Gold closed the week at $2,430 (down $12 since last week) and silver at $27.45 (down $1.09). Last week's bad jobs news cascaded with a Japanese economic crisis resulting in a selloff across global markets. At one point the S&P dropped over 200 points and the Dow plummeted more than 1,000 points. We discuss this week's market panic, consider whether it has recovered and whether something worse looms ahead.

OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED

-VIX Fear gauge hits highest level since start of COVID

-Japanese stock market has worst day since 1987

-Brokerage companies have issues with outages

-Iran-backed militia attacks US airbase in Iraq

-Berkshire Hathaway sells $75+ billion in stocks

-Key headlines to look out for in week ahead

Quote of the Week:

"There is no asset as secure as physical gold held in your own possession. It is not someone else's liability or promise to pay. It has no counterparty risk."

-Rick Rule

The above references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice.

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