Tag: gold

Evergrande Losses Sparks Fear Of Looming Credit Contagion, Janet Yellen Asks To Raise US Debt Ceiling

Global investors have their eyes peeled on the Evergrande Group or the Evergrande Real Estate Group, China’s second-largest property developer by sales. Evergrande Group shares nosedived on Monday dropping to…

Poll: 3 Out Of 4 Russian Investors Would Rather Buy Cryptocurrency Than Gold Or Fiat

An overwhelming majority of Russian investors view cryptocurrencies as a more attractive investment proposition than traditional fiat currencies or gold, a new survey has established. Even among those who have…

The 50th Anniversary Of ‘Nixon Shock:’ How Suspending The Dollar’s Convertibility With Gold Fueled Today’s Fiat World

Approximately 50 years ago today, Americans were introduced to ‘Nixon Shock’ when the 37th president of the United States suspended the convertibility of the U.S. dollar into gold. Since this…

Barrick Gold CEO Says ‘No One Believes In Fiat Currencies Anymore’

The South African businessman and CEO at Barrick Gold Corporation, Mark Bristow, recently explained in an interview that “no one believes in fiat currencies anymore.” Bristow says the world is…

US Consumers Expect Inflation To Continue Rising Sharply According To The Fed’s Latest Survey

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the Survey of Consumer Expectations report on Monday, which shows U.S. consumers are expecting short-term inflation levels to be higher than usual.…

Gold Rebounds After Sunday’s Flash Crash — Price Slide Blamed On Thin Trading Conditions, Leverage, Covid

The price of an ounce of gold dropped dramatically this week, slipping under the $1,700 handle to $1,688 per ounce on August 8. On Monday, gold regained some of the…

Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built On Ethereum

On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports.…