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Record start to 2026 brings prospect of $5,000 gold price into view
Gold and silver’s upward run has reignited, with bullion topping $4,600 an ounce for the first time and big brokerages predicting $5,000 as a range of factors intensify, boosting the metal’s safe-haven cachet. Read on »
2025 Was a Record Year for Gold ETFs
December capped off a booming year as gold ETFs charted the highest level of gold inflows, in dollar terms, on record. The gold price set new records 53 times in 2025. That drove investors to pour an unprecedented amount of capital into gold-backed funds. Read on »
Is Venezuela’s Oil Worth the Hassle?
Trump claims that the abduction of Maduro is all about the oil: capturing it for US use, while keeping competitors from its benefits. But how realistic is it? This depends on how much oil can be extracted from Venezuela. Today, it’s ~1.1M barrels per day. Read on »
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Bessent Reveals 10% Of US Budget Lost To Fraud, Signaling Musk Has Unfinished DOGE Business Link>>
Australia Boosts Critical-Minerals Focus With Stockpile Plan Link>>
Most US debanking cases stem from government pressure, report says Link>>
Silver hits new high of $88 as gold price steadies Link>>
Alexander Campbell, the former Head of Commodities at top hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, shared his detailed thoughts on the silver rally Link>>