Silver took some luster from gold in Q2 as its price climbed to 14 year highs. Many of the same contributors that affected the gold price were also in play for silver. Uncertainty in financial markets, driven by a chaotic US trade and tariff policy, coincided with rising tensions in…
The gold price soared to new record highs during the second quarter of 2025, the most recent coming when it climbed to C$4,663.85, or US$3,433.47, on June 13. Several factors fueled gold price momentum toward the end of the second quarter, including an escalation in Middle East tensions as Israel…
Governments and militaries around the world are beefing up their defense budgets as geopolitical and trade tensions mount. Unsurprisingly, aerospace and defense stocks are looking more attractive to investors. The aerospace and defense industry comprises covers a large array of products, including aircraft, autonomous vehicles, marine vessels, satellites, electronic systems,…
Andy Schectman, president of Miles Franklin, lays out his takeaways from the latest BRICS meeting, saying he sees a reset happening now. He also weighs in on the implications for gold and explains why he sees massive potential in silver. ‘The word that I think of is asymmetrical — low…
Dr. Nomi Prins of Prinsights Global discusses the real asset uprising and how to invest. ‘The uprising actually means that real assets don’t have value just for what they are in terms of price — they have value for their positioning in the geopolitical power battle,’ she explained. Securities Disclosure:…
Consumer prices rose in June as President Donald Trump’s tariffs began to slowly work their way through the U.S. economy. The consumer price index, a broad-based measure of goods and services costs, increased 0.3% on the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported…
The S&P continues to push higher, with the equity benchmark almost reaching 6300 this week for the first time in history. With so many potential macro headwinds still surrounding us, how can the market continue to reflect so much optimism? On the other hand, when will bulls wake up and realize that…
A top Senate Democrat is accusing the Trump administration of diverting ‘critical resources’ away from fighting crimes such as organized retail theft so the president can carry out a ‘mass deportation agenda.’ Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, who is the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the remark…
Senate Republicans agreed to make changes to President Donald Trump’s multi-billion-dollar clawback package to help win over holdouts, but by shrinking the overall size of the cuts in the process. Lawmakers left a meeting with Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Tuesday afternoon and announced that about…
Israel is calling out international organizations and the United Nations for allegedly leaving pallets of aid uncollected while decrying the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. ‘Right now, there are thousands of pallets of humanitarian aid already inside Gaza, waiting to be picked up and distributed from the crossings by U.N. agencies…