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...
Updated on June 18, 2026
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...
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...
This article was written in August 2025 and originally appeared in the print edition of Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin maxi and MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor is the poster child for a burgeoning new segment of bitcoin treasury companies. The tech giant (now...
The contradiction: cheering dollar gains
There’s a strange contradiction among many gold owners. They buy gold to escape or reduce their dollar exposure but then look to sell that gold when the price of gold rises in dollar terms. And they...
When you open an account with Monetary Metals, funding the account is simple: either ship physical metal you already own to us, or provide bank funds and we purchase gold on your behalf. This metal is initially placed in secured...
