Every article we have published — research, analysis, history and field notes from our global team of precious-metals editors.
SilverSilver trades like copper one quarter and like gold the next. Understanding that schizophrenia is the key to sizing positions and timing entries through the cycle.
SilverWallStreetBets pointed at silver in early 2021 and the price barely budged. A retrospective on why the squeeze fizzled and what it taught us about paper vs physical markets.
Gold MarketsAfter two years of central bank-led rallies, the gold market enters 2025 with a different set of catalysts. Here are the five forces most likely to determine the year.
Gold MarketsThe Commitments of Traders report is the most underused tool in the precious metals analyst's toolkit. Here is how to read it without falling into the common traps.
Gold MarketsThe Fed cuts rates and gold rallies — except when it doesn't. A historical review of every cutting cycle reveals the conditions under which the relationship actually holds.
Gold MarketsGold lost 12% in eight days, then rallied 40% to a new record. The 2020 round-trip is a master class in how gold behaves through liquidity events and policy responses.
HistoryGold's performance during the global financial crisis was more nuanced than the narrative suggests. A month-by-month account reveals what gold actually did when the system broke.
GeopoliticsFrom Shanghai Gold Exchange withdrawals to the explosive growth of investment-grade bars, Chinese gold demand is reshaping the global market in real time.
Gold MarketsFrom Diwali through to the spring wedding season, Indian households absorb hundreds of tonnes of gold. The seasonality is real and it shapes global price action.
Gold MarketsCritics say paper gold is a fiction. Defenders say it is the same as physical for any practical purpose. The truth depends entirely on the scenario you are hedging.