Precious Metal & Rare Coin Market News

One of the biggest investment trends in 2025 is that buying physical gold has gone mainstream. No longer is owning gold viewed as an exotic alternative; gold has become the standout asset class among affluent investors and has become a mainstream portfolio component for diversification. Wealthy investors more than doubled their allocation to gold from 5% to 11% this year, according to a new HSBC survey. The HSBC Affluent Investors survey revealed that among wealthy ... >> Read More        

Precious metals have been the top-performing asset class in 2025, handily trouncing the U.S. stock market and bonds. Gold, platinum, and silver are all notching impressive double-digit gains, with platinum leading the way with a 54% gain year-to-date. Gold soared to a record high above $3,400 an ounce and climbed 26% in the first six months of the year. Now, analysts say, silver could be ready to take the lead after hitting a 13-year high ... >> Read More        

Gold briefly slipped to a four-week low as some investors rotated back toward riskier assets, such as stocks, following the Israel-Iran ceasefire deal, which appears to be holding for now. Stocks climbed after President Trump said a trade deal had been signed with China, as Beijing agreed to approve rare earth exports. Investors and traders had piled into the safety of precious metals as missiles flew in the Middle East and amid concerns that trade ... >> Read More        

With a heat dome spreading across much of America this summer, it evokes images of kids running through sprinklers, days at the neighborhood pool, backyard barbecues, and fireflies at dusk. As we hit the halfway mark of 2025, it's an opportune time to check in on the financial markets, key drivers for precious metals performance, and your portfolio. The first six months of 2025 have been a whirlwind, marked by a fast-paced news cycle that ... >> Read More        

It's no secret that global central banks have been stockpiling gold. But we just didn't know how significant the central bank gold buying has been. Demand for gold bullion is so strong that the precious metal has surpassed the euro to become the second-largest asset held by central banks around the world. For the last three years, global central banks have bought more than 1,000 tons of gold each year. Because of all that gold ... >> Read More        

There are growing signs the U.S. economy has entered a slow patch in the first half of the year. From a negative growth reading in the first quarter to a sharp increase in Americans collecting unemployment checks, uncertainty about what lies ahead is showing up in the data. In the midst of it all, gold is the top-performing asset of the year with a 22% year-to-date gain. The case for gold ownership remains strong, and ... >> Read More        

America's credit isn't as good as it used to be. In a surprise announcement, Moody's Ratings downgraded the U.S. government's credit in mid-May. Moody's Ratings was the last of the three major ratings agency that had given America access to the exclusive Triple-A club. No more. Moody's downgraded its credit rating of the United States to "Aa1" from "AAA." The firm pointed to rising debt and interest "that are significantly higher than similarly rated sovereigns." ... >> Read More        

When you shop at Target, Walmart, or Costco, you probably don't think much about the journey the items you buy have taken. It turns out that things made in China can travel up to 10,000 nautical miles to arrive on U.S. soil. Cargo ships carry everything from laptops, smartphones, furniture, lamps, clothing, toys, sports equipment, shoes, and more to the U.S., eventually landing in your neighborhood stores. Since early April, when the U.S. added a ... >> Read More        

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate steady at 4.25-4.50% when it met on Wednesday. Nonetheless, Fed officials issued an unusually frank warning about what could lie ahead. "Uncertainty about the economic outlook has increased further," Fed officials said. "The committee... judges that the risk of higher unemployment and higher inflation have risen." How markets reacted  Gold traded sideways following the Fed's meeting, while stocks traded lower. Gold has climbed over 26% since the ... >> Read More        

Governments and investors worldwide appear to be losing confidence in the U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds. The start of a new global trade war has rattled the world as the rules around the global economic order have starkly changed in a matter of weeks. America's move toward highly protectionist policies has triggered a stock market crash, a 9% decline in the U.S. dollar this year, and U.S. Treasury bonds are down too. As the ... >> Read More