Silver Rises Over 120% YTD 
Gold Needed One Thing to Break $4,400. It Just Got Five of Them.
Five distinct market developments on August 17 point to the same conclusion: the policy ceiling holding gold below $4,500 is crumbling faster than most investors expected.
Gold Isn’t Down 27%. It’s Down 5%. Here’s Why That Distinction Changes Everything.
Gold is down 5% from year-end 2025 — not 27%. Chief Economist Trey Reik explains why most investors are measuring the correction wrong, and why the gold bull market is still intact.
Gold’s 27% Drawdown Matches 2008 and COVID Almost Exactly. That’s Not a Warning.
Gold has fallen roughly 27% from its January 2026 high — almost identical to its drawdown in 2008 and during COVID. Both of those corrections resolved to significant new highs. Jeff Clark breaks down what history says comes next, why central bank buying hasn’t slowed, and the third historical parallel that makes this moment even more precise than either prior comparison.
What the Warsh Hearing Means for Gold Prices
Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing is the most consequential signal for gold prices in months. Three scenarios, three outcomes — and one structural force that shapes gold’s floor no matter which way the vote goes.
