Palos Commentary

The Palos Perspective

Gold is the “Topic du Jour”

Gold’s breakneck rally gained unabated momentum this week, rising more than 5% to surpass the $4,200 mark. I took the opportunity to sell my remaining

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The Yellow Brick Road

On October 9, 2025, gold soared 60% y/y to $4,061 an ounce, smashing every record in history, except for its exceptional performance in 1970s, when

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Will the Beat Go On?

The market has been fearless of late with not just low volatility, but also tight credit spreads because there has been little anxiety of stagflation-depressed

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What’s Next?

The Fed has cut its policy rate by 25 basis points, with one dissenting vote, as weak unemployment numbers gave the monetary authorities cover to

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Return of the Gold Standard

John Maynard Keynes, the famous British economist, referred to the gold standard as a “barbarous relic.” He criticized its use because he believed it restricted

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Powell’s Last Stand

Jerome H. Powell said four big things in his much-anticipated final speech as Fed Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank, at the annual symposium hosted

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