Crypto weekend meltdown: Bitcoin price touches $17k, Ethereum below $900 as renewed selloff sends prices spiraling The crypto space faced another sharp selloff during the weekend as Bitcoin plunged below $18,000 and Ethereum dropped below $900. The overall crypto market cap plummeted to $847 billion, down nearly 10% on the day. Bitcoin touched $17,677, the lowest level […]

Gold is doing 'spectacular job' but price drop to $1,800 not ruled out, here's why Gold surprised this week with its resilience and steadiness after an oversized 75-basis-point hike from the Federal Reserve and massive volatility across many markets. But analysts don't see a major rally developing in gold in the short-term, and they are […]

A tug-of-war takes gold lower, then higher, and finally lower on Friday Gold traders experienced extreme price volatility beginning with a $70 drop on Monday and Tuesday, higher prices on Wednesday and Thursday, and a final price decline on Friday. This tug-of-war shifted market sentiment causing market participants to concentrate on either spiraling inflation or […]

Federal Reserve raises rates ¾%, addressing inflation at 8.6% the highest YoY spike since December 1981 The Federal Reserve took the most aggressive action since 1994 announcing that they would raise rates by 75 basis points (3/4%) taking the fed funds rate to between 150 – 175 basis points. Traders and analysts had been factoring […]

Gold, silver continue sell off amid strong greenback, rising bond yields Gold and silver prices are solidly lower in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, with both metals notching four-week lows. A strong U.S. dollar index that this week hit a 20-year high and U.S. Treasury yields that this week hit multi-year highs are significantly bearish elements […]

Gold suffers amid solid gains in USDX, steep rise in U.S. Treasury yields Gold and silver prices are solidly lower in midday U.S. trading Monday, pressured by a U.S. dollar index that is solidly higher and trading near a 20-year high, and by sharply rising U.S. Treasury yields that are at multi-year highs. Gold prices […]

Gold is great, but it's not Bitcoin – Edward Snowden talks independent money Gold is Bitcoin without the Internet option, said Edward Snowden, whistleblower and president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. He also sees the financialization hype dividing the crypto space, advising people to use cryptocurrencies instead of investing in them. At the Consensus […]

Inflation driving momentum in gold. but Fed rate hikes remain headwinds The gold market remains caught in a tug of war between rising interest rates and inflation; however, momentum could be shifting to the bullish side as prices end the week at the top of their range above $1,850 an ounce. Gold prices have hovered […]

CPI report confirms what Americans already know; Inflation continues to rise Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the CPI (Consumer Price Index) for May. The report confirmed what North Americans have known and been entrenched in; the fact that inflation continues to spiral out of control, and is now at the highest point […]