Learn about the gold standard system: its definition, history, advantages, disadvantages, and how it influenced modern ...

For a long time, I have had concerns about national debts and the value of fiat currencies—and have written about how these concerns both increase the appeal of gold. Since I first expressed those ...

Gold continues to shine brightly, hitting new all-time highs. A confluence of factors, from central banks around the world on net reducing their U.S. dollar reserve holdings in favor of gold to ...

Two rumours have been swirling around the gold markets for many years. Some have called them conspiracy theories. Others note that conspiracy theories often prove true. What’s the difference between ...

Since World War II, the two landmark events in the evolution of money were Bretton Woods in 1944, when the dollar became the de facto global reserve currency, and then the Nixon Shock of 1971, when ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the ...

There's no question about how remarkable gold's price run has been over the last year — and over the last few months in particular. Not only did gold experience the strongest annual price gains in ...