Category: Precious Metals
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The Silver Breakout of 2025: Precious Metals Go Vertical
Silver has finally done it. After years of false starts, grinding consolidations, and manipulated suppression in the paper markets, the white metal has officially broken out. As of June 2025, silver has vaulted past $36 for the first time in over a decade, igniting investor enthusiasm and marking a profound shift in the precious metals…
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Gold Is the Core Hedge: A New Era of Portfolio Protection
In an increasingly volatile and politically charged global economy, gold has reclaimed its ancient status as the ultimate hedge. Institutional analysts now favor a long-term overweight in gold, citing two decisive drivers that underscore gold’s re-emergence as the cornerstone of wealth preservation. 1. Credibility Risk Is Rising First, there is the growing credibility crisis facing…
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The Copper-to-Gold Ratio: A Time-Tested Indicator of Market Cycles and How Offshore Investors Can Capitalize
When seasoned investors search for macroeconomic indicators to gauge the pulse of markets, the Copper-to-Gold price ratio often surfaces as a reliable barometer. This ratio juxtaposes two of the world’s most economically significant metals—copper, the bellwether of global industrial demand, and gold, the ultimate safe haven. The interplay between these two metals offers a unique…
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The GENIUS Act Sinks — But the Gold Rises
President Trump’s “very big announcement,” teased for weeks as one of the most important declarations in years, was supposed to be about the GENIUS Act of 2025 — a bipartisan bill to regulate U.S. stablecoins and vault America into the digital currency lead. But Washington, as always, had other plans. On May 8, 2025, the…
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Silver: The Most Undervalued Safe Haven of Our Time
— A Rising Phoenix in the Age of Paper Manipulation — When it comes to preserving wealth during turbulent times, gold usually takes the spotlight. But savvy offshore investors are starting to whisper a different name: silver. Often dubbed “poor man’s gold,” silver is now emerging as perhaps the best safe haven asset—not because of…
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Gold Deal Structures: Cash & Carry, FOB, and CIF Explained
In the fourth installment of our gold transaction series, we explore the essential delivery and payment terms shaping global Dory gold trade—Cash & Carry, FOB (Free On Board), and CIF (Cost, Insurance, and Freight). These terms are more than industry jargon; they dictate risk, responsibility, and logistics. A recent Kenya-based seller’s procedural update offers clarity…
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Eureka: A Streamlined, Secure & Familiar Process for Gold Collateral Transactions
In the volatile and often opaque world of physical gold trading, especially with Dory gold exported from Africa, deal execution can be riddled with delays, distrust, and procedural missteps. However, a new gold collateralization process emerging from East Africa—specifically Kenya—may be the breakthrough we’ve all been waiting for. At Invest Offshore, we recently examined a…
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Navigating Dory Gold Export: The Complex Web of African and International Regulations
In the first part of this series, we laid out the foundational steps to close an offshore gold deal, emphasizing speed, transparency, and respecting the Golden Rule: the one with the gold makes the rules. Now, let’s dive deeper into one of the most misunderstood—and risky—areas of the trade: Dory Gold export. Dory gold, often…
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Silver Thursday: The Hunt Brothers’ Attempt to Corner the Market and What It Means for 2025
The history of financial markets is filled with dramatic booms and busts, but few episodes match the sheer audacity of the Hunt Brothers’ attempt to corner the silver market in the late 1970s. Their actions led to a massive surge in silver prices, culminating in what became known as “Silver Thursday” on March 27, 1980,…