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The misery index is the sum of the inflation rate and the unemployment rate, and has historically been highly correlated with the ratio of the S&P 500 over gold prices. Despite rising inflation and an elevated unemployment rate, the S&P 500 is trading at multi-year highs relat...

In declining volumes, this week gold and silver drifted sideways in the dying days of June. With the expiry of gold’s July Comex options, half-year mark-to-market accounting and the introduction of the Basel 3 net stable funding ratio for European and American banks, there has ...

We are currently in an environment that is conducive to higher gold prices, yet gold is falling. Dramatically. There are likely several reasons for the recent downdraft. The transitory factors impacting gold will dissipate over the coming months, and gold will be much higher in th...

MSCI US REIT Index rallied 2.7% in June, which marks an impressive run of eight consecutive monthly increases. The Russell 3000 Index jumped 2.5% in June, the fifth straight monthly advance. Comparing GMI to US stocks and bonds shows that global asset allocation remains competitiv...

Gold, Silver, and Miners have had a rough month. Despite the negative headlines and price charts, numerous catalysts remain. We list 3 reasons why it is time to buy gold, silver, and miners hand over fist. For further details see: 3 Reasons Why It Is Time To Buy Gold, Si...

US stocks rallied to record highs and dollar weakness returned as investors shrug off the hawkish tilt given at last week’s FOMC policy decision. The trading week ended with a mixed inflation report that contained a downside surprise with the monthly reading. The upcoming w...

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve advised Wednesday that interest rates would rise from record lows sometime in 2023, updating an earlier forecast of rises not until 2024. In the absence of any other driving dynamic, markets are taking direction from the dollar. The positive tak...

Next week is filled with Fed speak that could show more policymakers are turning hawkish given the Fed’s overall surprise with pricing pressures this year. Currency markets are bracing for potentially more dollar momentum as the Fed has signaled they are now not willing to tole...

The US Fed acknowledged that financial conditions and inflation expectations had rebounded faster than they had predicted, and they now expect to increase their presently near-nil policy rates twice in 2023. Against the commodity-centric loonie, the greenback bounced off the $1.20 dow...

Gold's selloff in response to the mere acknowledgement from the Fed that higher inflation would result in minor interest rate hikes over a year from now seems like an overreaction. Despite the slight increase in real government yields following the news, they remain close to all-time ...