Gold & Silver

There are lies damned lies and Central Bank Gold statistics. Total official global gold holdings are reported to be 33,000 tonnes. That is 19% of all the gold ever produced in the world. But how can a...

Egon von Greyerz / August 31, 2017

Lethargic summer markets tend to instil a sense of false security. Stocks and property are near all-time highs, interest rates are at 72 year lows and most investors feel richer than ever. Central ban...

Egon von Greyerz / July 13, 2017

Last week, we were again reminded of the global instability and disequilibrium. In the UK, the conservative Prime Minister Theresa May decided 9 weeks ago to call an election. This was done due to the...

Egon von Greyerz / June 15, 2017

The most expensive investment anyone can buy today is paper gold. For $1,260, an investor will get a piece of paper saying he owns 1 ounce of gold. But he is unlikely to ever see that gold. Firstly, m...

Egon von Greyerz / May 18, 2017

Time and time again, we are seeing fraud taking place in the precious metals market. Thousands of tonnes of paper, silver, and gold are being dumped over just a few hours or days. For anyone who doesn...

Egon von Greyerz / May 12, 2017

“This is the new normal”! That is what a professional advisor stated at a recent family office conference in London after I had outlined the global risks due to the credit and asset bubbles. This is w...

Egon von Greyerz / May 4, 2017

To ride a bull market is like climbing a wall of worry. Most of the time, the market seems to be consolidating or correcting. The bull market in gold fits that picture perfectly. It started in 1999 at...

Egon von Greyerz / April 28, 2017

How can ordinary people ever understand the importance of gold when they are continuously fed with false and distorted facts? The latest publication to publish false and ignorant propaganda on gold is...

Egon von Greyerz / April 22, 2017

There are lies, damned lies and news To paraphrase British Prime Minister Disraeli who said: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics. Today, we are fed with lies ubiquitously in the form of news,...

Egon von Greyerz / April 13, 2017

As we approach the beginning of the greatest wealth destruction in history, it is an absolute certainty that no one will escape the suffering that will be brought upon the world. The ones who will suf...

Egon von Greyerz / April 7, 2017

The US owes the world 453,000 tonnes of gold which is almost 3 times all the gold ever produced in history. Whilst market observers worry about what the Fed will do next or the health bill, nobody see...

Egon von Greyerz / March 30, 2017

Western Central Banks have a real knack for timing the sale of their gold reserves. They are absolute experts when it comes to picking the bottom of the gold market. Central banks in the UK, Switzerla...

Egon von Greyerz / February 24, 2017