led the world in gold consumption. India imported over 900 tons of gold in […]
Chinese Gold Reserves Unchanged In May
Chinese Central Bank Reports 1,808 Tons of Gold as Reserves Chinese Gold Reserves In May 2016, the People’s Bank of China added no tons of gold to its reserves. Since […]
Russian Gold Reserves Grow By Just 3 Tons in May
Russia Slows Gold Purchases in May Russian Central Bank Adds 3.11 Tons of Gold to Reserves in May The Russian Central Bank announced this week that its gold reserves had […]
American Gold Buffalo Sales Up 95% in May
Sales of American Gold Buffalo Coins Soar In May Sales of American Gold Buffalo coins rose sharply in May. The U.S. Mint reported selling 18,500 one ounce 24K American Gold […]
Own a Piece of British Monetary History
The British Gold Sovereign is the World’s Oldest Continually Minted Coin 2016 is an historic year for Great Britain. It will always be remembered as the year that Britons went […]
Fatal Shooting of British MP Blamed On Brexit Leave Campaign
Brexit Campaign Highlights the Role Emotions Play in Political and Financial Decisions Emotional Triggers Last week the tragic stabbing/shooting death of British Member of Parliament Jo Cox brought an added […]
Brexit Fall Out: Switzerland Withdraws EU Application/Netherlands Wants Vote to Leave EU
No Matter How the Brexit Vote Turns Out, EU Membership Will Remain Hotly Debated On Thursday, Britons will vote to stay or leave the European Union. While the impact of […]
FX Friday Global Currency Review & Forecast For 6-17-16
One Down, the Big One To Go Markets have been awaiting two big events – The outcome of the Federal Reserve’s June Open Market Committee Meeting on June 15 and […]
Brexit: The Tip of the Iceberg
Leaving Is Not Just a British Thing What happens to the money when political ties are forged or broken? There will always be gold and silver. Next week Britons will […]
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park America The Beautiful Silver Coin Now Available
The United States Mint Introduces the Third Five Ounce Silver Bullion Coin In the 2016 America The Beautiful Series Sales of the U.S. Mint’s ‘other’ silver bullion coin, the American […]
Brexit and Gold
Brexit Uncertainty Draws Attention To Gold On June 23rd, Britons will go to the polls to vote as to whether the United Kingdom stays in the European Union. A leave […]
Perth Mint Gold Sales Steady In May
May 2016 Sales of Gold at the Perth Mint Flat Year Over Year. The Perth Mint sold 21,035 ounces of gold in May 2016. This was essentially flat from May […]
FX Friday Global Currency Review & Forecast For 6-10-16
Fed Open Mouth Operations Cut Short By Reversal in the Labor Market Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson once said, “Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the […]
Perth Mint May Silver Sales Jump 189%
May 2016 Sales of Silver at the Perth Mint Rise 189% Year Over Year. The Perth Mint sold 974,865 ounces of silver in May 2016. This was up 189% from […]
Sales of American Gold Eagles Spike 378% in May
Sales of American Gold Eagle Coins Soar in May Year Over Year After rising to the highest level since September 2015, in April, sales of American Gold Eagles continued their […]