Central banks

The financial world may be on the verge of a regime change. Financial repression, thought to have been relegated to the past, is making a discreet comeback through the Japanese door. The Tokyo authorities are already trying to manipulate the yield curve by adjusting the supply of debt, hoping to...

The year 2025 is likely to be the year of crisis: the United States must refinance $9 trillion in debt — a quarter of its total outstanding — while financing an annual budget deficit of $1.9 trillion. A veritable debt wall. And then there's Japan, France, and so on. Will there be sufficient deman...

Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday to recognize gold and silver as legal tender in Florida, paving the way for their use in financial exchanges.

For several decades now, the global economy has been on a headlong rush. With each crisis, governments preferred to postpone the consequences with even more debt. In this context, a number of regulations came into being. The latest, Basel III, introduce a new element: the return of physical gold...

When the bond market, and in particular that of US sovereign bonds, becomes unstable or loses investor confidence, it's not just bad news for financial portfolios: it's a crack in the very foundations of the global financial architecture.

In case of a loss of confidence in the sustainability of the US budget, physical gold, already considered a safe-haven asset, could emerge as the ultimate systemic safe-haven, outperforming all other asset classes in times of global monetary disorder.

The U.S. monetary strategy, which is now coupled with a desire for reindustrialization, appears to be a model of resistance in the face of major historical dynamics. Trump intends to preserve American hegemony at all costs. But the dollar's current fall, in a period of crisis, shows that its evol...

With Donald Trump’s inauguration, uncertainty in international politics, geopolitical dynamics and the financial markets has increased significantly. It remains to be seen how long this phase. What is certain is that gold is benefiting from the increased uncertainty.

Donald Trump's recent change of tone on tariffs, like his unexpected softening towards Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, highlights an often overlooked reality: the real balance of power isn't played out on the political stage, but in the workings of the US debt market.

Through the voices of senior politicians, Germany declares its intention to recover the gold it is storing in the United States. Far from being a simple communication stunt, this announcement reflects the profound upheavals currently affecting the international financial system. Above all, it ill...