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This week, David looks at how past oil shocks reshaped markets and why those lessons still matter today. They discuss the long tail of energy disruption, what happens when supply shocks work their way through the economy, and why real assets tend to come back into focus during periods like this. The conversation also touches […]
When precious metals show such incredible strength followed by a disconcerting setback, it’s human nature to wonder where things go from here. Many of the people who recognize gold’s value in insuring a portfolio are not near the start of their careers. Rather, they’re near or past the end of their working days. Making up […]
Starting to Reassert Itself This week, a Financial Times article titled “World faces gas supply cliff-edge as Gulf’s final LNG shipments approach ports,” painted an ominous portrait of a burgeoning global supply chain breakdown—yet to fully manifest. Another FT article titled, “Iran war is the greatest threat to global energy ‘in history’, warns IEA,” also […]
Metals markets took another step downwards this week, with gold momentarily dropping towards its 200-day moving average before recovering. Despite the decline in prices, precious metals remain in line with long-term bullish tendencies. Let’s take a look at where prices stand as of Wednesday, March 25: The price of gold is down 6.5%, currently sitting […]
In a recent appearance on BNN Bloomberg, David McAlvany, CEO of McAlvany Financial Companies, discusses why recent weakness in gold may be better understood as a pause within a larger trend, and why oil continues to reflect deeper structural pressures in the global economy. Gold’s pullback in context: Why recent weakness in gold may be […]
This week’s McAlvany Weekly Commentary covers a sharp temporary drop in gold as tightening liquidity pressures force selling across the system. David also looks at the energy shock now hitting Asia and Europe, with prices rising 35% to 140% in key areas. He explains why this dramatic counter-trend move in the metals may actually reinforce […]
While David McAlvany focuses this week on bringing the benefits of pure gold to Olympic gold medal winners, the analysts at Hard Asset Insights and Golden Rule Radio give critical insight into the reasons for and implications of the metals’ recent pullback. Experienced investors know that healthy markets do not tend to move in one […]
Where Wealth is Built In a Wednesday article titled, “World’s Largest LNG Plant Suffers Extensive Damage, Qatar Says,” Bloomberg reported that “the complex that houses the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant has suffered ‘extensive damage’ after an Iranian attack, hours after Tehran warned of threats to energy facilities across the Gulf.” The Iranian […]
