Silver Editorials & Commentary

The critical efforts of the Sound Money Defense League to protect and defend the interests of precious metals owners -- and the public at large -- continues to gain recognition as the organization racks up new policy victories once again in 2021.

Despite its recent selloff, Bitcoin remains the king of crypto currencies. Its market recently exceeded $1 trillion. That's a long way from its humble beginnings shortly after the 2008–2009 financial crisis.

Given yesterday’s headlines with Bitcoin plunging, did you take a peek at interest rates? Could a stronger dollar lie ahead with higher rates?

The crisis of 2020 has created the greatest wealth gap in history. The middle class, capitalism and democracy are all under threat. What went wrong and what can be done?

Silver has started the week with a spike up in the price, while Kuya Silver has acquired new mineral rights in Peru.

With home prices pumped to record levels, we are hearing more and more about Uncle Sam's plan to avoid sticking it to taxpayers when the next crash hits. Although it's always wise to have a plan to deal with catastrophe, especially one that is inevitable, there are...

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of April. Major signals can last for months and years and are suitable for long term investors.

On Wednesday Wall Street posted one of its biggest inflation numbers in history. Although once again the Federal Reserve says it’s “temporary”, and despite the spike, silver got pummeled.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector should produce above average return over the next few years.

One of the most commonly asked questions by silver investors who are tired of the price manipulation is, “why can’t the mining companies sell direct to the users.”

Stagflation in the offing, unless it’s not different this time… As corporations continue to raise wages, market participants fear the Fed is wrong about supposedly “transitory” inflation, long-term Treasury bond yields resume the rally (bonds decline) manufacturers...

President of Miles Franklin Andy Schectman says Basel III will force banks to sell off metals futures contracts and scramble for physical precious metals.

Fostering transparency and accountability at the Federal Reserve was one of my principal objectives when I became Chairman in February 2006.” – Ben Bernanke, outgoing Fed Chairman 2014

Is the inflation I’ve been writing about really all just transitory as Papa Powell claims it is? The Fed Head assures us he has this under control. Would that be just like Father Fed and friends had bank reserves under control right before the repo crisis blew up in...

The rates of growth and inflation are now surging in the U.S., but that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. What else would you expect when the Federal government has sent $6 trillion dollars in helicopter money to state and local governments, businesses, and...

We went out on a limb here last week with speculation that, just maybe, the bull market was topping. Alas, Friday ended with a short-covering orgy that bloodied bears and left the boldest of them festooned on the ropes. My hunch had been rooted in technical factors...

Market manipulation, also called price manipulation, can be defined broadly as a purposeful effort to control prices. This sort of manipulation exists in financial markets as traders try to influence the markets.

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of April. Long-term – on BUY signal as of end of April. Short-term – on buy signal. We are holding long-term positions.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector should produce above average return over the next few years.

I know this might sound ridiculous to some, but I think silver could reach $300. No, I haven't lost my mind. After all, it's a metal that's known for massive rallies.

Copper’s broad use in various industrial sectors including construction, transportation and telecommunications, makes it a reliable early indicator of economic activity.

One of the emerging trends in the almost-post-covid economy is companies suddenly having to pay way up to find new employees. Restaurants, truckers, even Uber and Lyft, are now struggling to track down and re-hire the people they and their competitors shed during...

The number one objective of a US president is to be reelected. To achieve that, it is not enough to be good looking or to speak well.

The most bearish development for gold came from… the NASDAQ. And no, these are not six typos in a row. Let me explain.

In this 19-minute MAMChat, Matterhorn Asset Management principals Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg address critical data points related to precious metal price conditions. Specifically, they discuss (and make sense of) ongoing shifts in inflation and yield...

Silver Viper, a silver exploration company, was halted this morning on the announcement of a new gold and silver resource.

To see the letter I wrote to Commissioner Benham and the detailed evidence explaining how the silver price fell by 10% on February 2, 2021 (despite unprecedented records for silver demand on that very same day), that the CFTC has been sitting on for over 2 months...

We did the first Strategic Investment Conference 18 years ago. I remember one of the partners in the firm that cohosted the event telling me as I walked up to the stage, “John, it doesn’t get any better than this. Don’t screw it up.”

Silver remains on a major BUY signal at the end of April. Silver has found support, and has resistance at 33.

Our long term stocks/bond model is in favor of stocks over bonds. Investors should overweigh their portfolios with stock/stock ETFs for maximum growth. The energy /oil sector should produce above average return over the next few years.

During the first wave of lockdowns and travel bans we saw a lot of disruptions in the physical precious metal market. With delivery delays and logistics problems, has the situation fully normalized today for physical silver, or are you seeing shortages?

Everywhere, the story is of a sharp economic recovery following the end of lockdowns. The tide of unspent stimulus is expected to flood all major western economies when normal business resumes.

President Joe Biden has now indicated he wants to raise the capital gains tax to a top nominal rate of 39.6%. That would be combined with a surtax on investment income to produce an effective rate of 43.4% for some taxpayers.

Will #SilverSqueeze2 drain LBMA’s silver? Lynette Zang joins me to discuss the current silver situation...

The past year has been a remarkably interesting time for precious metals and especially for silver. The metal had spent many years in the shadow of its “big brother”, but it made an impressive, roaring comeback that grabbed headlines and mainstream interest. 

If you're still waiting to buy physical silver to start a stash, you're now playing financial Russian Roulette...with four rounds in the cylinder. The chat rooms talk about buying silver and gold when they decline in price. "If silver goes down to 22, I'm all in!" "...

Existing home sales, reported last Thursday, were down 3.7% from February (down 6.3% in February). Wall St was thinking they would rise 0.8%. The seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate dropped to 7-month lows. The reason for struggling existing home sales is...

The best performing precious metal for the week was palladium, up 3.01%. Gold rose above its 50-day moving average on Monday as the 10-year Treasury yield and U.S. dollar trended lower. Bullion hit a seven-week high of $1,785 an ounce.

Some recent videos about the silver market are generating more buzz than we have seen in a while. They make several points, but the main one is that there is a global shortage of silver. This assertion stands in contradiction to the fact that the silver price has...