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David Lin

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David Lin is the Associate Producer for Kitco News. He graduated from McGill University with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Finance. During his studies at McGill, he served as editor for The Bull & Bear, McGill's business school magazine. Prior to joining Kitco News, he was a macroeconomics researcher for BCA Research.

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When to take profits in gold? Depression, hysteria exaggerated says VanEck CEO

Thursday May 28, 2020 11:29AM

(Kitco News) - As businesses reopen and the economy heads for a recovery, several worst-case scenarios have already been taken off the table, among which is a major economic depression, which would be worse than our current recession, according to Jan van Eck, chief executive officer of VanEck.

Every time this happens, gold stocks explode - Frank Holmes

Monday May 18, 2020 10:04AM

(Kitco News) - Every time this happens, gold stocks explode - Frank Holmes

Gold, the sleeping giant: $3,000 price level could happen

Monday May 11, 2020 05:43PM

(Kitco News) - Gold, the sleeping giant: $3,000 price level could happen

Silver prices to soar by 40%+, here's the case says analyst

Monday May 11, 2020 11:36AM

(Kitco News) - Silver prices are poised to break out to the upside in the magnitude of over 40%, owing to fundamentals created by COVID-19 and to an excessively high gold-silver ratio that is expected to mean-revert, according to Nathan Rines, writer for Seeking Alpha.

Venezuela now handing gold to Iran - more than 9 tons sold already

Friday May 1, 2020 02:41PM

(Kitco News) - Venezuela had sent about 9 tons, or $500 million, worth of gold to Iran in April, a figure which accounted for a sudden drop in Venezuelas official foreign reserves, this according to a Bloomberg report.

'Inflation bomb' could finally blow up, says J.P. Morgan; what happens next?

Thursday April 30, 2020 02:11PM

(Kitco News) - Years of accumulating government debt, monetary and fiscal stimulus, have built a ticking inflation bomb that may finally be triggered by the current recession, this according to David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan.

Steve Forbes: 'government stupidity' may bring new gold price highs, but gold still 'just a piece of metal'

Tuesday April 28, 2020 11:37AM

(Kitco News) - Regardless of how bad the economic fallout from COVID-19 and subsequent government response will be, one thing is clear: gold will retain its status as a hedge asset and is a must-own in every investors portfolio, according to Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media.