Brian Hicks recaps the five precious metals and hard-money stories that defined the week — central banks at 244 tonnes in Q1, silver above $80, GDX up 8%, BRICS’ gold-backed Unit going live, and...

Gold and silver have gone quiet after a monster run. History says that’s often when the next explosive move starts brewing.

Brian Hicks on the convergence of digital ID, capital controls, and supply-chain fragility into what he calls the Permission Economy — and the parallel rail of physical bullion, allocated storage...

Powell's final FOMC produced four dissents — the most in 33 years. Gold barely flinched. Here's why that quiet reaction is the loudest signal of all.

Brian Hicks on the WGC's Q1 2026 demand report — why the headline 'cool-off' in central bank gold buying is a disclosure story, not a demand story, and what May 6's Treasury Quarterly Refunding...

Brian Hicks explains how gold has stopped being a 'just-in-case' hedge and become the foundation beneath the entire financial system — a monetary anchor, geopolitical shield, strategic reserve...

Minnesota may look like a fight over one controversial district. It’s really a lesson in how policy shifts can start repricing buried gold optionality across the American mineral map.

Central banks quietly signed a treaty no one ratified: buy gold, buy more, buy it faster. Brian Hicks on what Q1 2026's record purchases are really telling us.

Silver's repricing isn't finished — and the market is finally starting to admit it.

The US Treasury still values its gold hoard at $42.22 an ounce — the single most absurd number on any official balance sheet in the world. Here's what happens when that $1.3 trillion phantom...

Conflict has exposed how dependent modern military power is on scarce metals, brittle supply chains, and materials the U.S. still can’t replace quickly.

Gold miners are printing record $2,800/oz margins — yet stocks are falling. This disconnect won't last.