Barry Stuppler

The US dollar has been dominant as the global reserve currency for a century. It was backed by gold, and the phrase, “good as gold,” had a literal meaning . . . .

Peter Ginelli writes: Lately we have been seeing the term “stagflation” used in many headlines, by many respected analysts as well as the former and longest serving Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in recent months . . . .

Last week, precious metals were primarily reacting to events surrounding the White House . . . .

After reaching a 2018 low of $1,307 per ounce this morning in Asian markets, the Gold trading volume and price started to rally . . . .

As a 155-year-old legend goes, a Union Army wagon train left Wheeling, W.Va., before the Battle of Gettysburg, carrying two tons of gold, but never completed its 400-mile mission . . . .

China is first out of the blocks in the global race to secure raw material supplies critical for the batteries that will power the electric vehicles of the future . . . .

A rally in the U.S. Dollar continues to put pressure on precious metal prices, with Gold reaching a low of $1,309 per ounce this morning . . . .

A U.S. Dollar rally has put Gold on the defensive during trading today. Gold hit a low of $1,315 before finding good support . . . .

Silver prices may be down so far this year, but analysts still expect the precious metal to post solid gains and possibly even outperform its more expensive rival gold . . . .

Gold has now recovered from being negative to close the day higher on three occasions in as many days since Friday . . . .