Egon’s Publications

June 28th has come and gone, which means the much-anticipated Basel III “macro prudential regulation” to make so-called “safe” banks “safer” has officially kicked off in the European Union (as it will...

Matthew Piepenburg / July 1, 2021

When will the wax melt that holds up the global economy and everything bubble? Hubris is driving humans and markets ever higher and closer to the sun. The higher everything goes, the greater the risk...

Egon von Greyerz / June 23, 2021

Fact checking politicos, headlines and central bankers is one thing. Putting their “facts” into context is another. Toward that end, it’s critical to place so-called “economic growth,” Treasury market...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 21, 2021

The coming 5-10 years are likely to see asset prices decline by at least 90% in real terms. Yes stocks, bonds and property prices will in coming years collapse. But that’s not enough, the whole struct...

Egon von Greyerz / June 16, 2021

In this 20-minute MAMChat, Matterhorn Asset Management principals Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg address the current and ever-evolving inflation narrative as well as its inter-relationship wi...

Egon von Greyerz / June 14, 2021

Given the increasingly politicized interplay (cancer) of central bank policy and so-called free market price discovery, it’s becoming increasingly more important to track the actions of central banker...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 14, 2021

History is a funny thing, almost as funny as human nature. The policy makers, including their latest meme of “transitory inflation,” are no exception to such psychological tragi-comedy. In short, we d...

Matthew Piepenburg / June 7, 2021

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.” - Confucius

This article will disc...

Egon von Greyerz / June 2, 2021

Institutional investors are increasingly adding gold to their portfolios as a currency and inflation hedge. Those, however, who chose ETF’s for such an allocation face massive delivery risk of the ass...

Egon von Greyerz / June 1, 2021

Sensationalism, like central bankers and policy makers, has many faces, views and voices. This may explain why so many want to hold their ears, hug their knees and beg the heavens for a beacon of guid...

Matthew Piepenburg / May 30, 2021