Peter Schiff Expects Gold Mining to Be Best-Performing Sector This Decade — Foresees ‘Major Bull Market’
Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff predicts that “precious metals mining will be the best-performing sector” this decade. He highlighted that “gold mining stocks are a steal” and anticipates “a major bull market.” Additionally, Schiff cautioned that the Federal Reserve risks making a policy mistake by cutting interest rates too soon. ‘The Stage Is Set […]
Gold Production Struggles Despite 2024 Q1 Surge
The gold mining industry struggles to sustain production growth due to declining new deposits, reports the World Gold Council (WGC). Despite a 4% increase in first-quarter production in 2024, overall growth has plateaued since 2016. In 2023, mine production rose by only 0.5%, following 1.35% in 2022 and 2.7% in 2021, with a decline of […]
TD Securities Analyst Says Gold Sell-off May Not Be Over — Carry and Opportunity Cost Could ‘Drive Capital Away’
Precious metals markets continue to flounder this week as gold’s value per troy ounce has slid by 6.53% in value against the U.S. dollar during the last month, while silver has shed 2.34% in 30 days. Amid the raging inflation worldwide and the hawkish central banks, gold and silver prices have struggled in 2022 and […]
Report: Sudan Rejects Russian Illicit Gold Smuggling Allegations
Sudan has denied claims Russian entities have smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from its territory. Officials have called the allegations fake news and suggested that Sudan is in fact looking to revive its economy through gold mining. The Rise in Russia’s Gold Holdings The Sudanese Ambassador to Russia Onor Ahmed Onor recently dismissed […]