Central banks

In this conversation, Egon von Greyerz exchanges pertinent thoughts on the economy and markets with Ronni Stoeferle and Grant Williams. This timely discussion covers an extraordinary range of topics, beginning with the obvious disconnect between rising securities markets and the greatest economic do...

With gold and silver prices correcting, as they have been doing for several weeks, I like to reread this article by American analyst, Lyn Alden, which explains the four fundamental reasons to continue to own gold in 2020.

Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg discuss the cold math of global debt and declining GDP. Given such facts, they address and explain the growing disconnect between a faltering global economy and central bank supported markets. Matthew and Egon then exchange thoughts on how it all ends.

Are we witnessing a movement of European bank mergers? Rumors have been circulating for several years about a merger between Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank or with BNP Paribas, between Société Générale and Unicredit, but nothing has happened so far. But lately several mergers have taken place.

You have seen this year incredible money creation around the world by central banks along with the massive debt increases. We are now entering into the exponential phase of this financial system. We are seeing unlimited money printing, helicopter money like Ben Bernanke called it. Then we are going...

The Chinese understand the long game and they have infinite patience. They have always known that they never needed to attack the US, financially or militarily. Because China has invariably understood that the US would self-destruct.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a surprise stake in Barrick Gold earlier this year. The famed investor's endorsement could spur more investors to bet on the metal, NovaGold chairman Thomas Kaplan said on an earnings call this week. "He's made it safe for anyone interested in gold to be look...

A British appeals court ruled in favor of the Venezuelan government of Nicolas Maduro, and said the legal fight over the future of $1 billion in gold stored in the vaults of the Bank of England should be reconsidered.

The main factor is the distrust of currencies; central banks are running their money printing presses at full speed, whereas with the recession due to the coronavirus, the production of real goods is falling. In this case, what is money worth? What are the major currencies, the dollar, the euro, the...

Egon discusses economies “running on empty” for years on extreme budget deficits “paid for” by fiat currencies created out of thin air by increasingly desperate central banks. Of course, such monetary policies destroy currencies. Since the 1970’s, global currencies have gone down by well over 90% in...