March 2026 - Week 4 Edition
Why Gold Has Soared Since 2000 – and Especially Since 2020
Gold was flat, trading $250 to $300 per ounce, from 1998 to 2001, mostly because the federal government balanced the budget and the dollar was strong. In early 2001, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicted we’d see budget surpluses forever and would pay off the entire national debt within a decade. The cumulative public debt was $5 trillion then and the CBO predicted $5.6 trillion in surpluses by 2011.
March 2026 - Week 2 Edition
Gold has stayed above its $5,000 support level since February 20
After a small decline in early March, gold surged $100 on Monday, March 9, opening at $5,075 and closing $100 higher, at $5,175. Silver replicated that move with an even stronger surge, from a Monday opening of $83 to a close at $89.
March 2026 - Week 1 Edition
February and Year-to-Date Market Summary
February was another great month for precious metals – especially compared with a flat stock market – as the late January correction in precious metals prices caused enough gold bugs and new gold investors to buy on dips, as we have long counseled here.
February 2026 - Week 4 Edition
Gold and Silver Prices Revive … While Stocks Sink Further
On Monday, February 23, precious metals soared while the stock market stumbled. On the futures market, the April Gold contract on COMEX rose $145 per ounce (+2.9%), from $5,059 to $5,204 per ounce and the March Silver contract rose by $4.25 (+5.2%) to $86.52. Meanwhile, each of the major stock indexes fell by over 1%, including a daily decline of 821 points in the Dow.
February 2026 - Week 2 Edition
A Capsule Market Summary for January 2026
We’re a little later than usual with our one-month market summary but that gives us time and space to point out that – once again – the metals have rallied strongly after their sharp decline on Friday, January 30, and once again, our advice to “buy on dips” paid off, just as it did last October and last December.
February 2026 - Week 1 Edition
Breaking Down The Recent Dip In Gold And Silver Prices
On Thursday morning, January 29, gold and silver were soaring to new record highs, as gold topped $5,600 at one point and silver momentarily hit $120. By the next day, gold fell to $4,700 and closed the week at $4,670.
January 2026 - Week 3 Edition
The WGC Says India is Helping Drive Precious Metals Prices Up in 2026
In early 2026, we have seen record inflows into Indian gold ETFs, according to Kavita Chacko, the Head of Research for India at the World Gold Council (WGC). In last week’s WGC update, she said gold is rising due to geopolitical uncertainty: “Gold prices have extended their uptrend in 2026, scaling fresh record highs …
January 2026 - Week 2 Edition
Silver is up over 12% and gold is up nearly 4% in the first nine days of the new year.
Silver’s superior gains are predominantly due to the new embargo on most silver exports from China, the leading silver refining nation.
January 2026 - Week 1 Edition
Year-End Review: 2025 Delivered a Major Precious Metals Bonanza
Even the Wall Street pundits are impressed. When listing the top investment of 2025, “Investopedia” listed 44 leading investments – stock indexes, bonds, commodities and currencies – and all of the top five spots were allotted to metals.
December 2025 - SPECIAL METALS MARKET REPORT
Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium All Outperform Stocks for 2025
Silver skyrockets, up 175% this year, and +18% in the last week alone, but Platinum is up even more, +24% last week and +179% for the year-to-date.
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