Gold Fell 23% This Year. One Number Explains Why.

The Fed just hiked rates for the first time since 2023, but gold had already fallen 23% from its January record. Here’s the real-yield mechanism that actually moves the price.

What Is the Debt-to-GDP Ratio, and What the US Number Tells You About Gold

The debt-to-GDP ratio measures a government’s debt against the size of its economy. See what America’s 122.6% reading means, how it compares to Japan and Italy, and why it keeps pointing back to gold.

The World’s Last Zero-Rate Anchor Is Rising, and Gold Should Care

Japan’s 2-year government bond yield just hit its highest level since 1995, and it has nothing to do with this week’s Fed-driven gold selloff. Here’s the opportunity-cost mechanism connecting Japan’s tightening cycle to gold’s long-term thesis.

Gold’s 7-Week Low: What the Chart Says Happens Next

Gold and silver both hit fresh multi-week lows today. Here’s where the chart says the decline actually stops, and what would have to happen for it to reverse.

Gold Sank 4% Today. Five Other Signals Point to a Steadier Market Underneath.

Gold fell 4% and silver more than 5% today. Five same-day stories on WGC leadership, a new LBMA member, a US mine ruling, and bitcoin’s move show what’s holding steady underneath the drop.

Owning Gold Was a Crime When It Went Up 5x

For 41 years, owning gold could get you fined or thrown in prison. It happened while gold ran from $40 to $850 an ounce. Here’s what Executive Order 6102 actually did, and whether it could happen again.

Gold Fields’ $27 Billion Bid Got Rejected. The Reason Is a Risk Bullion Doesn’t Carry.

Northern Star’s board unanimously rejected Gold Fields’ $27.1 billion takeover bid this week, citing jurisdictional risk in the stock-heavy offer and a shrinking premium. The decision is a clean example of a risk layer that physical gold buyers never have to weigh.

Gold Falls 3% as Hormuz Standoff Lifts Fed Hike Odds to 66%

Gold and silver both fell Monday after Iran’s Hormuz reopening offer was rejected. The real force behind the selloff is a hiking Federal Reserve, not the war itself, and it’s hitting silver harder than gold.