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Sunday Edition: February 22, 2026

Who needs to visit the Bank of England's gold vault? How about answers to critical questions?

Does the Bank of England still lend, lease, or swap gold? How much did it lend, lease, and swap over recent decades? How recently has it lent, leased, or swapped gold, and with whom and for what purposes? Does the bank coordinate its activity in the gold market with the BIS...

JPMorgan Raises Gold Forecast to $6,300, Makes Case for $8,000

"Even with the recent near-term volatility, we remain firmly bullishly convinced in gold over the medium-term on the back of ⁠a clean, structural, ‌continued diversification trend that has further to run amid a still well-entrenched regime of real asset ‍outperformance vs. paper assets."

When Systems Begin to Shift

Gold does not rely upon fiscal discipline, geopolitical harmony or perpetual monetary accommodation. It does not require supply chains to function flawlessly, nor does it depend upon correlations behaving as models predict. It exists outside many of the systems currently under strain...

Gold’s Key Near-Term Trend Rotates to Negative

We begin with a tip of the cap to mighty JPMorgan Chase, which in recent weeks projected a Gold price (’tis said some several years out toward decade’s end), achieving the 8300 area, and even 6300 this year.

The Next Gold Stocks Rally: Hot Juniors

Technical stock chart updates on $FNV, $XME, $GDXJ, $LUGDF, $AGQ, $SQQQ and $SCTSF

Conflicting Data, Conflicting Results

The scenario which concerns me most is when the market finally realizes that the Federal Reserve has lost their ability to fine-tune the economy in ways they have in the past. Once the Fed has lost the narrative...

Friday Edition: February 20, 2026

Gold Chinese New Year

Chinese demand played leading roles in fueling both gold’s recent monster record bull and popular speculative mania into late January. That left gold at its most-extreme overboughtness in 46 years.

Why Millennials and Gen Z Are Trapped by Debt, Inflation, and Broken Promises

They feel they don’t need as much because the cradle-to-grave welfare state will cover them. There’s a reason why Klaus Schwab famously said, “You’ll own nothing and be happy.”

Vietnam Cracks Down on Gold Smuggling in the Midst of Red-Hot Demand

Gold demand has reached such a fevered pitch in Vietnam that the government is taking aggressive measures to crack down on smuggling.

Dollar Demise is Plan Trump

The Trump family announced that its particular crypto is going to serve that function for all of us. The dollar, they said, clearly needs an upgrade and they are the ones to deliver that.

Gold – Euphoria, Crash, Consolidation

Once again, the wild rollercoaster ride of precious metals prices exemplifies the classic dynamic of speculative overheating followed by a healthy correction within a secular bull market.

No! The National Debt Problem Isn't Getting Better!

People seem unconcerned about the growing debt because people have warned about it for decades, and the promised crisis hasn’t occurred – yet.

Gold and the Final Phase of the US Bank Run

Since the inception of the gold standard in 1879 in America, gold has continued to be the ultimate measure of its banking system.

Trump: Iran Has 10-14 Days for US Deal or Else

Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the metals market, highlighting a slight rally in the evening and the geopolitical tensions involving the U.S. and Iran...

Thursday Edition: February 19, 2026

Utah Joins Growing Chorus of States Rejecting Government-Run “Transactional Gold” Schemes

The Utah Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee voted on Tuesday to scrap House Bill 195, a big government bill brought by Rep. Ken Ivory.

Bad Boy Gives his Bad Report Card a Bad Report

$1,400 wage growth is a red herring in that it does not even come close to matching recent years’ wage growth, and certainly doesn’t make up for current inflation.

Chart School - Class of ‘26 - Cup & Handle Base & Continuation Patterns

Clive goes through a powerful collection of gold, silver, and Junior mining charts, using “cup & handle base & continuation patterns.”

Metals Under Pressure as US Dollar Rises

Ira Epstein discusses the current state of the metal markets, highlighting declines in gold, silver, and copper, and the recent volatility in copper prices.

Wednesday Edition: February 18, 2026

Buried Truths: From Inflationary Lies Buried by the Government to All that Lies Buried beneath Epstein

Inflation due to tariffs is now rising more quickly than it did last year. You wouldn’t know it based on a quick read of the government’s report last week.

Would You Take Investment Advice from a 10-Year-Old? Maybe You Should!

One thing is certain: fiat currency will continue to lose purchasing power. Gold will continue to reflect this monetary devaluation with a rising price.

The Risks Gold Investors Ignore in Volatile Markets

Even gold, which so many investors associate with stability and long-term resilience, is not immune to sharp moves in either direction.

A Bull Era: Robots & Gold

The Chinese Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) holiday is underway, and it’s typically associated with softness in the fiat price of gold.

Gold SWOT: Royal Gold Showed Notable Strength Heading Into This Week

Gold still finished the week higher, reclaiming the $5,000 level as cooler U.S. inflation data lifted expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts and pressured Treasury yields lower.

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