While the Western media appears fixated on the Trump impeachment spectacle, many missed the big news of the launching ceremony for the China-Russia gas pipeline, which took place on December 2nd, 2019. The pipeline is hailed as a landmark project that will transport natural gas from eastern Siberia through Northeast China to Shanghai. Given the game-changing potential of these developments, we should all pay more attention to...
As some of our clients have been asking whether Hong Kong is still a safe storage location for their metals, we decided to outline our thoughts on the matter and share our outlook on the jurisdiction going forward. Overall, while we still maintain our storage location in Hong Kong, unless there are practical considerations (prompt access, physical closeness to the metals), we recommend considering a transfer to one of our othe...
In an interview with Frank Suess, Jeff Nabers of the Nabers Group asked Frank to comment in a simple and understandable way on a number of questions and topics. The result was fun and interesting to watch, even for us at Global Gold who work with Frank regularly and closely. We hope you enjoy it too.
The socioeconomic and political changes we’ve witnessed over the past decade have all but ensured that the next recession is going to be quite different than the last. In this Digger, we’ll focus on some of the slow but steady shifts gone unnoticed by many and highlight the new challenges and risk factors investors will be faced with this time around. We also share an experience highlighting the importance of precious metals s...
“What goes up, must come down” is one of the oldest maxims in investing, as is “nothing goes up in a straight line”. They might sound like overworked clichés, but that doesn’t make them any less true. In fact, they perfectly describe exactly what we’re currently seeing in gold and silver prices. The long-term bull market for both metals is on and here to stay. However, in the short- to medium-term, the gold and silver charts i...
Do politics really matter in investments? Aren’t the political risks already factored into the market long before the risks play out? Well, historically, on average, and according to every econ 101 class, politics are known to generally only result in short- to medium-term turbulence. It is long-term, fundamental data of the economy and corporations that govern the financial markets. However, …
