– All four precious metals outperform markets in August – Gold posts best month since January, up nearly 4% – Gold reaches highest price since US election, climbs due to uncertainty and safe haven demand – S&P 500 marginally higher; Euro

– 4 reasons why “gold has entered a new bull market” – Schroders – Market complacency is key to gold bull market say Schroders – Investors are currently pricing in the most benign risk environment in history as seen in the

Life is inherently uncertain, but systems that were once considered certainties have increasingly become uncertain. Social Security is one example; recent polls reflect widespread doubts among Millennials and Gen-Xers that there will be any Social Security benefits left for them by

The fundamental news is all over the place this week. On the one hand, we have Hurricane Harvey coverage 24/7. On the other hand, we have North Korea and everything else. This week everything else does not include the sharp

– Trump could be planning a radical “reboot” of the U.S. dollar – Currency reboot will see leading nations devalue their currencies against gold – New gold price would be nearly 8 times higher at $10,000/oz – Price based on mass

As the bond market arrives for bitcoin, Max and Stacy discuss ‘high finance’ meeting cryptocurrency. Will this bring in more liquidity or more manipulation? Max continues his interview with Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com about the latest in markets – from

World Domination–it has a nice ring, doesn’t it? Here’s how to achieve it in 5 steps: 1. Turn everything into a commodity that can be traded on the global market:land, leases on land, options to purchase land, houses, buildings, rooms

– Gold surges as N. Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan – Safe haven buying sees gold break out to 10-month high after Jackson Hole and rising North Korea risk of attack on Guam – South Korea’s air force dropped eight MK

As we transition from August to September within the course of this trading week, we very well could have just experienced the Black Swan event over the weekend, and its name is Harvey. Gold & silver are breaking out right

– Gold set to shine as Washington stumbles – “Bet on gold’s diversifying properties rather than political stability” – World’s largest asset manager believes Trump and political drama in the U.S. means gold likely to rise –  Real rates flattening

Max and Stacy discuss Democrats not looking forward to Hillary’s ‘blame everyone but herself’ book tour. In the second half Max interviews Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com about the never ending Trump surge in the markets.

Trump Presidency Is Over – Bannon Is Right “‘The Donald’ has been White House-broken,” writes Bill Bonner in his must read daily missive on Bonner and Partners “‘The Donald’ has been White House-broken,” was what we were trying to say, translating

Cap the metals they may. Smash the metals they may. Save some ammo for another day, cause Gold & Silver didn’t come here to play. We are the Sultans of Price Swing…  Gold & silver have been on tight lockdown

– Bundesbank has completed a transfer of gold worth €24B from France and U.S. – Germany has completed domestic gold storage plan 3 years ahead of schedule – In the €7.7 million plan, 54,000 gold bars were shipped and audited –

We discuss the narcissism of central banks holding $15 trillion in their own assets. We also discuss Morgan Stanley saying that some of their investors see Bitcoin as a better hedge to inflation than gold. Max continues his interview with