
Metals stay defensive as Hormuz talks stall, equities close mixed - Kitco PM Report
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were weaker in late U.S. trading Thursday, as elevated Treasury yields, a firmer U.S. dollar and renewed oil-price strength kept pressure on non-yielding metals.

The Dow:Gold ratio shows stocks are down 33% since 2023 – and the next crash will come by 2030 – Mises Institute
(Kitco News) – The most important measure of inflation–the one against which investment decisions and monetary policies are benchmarked– is inaccurate, outdated and misleading by design, and the ratio between the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the gold price is the only reliable alternative, according to economist Vasilii Sapozhnikov at the Mises Institute.

Here’s why the debasement trade is boosting bitcoin price more than gold price – StoneX’s Cincotta
(Kitco News) – Bitcoin's recent breakout coincided with the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback announcement, and while gold ETF demand remains strong, higher-for-longer Fed rate expectations are capping the non-yielding metal’s gains, according to Fiona Cincotta, Senior Market Analyst at StoneX.









