Higher gold prices have already pushed gold jewelry demand down by 22 percent in 2025. Increasing investment demand helped offset the decline in jewelry offtake.
Americans keep hearing that the economy is strong, inflation is cooling, the labor market remains healthy. But according to Maharrey, real-world data increasingly tells a different story.
In this episode, we look at why India’s gold imports have collapsed despite climbing demand and why governments become uncomfortable when citizens quietly choose metal over promises.
Even with the correction, the Silver Institute remains bullish moving forward, warning that despite some easing in the market, the environment remains favorable for additional squeezes.
The only good thing about the Iran war is that it demonstrates how much the special interests have lied to us about the need to continue our suicidal military spending increases.
On top of the nearly third of Americans worried about inflation generally, many more pointed to increasing prices in specific categories as their biggest concern.
O’Connell explained that while gold was once viewed primarily as an inflation hedge, professional investors now increasingly see it as a “mitigator of risk.”
