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“We need to be a little more courageous and outspoken, even if it might be uncomfortable."

According to an article posted by coindesk.com, the Bank of Korea has launched a new pilot program for a central bank digital currency.

I'm trying to think of the last time the Fed had an emergency weekend announcement. I can only think of the one on October 6, 1979.

While the price gains of gold have recently monopolized mainstream attention, it has become easy to miss other opportunities in precious met

Even though the gold price has declined since its latest high at US$ 1674 an ounce, the overall outlook for gold is very positive in the med

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking at a coronavirus news conference, announced that individuals who owe taxes to the IRS can defer

Many years ago, while wandering the Museum of Modern Art in New York, I came across a small frame in a corner of an otherwise forgettable...

As a Swiss citizen and voter, I cherish the privilege of open discourse on political issues and problems. Having heated political discussion

Gold continues to reign supreme. Over the past 12 months, the gold price has risen from roughly 1’300 US$/oz to currently (as we wrote this

No one knows the future. I only know a few things: first, that the market hates uncertainty, and the advent of a plague about which too litt

With the markets being dangerously addicted to its accommodative policies, the Fed (as well as the ECB and the BOJ) are back at injecting li

Modern Monetary Theory, or “MMT”, has been getting a lot of attention lately, often celebrated as a revolutionary breakthrough. However, the

BFI Infinity recently published its latest issue of the InSights newsletter, published on a quarterly basis. In it, Daniel Zurbrügg contribu

Trump-bashing appears “in vogue” in most parts of the world – and certainly in the U.S. Democrat constituencies and mainstream press. Howeve

The past year was exceptional from an investing point of view. After a very difficult fourth quarter in 2018, with heavy losses in global eq

As the Chinese economy continues to be disrupted by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and parts of China’s economy come to a virtual sta

The World Gold Council recently noted that the actual demand for gold dipped slightly in 2019. So how does this play against the jump in the

This question goes to the heart of why precious metals are considered so valuable and fundamentally different from paper money.

The first few weeks of the new decade already introduced a new level of investor anxiety in the markets, the likes of which we haven’t seen

The following are key highlights from the most recent World Gold Council “Gold Demand Trends” Report.