‘What Are You Waiting For?’ Is the Collective Market Response to Kevin Warsh, FOMC Decision
Future data releases notwithstanding, the response from Wall Street to the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee’s decision not to…
Tag: Central Banks
Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years
It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…
Why the Japanese Yen Is Approaching a 40-Year Low Against the Dollar
Story at a glance… The Japanese yen is trading within a few basis points of a recent-record low against…
BRICS Summit 2026 to Reveal the Long-Awaited Alternative Payment System, BRICS Pay
What has long been foreseen as the most important raison d’être of the BRICS organization may finally make its debut…
Central Banks Return to Net Buying of Gold Despite Turkish Sale and Hormuz Stalemate
Central banks returned to being net purchasers of gold in April, recording 19 metric tonnes of reserve additions. Poland,…
Countries Using Gold for Liquidity Prove the Yellow Metal Was Doing its Job
The Bank of France (BdF) recently announced it had repatriated all of its remaining gold reserves from New York…
Congress Seeks to Ban China from Key International Finance Orgs if Believed to Threaten Taiwan
The House recently passed a bill entitled the PROTECT Taiwan Act, which would, if signed into law, order the…
Kevin Hassett Poised for Next Fed Chairman, Raising Concerns of Independence and Interest Rates
In recent comments, President Trump said he had narrowed his shortlist for the next Federal Reserve Chairman “down to…
China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…
Gold’s Remarkable Rise to $1 Million a Bar Offers Rare Media Flashpoint of a Quiet Bull Market
News broke last week that upon reaching a new all-time record high of over $2,500 per troy ounce, the…
“First Anarchocapitalist World Leader” Now in Charge of BRICS Member Argentina
In what may be the largest political victory in the history of Libertarian political philosophy, Argentine economist Javier Milei…
What Happens Now After the Bank Failures? Fed Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Whether they admit it or not, the US Federal Reserve has been left juggling priorities of whether to ensure…
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Begins Testing to Serve Largest World Remittance Market
Earlier in October, the Reserve Bank of India announced it was piloting a digital, or “e-rupee,” joining China, some…