3/2022

It has been reported that Saudi Arabia is entertaining the idea of pricing its oil in yuans. Pricing oil in yuans would tremendously undermine the US petrodollar and could even knock off the dollar as a reserve currency. Currently, the majority of oil is bought and sold using dollars. This forces countries to hold large amounts of dollars in their banks in order to purchase oil, which props up the dollar as the ultimate de facto world currency. 

Many OPEC countries have talked about using gold or other alternatives currencies instead of dollars but are met with great resistance. China understands this issue and has worked to set up an alternative system to the petrodollar: the petroyuan.

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) has currently suspended transactions with all six Russian silver and gold refineries. The ban of Russian refineries on LBMA’s “Good Delivery” list is part of the US, EU, and the UK sanctioned imposed on Russia for its incursion on Ukraine. LBMA will still accept Russian bars produced prior to the ban.

Currently, many people are concerned about a falling economy and record-high inflation rates. If you look at the gold price, you will notice a steady growth in value compared to other assets. Read along as we answer some of the most common questions when investing in gold, silver, platinum, and palladium assets.