In Gold We Trust Report 2018: Gold and the Turning of the Monetary Tides

Sprott is proud to be a sponsor of Incrementum's 12th edition of its annual In Gold we Trust report. The 2018 edition discusses three fundamental points affecting the global monetary system:

1) Change of the tide in monetary policy: the reversal from QE to QT will lead to a net decrease in central bank liquidity. This is the first big crash test for financial markets in a decade.

2) Change of the tide in the global monetary order: In 2008 central banks turned from net-sellers of gold to net-buyers. China, India, Russia and Turkey are the big official players these days. This is just one aspect of the big trend towards de-dollarization. Gold will play a major role in the multi-polar monetary order of the future.

3) Change of the tide in technology: Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain-technology have come to stay. Gold and cryptocurrencies are not foes, but friends. In fact, a collaborative approach would play to the strengths of both. The first gold-based cryptocurrencies are underway as we speak.

Ronald-Peter Stoeferle and Mark Valek, investment managers of the asset management company Incrementum AG in Liechtenstein, are the authors of the report. The 2017 edition of the In Gold we Trust report was downloaded more than 1.7 million times and the report is widely considered the “gold standard” in gold-related research. More detailed information on the report can be accessed at https://ingoldwetrust.report/?lang=en.