Gold Price Hits $4,200: A New Era for Gold

Gold just crossed $4,200 — its strongest run in modern history — as central banks double down on bullion, silver’s price gap widens, and new geopolitical risks fuel demand for hard assets.
Global Silver Shortage: Why the Physical Price Is Breaking Away From Paper

Few times in history has the silver market looked like this. In the latest episode of The GoldSilver Show, Mike Maloney and Alan Hibbard unpack an extraordinary squeeze that’s pushing the physical and paper markets in completely different directions — and it’s happening fast. Lease Rates Explode: A Market Under Stress Silver lease rates — the cost of borrowing silver for short trades — have rocketed to over 33%, a level almost never seen. Under normal conditions, those rates hover near zero. A 33% spike signals something deeper: a market starved of liquidity. For short sellers, this is a nightmare. […]