Fed officials and people in the Biden administration insist "we" are making progress in tamping down price inflation. Many market analysts are optimistic enough to believe that the central bank will be able to cut interest rates this fall.

Joining us today is Larry MacDonald, founder of the Bear Traps Report and author of the best-selling book "When Markets Speak." In this episode, Larry shares his insights on the potential dramatic changes in the prices of gold and silver by the end of 2024.

The latest CPI data comes out this Wednesday, with the markets looking for any clues that Jerome Powell may still cut interest rates this year as recently suggested.

I’ve written extensively about supply shortfalls in the silver market. Silver demand outstripped the supply of the metal for the third straight year in 2023.  But silver isn’t the only metal facing market deficits. Analysts expect the platinum market to chart its...

With silver nearing $29 and starting to pull ahead of gold finally, a break of the 5-year-old triple top at $30 looks imminent. Back in the 1970s, the final test of the triple top at $6.50 occurred in the last week of October 1978, and the breakthrough occurred in...

Our long term stocks/bond model remains in favor of equities over bonds. Trend is down. Cycle is up. VIX is down.

If you follow alternative financial media, you'll often hear dollars derisively referred to as "fiat currency." What exactly does this term mean and why is it often used as a slur?

While China has been buying large amounts of gold for years now, one new development we've seen recently is that they continue to gain more influence over how and where the precious metals are traded.

The silver price rebounded on Monday, trading a dollar higher following a 2 week correction. Which was a healthy sign, and in contrast to the way we've seen silver trade in past years, where once a peak was hit, the corrections were often severe and prolonged.

We're seeing the sanctions heat up again, while rates have risen in the US, which has led to a new level of pressure on global financial system.

The Federal Reserve is losing billions of dollars. As financial journalist and market analyst Jim Grant put it during a recent interview on Fox Business, the Fed is actually broke.

In another stagflation warning sign, the U.S. service sector contracted in April even as service prices rose. The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing PMI dropped to 49.4 in April, dipping from 51.4 in March. The expectation was for the index to...

When it comes to cuts in interest rates, investors stubbornly cling to the notion that “no” means “yes”. In the movie, Dumb And Dumber, Lloyd Christmas (Jim Carrey) asks the lovely lady he is pursuing what the odds are that the two of them might get together; and,...

With gold and silver in a holding patter, this week Rafi takes a look at the serious deflationary trends going on in the banking system. This does not mean that consumer prices are falling or even rising at a slower pace.

Our cycle indicator is UP. Current data favors overall lower silver prices. A correction is in progress.