Wealthion, Released on 12/7/22 Like it or not, central bank policy remains a principal driver of asset prices in the financial markets today. This year the Federal Reserve and many other central banks reversed years of easy monetary policy and began hiking interest rates & tightening their balance sheets. One of the worst years ever […]
Goldseek, Released on 11/28/22 Head of Merk Investment, Axel Merk returns with says when it comes to financial markets and economic activity, “reality is stranger than fiction.” The pace of Fed rate hikes could pause after two more hikes, first .50. Even if Fed policymakers “pivot”, lowering rates, it may not be sustainable – rates […]
Wall Street Silver, Released on 11/7/22 Axel Merk, Founder & CIO of Merk Investments Manager, joins the show to discuss the Fed’s fourth consecutive rate hike of its size to 75 basis points and what this could mean for the Gold and Silver markets. Furthermore, we talk about what the Fed will do next, Centrals […]
Kitco News, Released on 10/26/22 Axel Merk, CIO and founder of Merk Investments, discusses the outlook for gold, inflation, and the economy, with David Lin, Anchor for Kitco News. 0:00 – Gold price performance 5:00 – Inflation breakdown 11:11 – Home prices 16:49 – The Fed will ‘break’ something 20:42 – Gold and geopolitical risks […]
Kitco News, Released on 7/5/22 Axel Merk, CIO and Founder of Merk Investments, discusses the recent gold price fluctuations, and broader macroeconomic trends with David Lin, Anchor and Producer at Kitco News. 0:00 – Gold’s selloff 2:11 – The U.S. dollar 3:44 – Gold and equities 4:44 – Recession outlook 10:40 – Fed policy and […]
Wealthion, Released on 5/10/22 Markets remain quite bruised and battered as investors digest the results of last week’s Federal Reserve Open Market Committee decisions & Chairman Powell’s latest guidance. The Fed continues talking tough about its commitment to fighting inflation. Is it willing to sacrifice the markets in this pursuit? To discuss this, we welcome […]