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3 days ago | gold-eagle.com | Mike Maharrey

Gold mine output has been basically flat since 2018. Could this signal that we are at or near “peak gold?”Gold mines globally produced an estimated 3,661 tonnes of gold in 2024. It was a new record, but only 3 tonnes higher than the previous record set in 2018. After slowing for several years, gold mine output fell by 1 percent in 2019. Although that year marked the first absolute decline in gold production since 2008, it continued a general trend of diminishing mine output.

5 days ago | gold-eagle.com | Richard Mills

A crisis is unfolding in the bond market that equity investors may not be aware of. Long-term government bond yields are rising across major economies as governments struggle to contain mounting debt burdens. Last week, Japan’s 30-year bond yield ran to an all-time high of 3.4%. The 40-year also hit a record 3.6%. The Financial Post reports the higher yields resulted from a weak bond auction that highlighted investors’ concerns over the country’s fiscal stability.

1 week ago | gold-eagle.com | Jesse Colombo

The U.S. Dollar Index is at a critical inflection point, and how it behaves from here will have a major impact on the direction of gold, silver, and commodities. As a quick reminder, the U.S. dollar typically trades inversely with commodities—when the dollar rises, commodity prices often fall, and vice versa. This is where intermarket analysis comes into play—a method of examining related markets to gain insights and anticipate moves across asset classes.

1 week ago | gold-eagle.com | Mike Maharrey

Trade policy and tariff news are driving the markets daily, but economist Thorsten Polliet says there are deeper economic risks in play that investors should consider. “In this environment, as risks build, gold is an asset investors need to own.”Polliet serves as an Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Bayreuth and publisher of the Boom & Bust Report. He argues that the effects of decades of easy money are still playing out in the economy.

1 week ago | gold-eagle.com | Mike Maharrey

Bank of America is eyeballing $4,000 gold and $40 silver by the end of the year or early 2026. Last October, the big bank projected $3,000 in 2025. BoA analysts said trade-induced geopolitical uncertainty would continue to support the metals, with growing concern about the U.S. government’s fiscal situation possibly catalyzing the next leg up. “So far, trade disputes have predominantly affected the economy by disrupting supply chains and weakening confidence.