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Oil up 4%, gold up 2.2% and silver up 1.6% this week. Stocks down sharply with Nikkei down 4.5%, S&P down 4.3% & Nasdaq down 5.5%. Gold outperforming stocks YTD (see tables).

Dollar LIBOR rises to highest level since November 2008 – $200 trillion worth of dollar-denominated financial products including mortgages based off LIBOR

Libor has moved to over 2% for first time since 2008 (see charts). Wider spread usually associated with heightened credit concerns ...

Libor has moved to over 2% for first time since 2008 (see charts). Wider spread usually associated with heightened credit concerns ...

Rising and record U.S. debt load may cause financial stress, weaken dollar and help gold. Massive government and consumer debt eroding benefits of wage growth (see charts)

Editor's note: Silver has outperformed stocks, bonds and gold since 2003 (see table)

Hawking’s warnings highlight the need for a 'Plan B' 

Gold, like the summit of human achievement, is very rare and hence precious

Hungary's decision to embark on gold repatriation is another move against the dominance of the US dollar and Western economic system.

The recent stock market selloff of February 2018 showed that gold can reduce portfolio risk in the long-term. 

Imagine contributing to a pension throughout your working life only to be told that you won't receive it when you expect to.

London property is in an eleven-month long slump thanks to Brexit jitters and rampant inflation. Norway remains bullish but few others feel the same way.

Are interest rate hikes bad for the gold price? Recent increases in interest rates have seen price upticks. Why? Gold sees beyond interest rate promises.

"If banks go belly up again you would be covered  ....  After that goodnight, good luck and goodbye??" 

This might be a trade that works for years rather than months (see Gold to Silver ratio chart).