Central banks

China reported an increase in its gold reserves for the first time in more than three years, confirming that the world's most populous country was indeed the mystery buyer in the bullion market.

Gold surging to $3,000 an ounce is one of the more reasonable forecasts among Saxobank's 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2023.

Before discussing the "imminent" revaluation of physical gold, let's retrace the monetary role of the gold metal in recent history.

With US and global debt exploding prior to both assets and debt imploding, let us look at the disastrous consequences for the US and the world. Debt explosion leading to the currency becoming worthless has happened in history for as long as there has been some form of money whether we talk about 3rd...

Energy costs are not falling enough to bring the inflation figure down significantly. The strength of gold is undoubtedly due to the mix of risk situations that have fueled the year 2022 and that will not be resolved without painfully impacting currency prices.

Faced with the resurgence of inflation, many players are brandishing the idea that rising prices are desirable because they would reduce the burden of debt, which is at historically high levels. While this theory seems incontrovertible at first glance (the loss in value of money caused by inflation...

China is continuing its de-dollarization process, while at the same time trying to secure supplies of the raw materials. This is contributing to the pressure on metal stocks. Demand for physical silver is expected to increase by +16% over last year. Mine production is not sufficient to meet such an...

France, which is lagging behind its eurozone partners thanks to its tariff shield, seems to be heading for double-digit inflation in 2023. The energy dependence condemns Europe to high and lasting inflation.

Central banks are snapping up gold this year, but it is uncertain which ones are behind most of that shopping spree, fueling speculation that China is a big player. Seeing how Russia has been hit by monetary sanctions by the West, China and some other countries must be hurrying to reduce dependence...

The current crisis in the cryptocurrency market is a reminder of how important it is to know the product and the counterparty of the product you are investing in, and this also applies to holders of physical gold.