Gold Prices

In September 2022 the dollar index, yields, and Fed hikes peaked together. Gold bottomed that day, then rose 27 percent. The same three readings peak again now.

Gold rose more than 2,300 percent in the 1970s because rate hikes could not touch supply-driven inflation. A Fed official just described that same condition.

The Fed raised rates for the first time since 2023 and gold climbed anyway. The explanation sits in the Fed's own inflation projections, not in the rate itself.

Central banks are buying gold at a record pace, Wall Street targets sit above today's price, and gold trades well below its January high. Here's the case for holding metals in a retirement account.

A look at the trillion-dollar AI buildout, the dotcom parallels, and why S&P 500 concentration puts retirement accounts at more risk than many savers realize.

A clear guide to the forces shaping future gold and silver prices, what major banks forecast for 2026 and 2027, and what it means for retirement savers.

China's largest banks are ending retail paper and leveraged gold trading on the Shanghai Gold Exchange after July 24, 2026. Physical gold ownership is untouched. Here is what is really happening and why many investors see it as bullish for prices.

The gold-to-silver ratio is simply the price of gold divided by the price of silver. Near 66 in early July 2026, it sits at a historically wide level that has, in past cycles, preceded silver playing catch-up to gold.

Gold is caught between a hawkish Federal Reserve and a fresh Iran attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping. Here is why the tug of war is the case for a fixed allocation rather than trying to trade the news.

Gold fell below $4,000 and silver under $62 on June 24, 2026. Here is what is driving the dip and why long-term retirement savers may see an opening, not a top.

Gold fell to $4,165 and silver to $65 on June 10. Here's exactly what's causing the dip, why every major bank still targets $5,200 to $6,000, and what retirees should do now.

Gold is down about 13% from its January record, yet central banks kept buying through the dip. Here's what the world's most sophisticated buyers see that retail investors are missing.