Have you noticed that housing costs are near record highs?Groceries cost more than they did a few years ago.Insurance premiums keep rising.
And retirement requires a larger and larger nest egg.
For many households, incomes may have risen but the cost of...
In 2025, central banks around the world bought 863 tonnes— nearly $100 billion worth—of physical gold, making it the fourth largest year for central bank gold purchases in over 15 years1.
When such large institutions are stacking gold, it can be...
In March, the dollar price of gold dropped more than 5% in a matter of days, prompting widespread questions about what caused prices to reverse so suddenly. If you’re a gold and silver owner, you’ve likely been watching this with...
When geopolitical tensions rise and oil prices surge, it’s easy to see why some investors begin treating oil like a modern safe-haven asset.
After all, oil is essential to the global economy, it’s tangible, globally traded, and its price can be...
The launch of our annual Gold Outlook Report comes at an unusual moment.
January delivered one of the most volatile openings to a year that gold and silver markets have ever seen. Prices surged, making new all-time highs almost daily before...
Originally published April 2025Updated January 2026
Gold continues to cross new all-time highs, breaking past $5,400 per ounce.
This moment has left many investors wondering whether to sell their gold and lock in their gains or to buy more, hoping this is...
On January 13th, 2026, CME Group changed the methodology used to set minimum performance bond requirements for precious metals futures. Gold and silver contracts moved from fixed dollar performance bonds to percentage-of-notional margin requirements. While this change may appear technical, its implications are...
This article was written by Mark Pey, Strategic Relationships
Monetary Metals’ joint venture with Turkish gold industry leader Aga One is just the first step in mobilizing the estimated 5,000 tons of gold held by Turkish households.
The partnership, announced in November...
Governments and private firms can both issue gold bonds, but not all gold bond programs are structured the same way.
In 2015, India launched its Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme in an effort to reduce demand for imported physical gold. The program initially attracted significant...
Monetary Metals was recently featured in a CNBC article examining the rapid growth of gold leasing among the ultra-wealthy.
As gold reaches historic highs, more investors are looking for ways to earn a return on the gold that they already own...
