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The UK’s Ploy to Pull Their Gold From the Wastebasket
While the topic of conservation has grown in prominence over the past few decades, it sometimes takes forms that would not be commonly thought of as “conservation.” The British Government has melded a desire for conservation with the love of mammon, using recent scientific breakthroughs. Gold will be lost at a much slower rate, as […]

Haywire Trading Platforms Sabotaged “Black Monday” Retail Dip Buyers
With Monday’s global market sell-off triggered by a panic in Japan, investors logged into their stock trading platforms to buy (or sell) the dip through institutions like Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, Vanguard, E-Trade, and Wells Fargo to buy the dip. But whether these retail traders were planning on panic selling or scooping up discounted […]

Biden Just Dropped an Economic Bombshell
Biden’s decision to quit his the campaign leaves the nation in a state of deep economic uncertainty.

Trump Assassination Attempt Sparks Gold Rush, Near-Record Prices
A shocking assassination attempt captured on video has left the nation reeling, prompting investors to jump on gold as a safe haven amid political and social crisis.

Summer Feeling Hotter Than Usual? Gold Could Be Too.
Certain climate scientists, research economists, and precious metal investors agree: This year could be one of the hottest on record.

Metal of the future? Gold‘s uses in technology
While demand for Gold as an investment has risen greatly historically, and particularly over the past year, recent technological discoveries provide powerful potential for Gold to increase in prominence as an industrial resource. While gold does provide an excellent and relatively safe store of value, its industrial use could rapidly increase its price and universal […]

Gold’s Natural Scarcity Propels its Valuation Growth
The U.S. abandoned the gold standard in 1933. But ninety-one years later, in the midst of an inflation crisis, investors are flocking back to the original. The U.S. government is set to print about $200 billion in bills in 2024. That’s $548 million for every day. Despite the rampant inflation reducing consumer purchasing power around […]

SchiffGold Exclusive: Utah State Representative Speaks on New Precious Metals Law
As the U.S. economy progresses toward monetary catastrophe, individual states are taking action to preserve and enable the use of sound money. Utah recently passed HB 348, which took effect in May and authorizes the state to invest a portion of its funds in precious metals. State Representative Ken Ivory sponsored the bill, and in […]

Chinese Central Bank Halts Gold Acquisitions
China has called quits on its 18-month gold buying spree, causing precious metal prices to stumble this week as the world’s largest buyer unexpectedly closes its tab. In 2023, the People’s Bank of China purchased more gold than any of the world’s other central banks, swelling its reserves of the precious metal to more than […]

What a China-Taiwan Conflict Could Mean for Semiconductors, Gold
American-made weapons will soon be bound for Taiwan, American lawmakers are telling Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, sending shockwaves of uncertainty through electronics and metals markets this week.